Inventor · disambiguated record
Kenichi Hirota
Also filed as: HIROTA KENICHI
30 granted patents·10 pending applications·140 citations·filing 1987–2024
96Inventor score
Files withCANON KK14DAINIPPON PRINTING CO LTD13HIROTA KENICHI7KAWAI MUSICAL INSTR MFG CO4NITTOU CHEMICAL IND LTD1
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40 records- 0195US8400485B2Thermal transfer printerHIROTA KENICHI·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 19, 2013·12 cites·16 claims
- 0295US8308158B2Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatusHIROTA KENICHI·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 13, 2012·14 cites·9 claims
- 0394US10782639B2Measurement apparatus, image forming apparatus and image forming systemCANON KK·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 22, 2020·5 cites·9 claims
- 0490US9213293B2Image forming apparatus having measurement unit that irradiates a measurement image and measures light reflected therefrom, and having shielding unit that can be moved to block such irradiation and moved to not block such irradiationCANON KK·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 15, 2015·7 cites·12 claims
- 0583US7432431B2Speed detecting apparatus for keyboard musical instrumentKAWAI MUSICAL INSTR MFG CO·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 7, 2008·15 cites·6 claims
- 0682US8550456B2Image forming apparatusHIROTA KENICHI·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 8, 2013·5 cites·7 claims
- 0782US7473450B2Protective layer thermal transfer film and printed articleDAINIPPON PRINTING CO LTD·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 6, 2009·4 cites·8 claims
- 0881US9551966B2Image forming apparatusHIROTA KENICHI·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 24, 2017·4 cites·35 claims
- 0979US9002216B2Image forming apparatus that forms a test pattern and carries out correctionCANON KK·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 7, 2015·2 cites·10 claims
- 1079US6737152B2Protective layer transfer sheet and printDAINIPPON PRINTING CO LTD·Filed 2002·Granted May 18, 2004·15 cites·8 claims
- 1173US7517833B2Thermal transfer sheet and protective layer transfer sheetDAINIPPON PRINTING CO LTD·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 14, 2009·2 cites·17 claims
- 1273US6989350B2Protective layer thermal transfer sheet and matted printDAINIPPON PRINTING CO LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 24, 2006·8 cites·3 claims
- 1373US6946424B2Thermal transfer sheetDAINIPPON PRINTING CO LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 20, 2005·9 cites·11 claims
- 1473US2023341804A1Image forming apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 1572US7642219B2Thermal transfer sheetDAINIPPON PRINTING CO LTD·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 5, 2010·1 cites·16 claims
- 1671US9971270B2Image forming apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2016·Granted May 15, 2018·1 cites·7 claims
- 1771US7973233B2Musical tone control system for grand-type pianoKAWAI MUSICAL INSTR MFG CO·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 5, 2011·3 cites·3 claims
- 1867US8081201B2Thermal transfer printerHIROTA KENICHI·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 20, 2011·2 cites·2 claims
- 1967US7619157B2Electronic keyboard instrument and processing method of the sameKAWAI MUSICAL INSTR MFG CO·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 17, 2009·5 cites·20 claims
- 2067US2020387099A1Measurement apparatus, image forming apparatus and image forming systemCANON KK·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 2166US12007711B2Image forming apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 11, 2024·0 cites·9 claims
- 2264US2010003429A1Thermal transfer sheetDAINIPPON PRINTING CO LTD·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 2361US7491880B2Sound control apparatus for a keyboard-based musical instrumentKAWAI MUSICAL INSTR MFG CO·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 17, 2009·3 cites·4 claims
- 2459US11841661B2Image forming apparatus including a conveyance path to guide a sheet to be reversely conveyed to a discharge conveyance pathCANON KK·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 12, 2023·0 cites·9 claims
- 2558US7141281B2Protective layer transfer sheet and thermally transferred image recorded objectDAINIPPON PRINTING CO LTD·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 28, 2006·6 cites·16 claims
- 2657US7550409B2Protective layer thermal transfer film and printed articleDAINIPPON PRINTING CO LTD·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 23, 2009·0 cites·5 claims
- 2754US2024314258A1Image forming apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2850US11787197B2Image forming apparatus and measurement apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 17, 2023·0 cites·16 claims
- 2948US7198838B2Protective layer transfer sheet and printDAINIPPON PRINTING CO LTD·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 3, 2007·0 cites·4 claims
- 3047US2010229738A1Emboss deviceDAINIPPON PRINTING CO LTD·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3143US9927742B2Image forming apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 27, 2018·0 cites·13 claims
- 3243US6805135B1Cleaning fluid and cleaning method for component of semiconductor-treating apparatusNITTOU CHEMICAL IND LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 19, 2004·14 cites·17 claims
- 3342US10486434B2Bobbin for thermal transfer sheet or image-receiving sheet, assembly of bobbin and sheet, and thermal transfer printerDAINIPPON PRINTING CO LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 26, 2019·0 cites·14 claims
- 3439US10142513B2Image forming apparatus that corrects position correction of image formed on sheetCANON KK·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 27, 2018·0 cites·9 claims
- 3539US2012321362A1Heating apparatusHIROTA KENICHI·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 3639US2009003912A1Curl correcting device and image forming apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 3738US2010147166A1Emboss device and print objectHIROTA KENICHI·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3837US2017052491A1Image forming apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 3936US4864442AMagnetic read/write apparatusSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 1987·Granted Sep 5, 1989·3 cites·10 claims
- 4031US2018311982A1Bobbin for thermal transfer sheet or image-receiving sheet, assembly of bobbin and sheet, and thermal transfer printerDAINIPPON PRINTING CO LTD·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
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