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Atsushi Kawai
Also filed as: KAWAI ATSUSHI
51 granted patents·3 pending applications·408 citations·filing 1975–2020
98Inventor score
Files withMINOLTA CO LTD13KAWAI ATSUSHI11KONICA MINOLTA INC9KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECH6MITSUBISHI RAYON CO5
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54 records- 0193US6404994B1Image forming apparatus and systemMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 11, 2002·46 cites·22 claims
- 0291US6891636B1Image forming systemMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 2000·Granted May 10, 2005·44 cites·10 claims
- 0390US5778279AImage forming apparatus estimating a consumable life of a component using fuzzy logicMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 7, 1998·47 cites·26 claims
- 0489US8792793B2Replacement consumable unit management apparatus and image forming apparatusKAWAI ATSUSHI·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 29, 2014·6 cites·26 claims
- 0588US10962913B2Image forming apparatus, sheet type determination method and program in the apparatusKONICA MINOLTA INC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 30, 2021·2 cites·22 claims
- 0686US7515871B2Image forming systemKONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECH·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 7, 2009·9 cites·22 claims
- 0786US7356265B2Image forming apparatusKONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECH·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 8, 2008·7 cites·17 claims
- 0885US8582986B2Inventory management device and inventory management methodKAWAI ATSUSHI·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 12, 2013·4 cites·25 claims
- 0983US8526834B2Image forming apparatus, replacement toner cartridge management apparatus, replacement toner cartridge management system, replacement toner cartridge management method, and recording mediumKAWAI ATSUSHI·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 3, 2013·3 cites·19 claims
- 1083US5708917AToner replenishment device for an image forming apparatus which employs pixel density and toner density informationMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1996·Granted Jan 13, 1998·34 cites·11 claims
- 1182US9365069B2Post-processing apparatus and image forming systemKONICA MINOLTA INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 14, 2016·5 cites·12 claims
- 1281US8543015B2Replacement toner cartridge management apparatus, replacement toner cartridge management system, image forming apparatus, replacement toner cartridge management method, and recording mediumTOKUNO TOSHIYUKI·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 24, 2013·6 cites·18 claims
- 1378US8611766B2Replacement toner cartridge management apparatus, replacement toner cartridge management system, image forming apparatus, replacement toner cartridge management method, and recording mediumKAWAI ATSUSHI·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 17, 2013·2 cites·18 claims
- 1478US7805086B2Image forming apparatusKONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECH·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 28, 2010·4 cites·13 claims
- 1578US6862107B1Image forming apparatusMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 1, 2005·16 cites·9 claims
- 1675US4347203AProcess for producing acrylic fiberMITSUBISHI RAYON CO·Filed 1980·Granted Aug 31, 1982·17 cites·4 claims
- 1774US8655200B2Image forming device, device and system for controlling an image forming device, and recording mediumKAWAI ATSUSHI·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 18, 2014·2 cites·16 claims
- 1874US8405850B2Image forming apparatus with supply unit verification, print control method thereof and print control programKAWAI ATSUSHI·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 26, 2013·4 cites·13 claims
- 1973US8050977B2Supply unit ordering system, image forming apparatus, supply unit ordering method and supply unit ordering programKONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECH·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 1, 2011·2 cites·8 claims
- 2073US5805956AElectrophotographic image forming apparatus capable of setting image forming conditions and method for setting image forming conditions in an electrophotographic image forming apparatusMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 8, 1998·23 cites·29 claims
- 2170US5581221AElectrophotographic image forming apparatusMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 3, 1996·17 cites·18 claims
- 2269US8778472B2Refrigerant transporting hose and polyamide resin composition for forming gas barrier layer of the sameKAWAI ATSUSHI·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 15, 2014·3 cites·13 claims
