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Atsuto Hirai
Also filed as: HIRAI ATSUTO
27 granted patents·3 pending applications·98 citations·filing 1994–2021
94Inventor score
Files withKONICA MINOLTA INC15MINOLTA CO LTD6HIRAI ATSUTO3KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECH3FUKUMOTO KAZUKO1
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30 records- 0188US7809307B2Image forming apparatus with cleaner having member in contact with a surface of an image carrierKONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECH·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 5, 2010·10 cites·22 claims
- 0277US5758245AFixing device for an image forming apparatusMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1997·Granted May 26, 1998·26 cites·12 claims
- 0374US10168654B2Image forming apparatus, image forming method and storage mediumKONICA MINOLTA INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 1, 2019·1 cites·15 claims
- 0473US9383705B2Wet-type image formation apparatus adjusting toner conveyance amount and toner charge amountKONICA MINOLTA INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 5, 2016·2 cites·7 claims
- 0571US8285165B2Toner concentration adjusting system and image forming apparatus using the sameHIRAI ATSUTO·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 9, 2012·2 cites·6 claims
- 0669US8660449B2Developer concentration adjustment apparatus, method for adjusting developer concentration, and image forming apparatus using the sameMOMOTANI KEIKO·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 25, 2014·2 cites·22 claims
- 0767US8873981B2Image forming apparatus with separation control of developing member and cleaning member during preliminary rotationFUKUMOTO KAZUKO·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 28, 2014·2 cites·3 claims
- 0866US11599037B2Image forming apparatusKONICA MINOLTA INC·Filed 2021·Granted Mar 7, 2023·0 cites·12 claims
- 0965US5953570ADeveloping device for an image forming apparatusMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 14, 1999·17 cites·20 claims
- 1063US8200125B2Apparatus and method for imaging forming using modified contact pressureTABATA EIJI·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 12, 2012·3 cites·11 claims
- 1160US8204395B2Wet development device, wet development method, and image forming apparatus using the deviceHIRAI ATSUTO·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 19, 2012·2 cites·17 claims
- 1255US5732316AImage forming apparatus provided with mold releasing agent coating structureMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1994·Granted Mar 24, 1998·10 cites·34 claims
- 1354US10639922B2Ink-jet recording apparatusKONICA MINOLTA INC·Filed 2019·Granted May 5, 2020·0 cites·10 claims
- 1452US9864321B2Image forming apparatus, image forming system and lubricant amount control methodKONICA MINOLTA INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 9, 2018·0 cites·20 claims
- 1550US9639033B2Image forming apparatus for controlling a transfer voltage applied to transfer a toner image, and method and non-transitory storage mediumKONICA MINOLTA INC·Filed 2016·Granted May 2, 2017·0 cites·24 claims
- 1650US6016419AImage forming apparatusMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 18, 2000·9 cites·24 claims
- 1749US10620560B2Electrification adjustment apparatus and image forming apparatusKONICA MINOLTA INC·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 14, 2020·0 cites·8 claims
- 1849US9798281B2Image forming apparatus, image forming system and control methodKONICA MINOLTA INC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 24, 2017·0 cites·18 claims
- 1949US8055159B2Liquid developing apparatus and image forming apparatusKONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECH·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 8, 2011·0 cites·14 claims
- 2048US9829831B2Wet development device and wet image forming apparatusKONICA MINOLTA INC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 28, 2017·0 cites·5 claims
- 2148US5568244AImage forming apparatus including an endless transfer memberMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1994·Granted Oct 22, 1996·7 cites·42 claims
- 2247US9665044B2Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and transfer voltage control programKONICA MINOLTA INC·Filed 2016·Granted May 30, 2017·0 cites·18 claims
- 2347US8862006B2Wet-type image forming apparatus that controls the amount of liquid developer based on the rate of change of the electric potential of the liquid developerHIRAI ATSUTO·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 14, 2014·0 cites·9 claims
- 2446US2020192239A1Powder pasting device, image forming apparatus, powder pasting method, and image forming methodKONICA MINOLTA INC·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 2545US9651892B2Wet-type image forming apparatusKONICA MINOLTA INC·Filed 2014·Granted May 16, 2017·0 cites·7 claims
- 2645US9291938B2Wet-type image formation apparatusKONICA MINOLTA INC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 22, 2016·0 cites·9 claims
- 2742US2022035267A1Powder transfer device, powder supply device, and image forming apparatusKONICA MINOLTA INC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 2841US9383688B2Wet-type developing device and wet-type image forming apparatus with charging unit and neutralizing unitKONICA MINOLTA INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 5, 2016·0 cites·20 claims
- 2941US5485257AImage forming apparatus with endless transfer memberMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 16, 1996·5 cites·22 claims
- 3037US2006110186A1Liquid development unitKONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECH·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
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