Inventor · disambiguated record
Hirotomo Tanaka
Also filed as: TANAKA HIROTOMO
43 granted patents·6 pending applications·241 citations·filing 1990–2024
97Inventor score
Files withCANON KK20SEIKO EPSON CORP18TANAKA HIROTOMO5OTIS ELEVATOR CO3MEIDENSHA ELECTRIC MFG CO LTD2
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49 records- 0194US10730721B2Rope cleaning deviceOTIS ELEVATOR CO·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 4, 2020·5 cites·17 claims
- 0294US9857762B2Image forming apparatus with detachable fixing deviceCANON KK·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 2, 2018·5 cites·36 claims
- 0389US11829669B2Inspection apparatus, control method thereof, inspection system, and storage mediumCANON KK·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 28, 2023·1 cites·12 claims
- 0488US7182336B2Paper feeder, recording apparatus, and method of detecting a position of a terminal edge of a recording material in the recording apparatusSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 27, 2007·20 cites·9 claims
- 0585US6880822B2Paper feeder, recording apparatus, and method of detecting a position of a terminal edge of a recording material in the recording apparatusSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 19, 2005·17 cites·10 claims
- 0684US9817363B2Image forming apparatus with detachable fixing deviceCANON KK·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 14, 2017·1 cites·19 claims
- 0784US6418274B2Motor control apparatus and motor control methodSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 9, 2002·32 cites·38 claims
- 0883US11762319B2Print control apparatus, control method therefor, storage medium storing control program therefor, and print systemCANON KK·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 19, 2023·1 cites·20 claims
- 0981US6756760B2Motor control device and motor control methodSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 29, 2004·18 cites·19 claims
- 1080US6538407B2Motor control method and motor control apparatusSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 25, 2003·20 cites·33 claims
- 1178US9507317B2Image forming apparatus with detachable fixing device, control method therefor, and storage medium storing control program thereforCANON KK·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 29, 2016·1 cites·19 claims
- 1278US7615958B2Motor control deviceSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 10, 2009·4 cites·6 claims
- 1377US11847358B2Information processing apparatus, control method for information processing apparatus, and storage mediumCANON KK·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 19, 2023·1 cites·9 claims
- 1476US6600286B2Motor control device and motor control methodSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 29, 2003·15 cites·35 claims
- 1571US8456653B2Data processing apparatus for producing print job data whose authority is managed by external server, and image processing apparatus for printing a print job whose authority is managed by external serverTANAKA HIROTOMO·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 4, 2013·5 cites·6 claims
- 1671US7182337B2Paper feeder, recording apparatus, and method of detecting a position of a terminal edge of a recording material in the recording apparatusSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 27, 2007·8 cites·14 claims
- 1770US11505431B2Cleaning device for an elevator systemOTIS ELEVATOR CO·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 22, 2022·0 cites·18 claims
- 1870US7417400B2Motor controllerSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 26, 2008·11 cites·26 claims
- 1969US11465879B2Elevator rope maintenance methodNIPPON OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 11, 2022·1 cites·3 claims
- 2069US10684120B2Wire rope measuring device and wire rope measuring methodMEIDENSHA ELECTRIC MFG CO LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 16, 2020·1 cites·6 claims
- 2169US5207520APrinter carriage acceleration control deviceSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 1990·Granted May 4, 1993·31 cites·6 claims
- 2266US2018046134A1Image forming apparatus with detachable fixing deviceCANON KK·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 2364US8953221B2Image forming apparatus, image forming system, and control method for specifying color names of sheetsTANAKA HIROTOMO·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 10, 2015·1 cites·7 claims
- 2462US8500381B2Dividing print data for processing for bookbindingTANAKA HIROTOMO·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 6, 2013·2 cites·9 claims
- 2561US7476844B2Encoder and driving device incorporating the sameSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 13, 2009·3 cites·6 claims
- 2658US11650768B2Information processing apparatus, controlling method for information processing apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable memory that stores a computer-executable program for the controlling methodCANON KK·Filed 2019·Granted May 16, 2023·0 cites·9 claims
- 2758US2024338157A1Storage medium, control method for controlling information processing apparatus, and information processing apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2856US11392339B2Information processing apparatus that generates quality requirement data based on an acceptable difference between a standard color value and color value to be obtainedCANON KK·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 19, 2022·0 cites·15 claims
- 2956US5982134AMethod and apparatus for driving a stepping motorSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 9, 1999·17 cites·17 claims
- 3056US2023306586A1Inspection system, inspection apparatus, control method therefor, and storage mediumCANON KK·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 3155US10289355B2Image forming apparatus and control method for adjusting print positionCANON KK·Filed 2017·Granted May 14, 2019·0 cites·18 claims
- 3254US11975946B2Elevator rope monitoring device and elevator rope monitoring methodMEIDENSHA ELECTRIC MFG CO LTD·Filed 2017·Granted May 7, 2024·0 cites·6 claims
- 3354US11809758B2Information processing apparatus, controlling method for information processing apparatus, and computer program for transmiting quality request data and quality reports to produce print data that satisfy quality requirements of userCANON KK·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 7, 2023·0 cites·13 claims
- 3454US9256151B2Printing apparatus and controlling methodCANON KK·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 9, 2016·0 cites·8 claims
- 3553US11720297B2Information processing apparatus, method of controlling information processing apparatus, and storage mediumCANON KK·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 8, 2023·0 cites·18 claims
- 3653US9007616B2Printing apparatus which restricts printing of print job dataCANON KK·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 14, 2015·0 cites·7 claims
- 3750US9367272B2Image processing apparatus, and method for controlling image processing apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 14, 2016·0 cites·19 claims
- 3849US11513751B2Printing system, production system, and method of controlling production systemCANON KK·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 29, 2022·0 cites·7 claims
- 3949US5288157APrinting control system having means to correct flight timeSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 1991·Granted Feb 22, 1994·9 cites·2 claims
- 4047US9239971B2Image processing apparatus, method, and program product determining show-through of image formed on translucent print mediumCANON KK·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 19, 2016·0 cites·12 claims
- 4146US2006221384A1Image forming apparatus, control method thereof, and image forming systemCANON KK·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4243US8494289B2Information processing apparatus, image compression method, and storage mediumTANAKA HIROTOMO·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 23, 2013·0 cites·19 claims
- 4341US7284924B2Printer and control method thereofSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 23, 2007·0 cites·11 claims
- 4441US2018105393A1Automatic marking systemOTIS ELEVATOR CO·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 4541US2017343085A1Recording apparatus and motion unit drive methodSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 4640US8681347B2Image forming apparatus and processing method thereofTANAKA HIROTOMO·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 25, 2014·0 cites·5 claims
- 4738US7431414B2Printer-control apparatus, printer-control method and printerSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 7, 2008·0 cites·14 claims
- 4838US5431502ACarriage motor controller for printerSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 1993·Granted Jul 11, 1995·9 cites·16 claims
- 4932US5492424ACarriage-connecting device in a serial printerSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Feb 20, 1996·2 cites·15 claims
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