- 2368US8787778B2Replacement toner cartridge management apparatus, replacement toner cartridge management system, image forming apparatus, replacement toner cartridge management method, and recording mediumMATSUMOTO HIDEKI·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 22, 2014·1 cites·21 claims
- 2467US4772390AWater purifying method and systemMITSUBISHI RAYON CO·Filed 1985·Granted Sep 20, 1988·31 cites·2 claims
- 2562US5530530AApparatus for measuring developer densityMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1995·Granted Jun 25, 1996·15 cites·13 claims
- 2661US7978992B2Image forming apparatus executing stabilization process at proper frequencyKONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECH·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 12, 2011·2 cites·11 claims
- 2760US9392159B2Focus estimating device, imaging device, and storage medium storing image processing programNIKON CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 12, 2016·0 cites·38 claims
- 2859US5754920AImage forming apparatus and image forming methodMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1997·Granted May 19, 1998·13 cites·12 claims
- 2954US9648227B2Focus estimating device, imaging device, and storage medium storing image processing programNIKON CORP·Filed 2016·Granted May 9, 2017·0 cites·20 claims
- 3054US5708918AImage formation apparatus that can maintain appropriately toner density in developing deviceMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1996·Granted Jan 13, 1998·11 cites·21 claims
- 3152US8982402B2Image forming system and image forming system communication control methodKONICA MINOLTA INC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 17, 2015·0 cites·24 claims
- 3252US6356733B1Image forming apparatus, image forming method and paper transferring apparatusMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 12, 2002·5 cites·3 claims
- 3351US11591631B2Glucose monitoring method and glucose sensorTOYO BOSEKI·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 28, 2023·0 cites·17 claims
- 3451US8153896B2Electrical-wire support apparatusKAWAI ATSUSHI·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 10, 2012·2 cites·15 claims
- 3550US2015368448A1Rubber composition for hoses, and hoseBRIDGESTONE CORP·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 3648US10261458B2Image forming apparatus to judge lifetime end of expendable itemKONICA MINOLTA INC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 16, 2019·0 cites·19 claims
- 3747US10108134B2Image forming apparatus and program for image forming apparatusKONICA MINOLTA INC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 23, 2018·0 cites·16 claims
- 3847US2020130971A1Sheet type discrimination device and sheet type discrimination device control programKONICA MINOLTA INC·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 3946US9951892B2Polyamide resin composition, method for producing the same and refrigerant transporting hoseKAWAI ATSUSHI·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 24, 2018·0 cites·6 claims
- 4045US11212404B2Image forming apparatusKONICA MINOLTA INC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 28, 2021·0 cites·10 claims
- 4145US8588627B2Image forming apparatus that detects consumable suppliesKAWAI ATSUSHI·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 19, 2013·0 cites·5 claims
- 4245US7561814B2Image forming apparatusKONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECH·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 14, 2009·0 cites·16 claims
- 4343US11099511B2Image forming apparatus, sheet type determination method and program in the apparatusKONICA MINOLTA INC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 24, 2021·0 cites·19 claims
- 4443US6026252AImage forming apparatus having a plurality of preliminary processing steps for overcoming an image formation disabled stateMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 15, 2000·6 cites·24 claims
- 4543US5920748AImage forming apparatus capable of estimating toner concentrationMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 6, 1999·6 cites·7 claims
- 4642US8958009B2Image-capturing deviceKAWAI ATSUSHI·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 17, 2015·0 cites·27 claims
- 4740US2018275582A1Image forming apparatus, replacement management system for the same, and program for image forming apparatusKONICA MINOLTA INC·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
- 4839US7024347B2Transaction conflict testing method and apparatusHITACHI LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 4, 2006·3 cites·5 claims
- 4936US8768185B2Image formation deviceWATANABE YASUJI·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 1, 2014·0 cites·10 claims
- 5036US4066730AMethod for producing regenerated cellulose fibers having excellent flameproofnessMITSUBISHI RAYON CO·Filed 1976·Granted Jan 3, 1978·4 cites·11 claims
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