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Mitsuhiro Sato
Also filed as: KASAHARA NOBORU · SATO MITSUHIRO
87 granted patents·29 pending applications·1,610 citations·filing 1976–2025
99Inventor score
Files withCANON KK47MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD16OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO12FUJITSU LTD11MURATA MANUFACTURING CO9
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116 records- 0197US11977344B2Image forming apparatus and image forming systemCANON KK·Filed 2022·Granted May 7, 2024·5 cites·24 claims
- 0297US11204566B2Image forming apparatus and developing cartridgeCANON KK·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 21, 2021·6 cites·17 claims
- 0395US11789378B2Image forming apparatus and developing cartridgeCANON KK·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 17, 2023·3 cites·19 claims
- 0495US5739962ALens mountOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1995·Granted Apr 14, 1998·134 cites·12 claims
- 0594US12066769B2Toner container having a shutter and an engaging portion exposed from the shutterCANON KK·Filed 2022·Granted Aug 20, 2024·2 cites·20 claims
- 0694US6341901B1Photographing lens of a camera having a mask for blocking off noise light which generates in relation to a non-circular lensOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 29, 2002·50 cites·8 claims
- 0794US6324019B1Lens housing having aperture deviceOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 27, 2001·75 cites·21 claims
- 0893US6154737ADocument retrieval systemMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 28, 2000·218 cites·11 claims
- 0992US5848407AHypertext document retrieving apparatus for retrieving hypertext documents relating to each otherMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 8, 1998·237 cites·16 claims
- 1091US6212517B1Keyword extracting system and text retrieval system using the sameMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 3, 2001·162 cites·75 claims
- 1189US12124190B2Toner container including guiding portion with a guiding surfaceCANON KK·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 22, 2024·1 cites·15 claims
- 1289US12092973B2Image forming apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 17, 2024·1 cites·12 claims
- 1387US2025291277A1Image forming apparatus and image forming systemCANON KK·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1486US7269741B2Recording apparatus, medium, method, and related computer programMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 11, 2007·53 cites·21 claims
- 1585US11009574B2Coil array componentMURATA MANUFACTURING CO·Filed 2019·Granted May 18, 2021·2 cites·20 claims
- 1685US6567505B1Method and apparatus for camp-on service controlFUJITSU LTD·Filed 1998·Granted May 20, 2003·161 cites·8 claims
- 1784US12455517B2Container having a shutter and a cap mounted to the shutter to cover an end portion of the containerCANON KK·Filed 2024·Granted Oct 28, 2025·0 cites·32 claims
- 1884US12443126B2Image forming apparatus and developing cartridgeCANON KK·Filed 2024·Granted Oct 14, 2025·0 cites·7 claims
- 1984US7003533B2File management method, content recording/playback apparatus and content recording programMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 21, 2006·44 cites·6 claims
- 2084US6661589B2Lens barrelOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 9, 2003·25 cites·24 claims
- 2183US6484128B1Data processing system with configuration management capability based on compatibilities among hardware modulesFUJITSU LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 19, 2002·50 cites·11 claims
- 2283US4214952AElectrochemical treatment processNGK INSULATORS LTD·Filed 1978·Granted Jul 29, 1980·35 cites·17 claims
- 2382US10663886B2Development cartridge, process cartridge, and image forming apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2019·Granted May 26, 2020·1 cites·16 claims
- 2482US6645426B1Method and device for manufacturing powder molded bodyKOBAYASHI INDUSTRY CO LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 11, 2003·25 cites·5 claims
- 2581US12346041B2Image forming apparatus and image forming systemCANON KK·Filed 2024·Granted Jul 1, 2025·0 cites·15 claims
- 2681US12228866B2Image forming apparatus and developing cartridgeCANON KK·Filed 2023·Granted Feb 18, 2025·0 cites·13 claims
- 2781US11600428B2Coil componentMURATA MANUFACTURING CO·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 7, 2023·1 cites·21 claims
- 2879US12487543B2Toner container and image forming systemCANON KK·Filed 2024·Granted Dec 2, 2025·0 cites·8 claims
- 2979US11152148B2Coil componentMURATA MANUFACTURING CO·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 19, 2021·1 cites·18 claims
- 3079US10240032B2Binder for powder metallurgy, mixed powder for powder metallurgy, and sintered bodyKOBE STEEL LTD·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 26, 2019·2 cites·9 claims
- 3179US2025321535A1Developer supply container, developer supply container set, container unit, and image forming systemCANON KK·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3277US7987279B2Control-relay apparatusFUJITSU LTD·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 26, 2011·7 cites·17 claims
- 3377US6411448B2Lens barrelOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 25, 2002·15 cites·9 claims
- 3477US2025013169A1Developer container and image forming systemCANON KK·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3577US2025013166A1ContainerCANON KK·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3676US6298344B1Document searching apparatusMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 2, 2001·80 cites·8 claims
- 3776US6262853B1Lens barrel having deformable memberOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 17, 2001·34 cites·22 claims
- 3876US2024337966A1Toner container and image forming systemCANON KK·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3975US12105441B2Toner container and image forming systemCANON KK·Filed 2023·Granted Oct 1, 2024·0 cites·9 claims
- 4075US7428992B2Secure device and system for issuing IC cardsMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 30, 2008·7 cites·20 claims
- 4174US2025298342A1Developer containerCANON KK·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4273US12124189B2ContainerCANON KK·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 22, 2024·0 cites·13 claims
- 4372US12416880B2Toner containerCANON KK·Filed 2024·Granted Sep 16, 2025·0 cites·26 claims
- 4472US12130567B2Developer container and image forming system including detachable capCANON KK·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 29, 2024·0 cites·15 claims
- 4571US7472427B2Content management method and content management apparatusPANASONIC CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 30, 2008·17 cites·25 claims
- 4671US6157501ALens holding structureOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 5, 2000·34 cites·26 claims
- 4771US5933285ALens barrelOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 3, 1999·36 cites·16 claims
- 4869US7337029B2Design data management system and trace systemFUJITSU LTD·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 26, 2008·4 cites·10 claims
- 4968US5661609ALens mountOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 26, 1997·27 cites·24 claims
- 5064US12468241B2Toner container and image forming systemCANON KK·Filed 2023·Granted Nov 11, 2025·0 cites·13 claims
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