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Kazuomi Sakatani
Also filed as: SAKATANI KAZUOMI
44 granted patents·5 pending applications·757 citations·filing 1994–2025
98Inventor score
Files withMINOLTA CO LTD16KONICA MINOLTA INC15KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECH10SAKATANI KAZUOMI4HIRATA KATSUYUKI1
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49 records- 0194US5517327AData processor for image data using orthogonal transformationMINOLTA CAMERA KK·Filed 1994·Granted May 14, 1996·117 cites·3 claims
- 0293US8964246B2Image forming apparatus, image forming method, image density measuring apparatus, and image density measuring methodSAKATANI KAZUOMI·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 24, 2015·20 cites·14 claims
- 0388US5677736AData processorMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 14, 1997·90 cites·7 claims
- 0486US5721624AImage reading apparatus improving the joining state of a plurality of image data obtained by dividing and reading out an original imageMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1994·Granted Feb 24, 1998·96 cites·5 claims
- 0584US9906689B2Image forming apparatus and computer readable recording mediumKONICA MINOLTA INC·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 27, 2018·4 cites·8 claims
- 0683US8090281B2Image forming apparatus and tone correction methodHIROTA SOH·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 3, 2012·8 cites·6 claims
- 0783US5889884AImage forming apparatus capable of recognizing top and bottom of document imageMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 30, 1999·132 cites·14 claims
- 0882US9811042B2Image forming device, image forming system, image detecting unit correcting method and image detecting deviceKONICA MINOLTA INC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 7, 2017·2 cites·26 claims
- 0981US10097734B2Image forming apparatus for monitoring and adjusting gradation characteristicsKONICA MINOLTA INC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 9, 2018·3 cites·12 claims
- 1081US8625179B2Color adjustment method and image forming system using gamma curve associating densities of patches from different printersSAKATANI KAZUOMI·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 7, 2014·5 cites·18 claims
- 1179US10477075B2Image forming apparatus, non-transitory recording medium storing paper-information obtaining program, and paper-information obtaining methodKONICA MINOLTA INC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 12, 2019·2 cites·37 claims
- 1278US8848255B2Image forming apparatus, image forming system and updating method of multi-dimensional LUTKONICA MINOLTA INC·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 30, 2014·4 cites·20 claims
- 1378US5966560AImage forming apparatus with enhanced pretransfer erasingMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 12, 1999·28 cites·34 claims
- 1475US9332159B2Image reading apparatus and image forming apparatusKONICA MINOLTA INC·Filed 2015·Granted May 3, 2016·2 cites·10 claims
- 1575US6330076B1Image processing apparatusMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 11, 2001·47 cites·28 claims
- 1673US8626017B2Image forming device and developer supply method including pre-supply toner detectionSAKATANI KAZUOMI·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 7, 2014·4 cites·12 claims
- 1772US7983507B2Image fo ming device and image forming methodKONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECH·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 19, 2011·3 cites·13 claims
- 1871US7298917B2Image processing program product and device for executing Retinex processingMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 20, 2007·16 cites·15 claims
- 1971US6847732B1Image error diffusion device with noise superpositionMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 25, 2005·10 cites·9 claims
- 2070US10148828B2Image forming apparatus, image forming system, and non-transitory recording medium storing a computer readable programKONICA MINOLTA INC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 4, 2018·1 cites·21 claims
- 2170US6538771B1Image processorMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 25, 2003·35 cites·18 claims
- 2268US8023839B2Developing apparatus and image forming machineKONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECH·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 20, 2011·3 cites·20 claims
- 2361US8112007B2Image forming apparatus, tone correction method using tone patches and alignment markers, and computer-readable recording medium recorded with a tone correction program using tone patches and alignment markersSAKAI TETSUYA·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 7, 2012·2 cites·12 claims
- 2459US11167318B2Inspection apparatus and method of inspectionKONICA MINOLTA INC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 9, 2021·0 cites·16 claims
- 2559US5987176AImage processing deviceMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 16, 1999·28 cites·20 claims
- 2658US7522864B2Image forming apparatus and image forming methodKONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECH·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 21, 2009·1 cites·6 claims
- 2757US7248805B2Image forming apparatus and developing unitKONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECH·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 24, 2007·6 cites·11 claims
- 2857US6587225B1Image processing apparatusMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 1, 2003·21 cites·9 claims
- 2957US2025097353A1Image inspection apparatus, non-transitory computer-readable recording medium, and image inspection methodKONICA MINOLTA INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3055US5875041AData processorMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1996·Granted Feb 23, 1999·13 cites·7 claims
- 3153US12450725B2Image inspection apparatus, image inspection method of image inspection apparatus, and image inspection systemKONICA MINOLTA INC·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 21, 2025·0 cites·14 claims
- 3253US2025254261A1Image forming apparatus and maintenance method of colorimeterKONICA MINOLTA INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3352US10750032B2Image inspection apparatusKONICA MINOLTA INC·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 18, 2020·0 cites·18 claims
- 3452US8045872B2Image-forming apparatus containing electrophotographic system and image-forming methodKONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECH·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 25, 2011·1 cites·8 claims
- 3551US7676163B2Image forming apparatus and image forming methodKONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECH·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 9, 2010·0 cites·17 claims
- 3651US7212752B2Image forming apparatus and a developing apparatus having a unit for determining a mixture ratio of two types of magnetic toner based on magnetic permeability and amountKONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECH·Filed 2004·Granted May 1, 2007·4 cites·2 claims
- 3751US6266441B1Image forming apparatus capable of recognizing top and bottom of document imageMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 24, 2001·27 cites·7 claims
- 3851US5563726AData processor for preventing block distortion for an achromatic image when image data are processed for coding by dividing them into blocksMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1994·Granted Oct 8, 1996·9 cites·3 claims
- 3948US2008088862A1Image forming apparatus, image processing method and image processing programKONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECH·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4045US5995241AData processorMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 30, 1999·7 cites·2 claims
- 4144US9420133B2Image forming apparatusKONICA MINOLTA INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 16, 2016·0 cites·10 claims
- 4243US9154667B2Calibration apparatus and method for calibrating image reading apparatusKONICA MINOLTA INC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 6, 2015·0 cites·7 claims
- 4342US2009317105A1Developing device and image forming apparatusKONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECH·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 4441US8428483B2Image forming apparatus, image forming system, and image density adjustment methodSAKATANI KAZUOMI·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 23, 2013·0 cites·6 claims
- 4541US5841551AData processorMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 24, 1998·5 cites·5 claims
- 4639US10063733B2Alignment sheet, image forming apparatus and method for aligning image forming positionKONICA MINOLTA INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 28, 2018·0 cites·10 claims
- 4738US2011222869A1Image forming apparatus and image density adjustment methodKONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECH·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 4836US8218982B2Image forming device having a trickle developing apparatusHIRATA KATSUYUKI·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 10, 2012·0 cites·9 claims
- 4932US6034796AData processorMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 7, 2000·1 cites·12 claims
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