Inventor · disambiguated record
Shinichi Kawahara
Also filed as: KAWAHARA SHINICHI
41 granted patents·3 pending applications·798 citations·filing 1988–2015
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44 records- 0199US6522855B1Image forming apparatus and developing apparatus preventing uneven image densityRICOH KK·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 18, 2003·161 cites·38 claims
- 0299US6337957B1Image forming apparatus and developing device with improved self toner density controlRICOH KK·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 8, 2002·191 cites·76 claims
- 0395US7463845B2Charging device having a first and second pressure with a cleaning member, and process cartridge and image forming apparatus including the charging deviceRICOH KK·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 9, 2008·20 cites·7 claims
- 0495US5493365AOperating section for an image forming apparatusRICOH KK·Filed 1994·Granted Feb 20, 1996·64 cites·20 claims
- 0593US8380115B2Lubricant applicator, image forming apparatus, and process cartridgeRICOH CO LTD·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 19, 2013·9 cites·7 claims
- 0693US7826786B2Image forming apparatus, lubricant applying device, transfer device, process cartridge, and tonerRICOH KK·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 2, 2010·17 cites·13 claims
- 0793US7292816B2Method and apparatus for electrophotographic image forming capable of effectively removing residual toner, a cleaning mechanism used therein, a process cartridge including the cleaning mechanism used in the apparatus, and toner used in the apparatusRICOH KK·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 6, 2007·16 cites·52 claims
- 0893US5909609AImage forming apparatus with provisions for supplying toner thereinRICOH KK·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 1, 1999·84 cites·28 claims
- 0992US7542712B2Lubricant applicator, and image forming apparatus and process cartridge using the lubricant applicator, and method for assembling the process cartridgeRICOH KK·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 2, 2009·15 cites·4 claims
- 1091US7463852B2Image forming apparatus having a developer conveying system and associated methodologyRICOH KK·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 9, 2008·12 cites·20 claims
- 1191US6807390B2Image forming apparatusRICOH KK·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 19, 2004·37 cites·10 claims
- 1290US7725069B2Image forming apparatus and process unit for effectively applying lubricant and cleaning an image carrierRICOH KK·Filed 2007·Granted May 25, 2010·12 cites·15 claims
- 1388US8712261B2Lubricant supplying device, process cartridge, and image forming apparatusKUDO NORIO·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 29, 2014·5 cites·13 claims
- 1488US7315723B2Method and apparatus for image forming capable of effectively transporting tonerRICOH KK·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 1, 2008·10 cites·91 claims
- 1587US7035582B2Image forming apparatus and process cartridge including lubricant applying device that prevents waste of lubricantRICOH KK·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 25, 2006·28 cites·34 claims
- 1684US7391991B2Process cartridge and image forming apparatusRICOH KK·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 24, 2008·10 cites·37 claims
- 1782US8428475B2Waste toner container and image forming apparatus incorporating sameTOMITA DAISUKE·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 23, 2013·3 cites·7 claims
- 1880US6813467B2Image forming apparatusRICOH KK·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 2, 2004·15 cites·61 claims
- 1977US9158267B2Waste-toner conveyance device and image forming apparatusRICOH CO LTD·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 13, 2015·2 cites·8 claims
- 2077US6895209B2Cleaning device and image forming apparatus using the sameRICOH KK·Filed 2003·Granted May 17, 2005·15 cites·20 claims
- 2176US8249468B2Image forming apparatusKUMA KAZUOSA·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 21, 2012·5 cites·15 claims
- 2274US8725009B2Image forming apparatusTOMITA DAISUKE·Filed 2011·Granted May 13, 2014·2 cites·18 claims
- 2372US7209698B2Method and apparatus for image forming capable of using minuscule spherical particles of toner, a process cartridge in use for the apparatus and a toner used in the image forming for obtaining an image with a high thin line reproducibilityRICOH KK·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 24, 2007·13 cites·58 claims
- 2470US9128452B2Lubricant supply system, image forming apparatus, and process cartridgeHATORI SATOSHI·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 8, 2015·1 cites·20 claims
- 2570US7496323B2Lubricant applying unit, process cartridge, and image forming apparatusRICOH KK·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 24, 2009·11 cites·12 claims
- 2669US8718530B2Lubricant supply device, process cartridge, and image forming apparatusKUDO NORIO·Filed 2012·Granted May 6, 2014·1 cites·13 claims
- 2769US8235177B2Lubricant supply device, image forming apparatus, and pressing deviceKAWAHARA SHINICHI·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 7, 2012·3 cites·14 claims
- 2868US8315535B2Cleaning unit, process cartridge incorporating same, and image forming apparatus incorporating the cleaning unitSHINTANI TAKESHI·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 20, 2012·3 cites·20 claims
- 2967US8913923B2Image forming apparatus with neutralizer and image forming methodKOSUGE AKIO·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 16, 2014·1 cites·8 claims
- 3067US8761654B2Cleaning device, process cartridge, and image forming apparatusKAWAHARA SHINICHI·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 24, 2014·1 cites·8 claims
- 3166US7106991B2Process cartridge smoothly and stably attached to and detached from an image forming apparatus, and an image forming apparatus including the process cartridgeRICOH KK·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 12, 2006·9 cites·20 claims
- 3264US6961535B2Image forming apparatusRICOH KK·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 1, 2005·7 cites·6 claims
- 3361US8180246B2Image forming apparatusKAWAHARA SHINICHI·Filed 2009·Granted May 15, 2012·2 cites·10 claims
- 3459US9524528B2Management apparatus and management methodFUJITSU FSAS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 20, 2016·1 cites·4 claims
- 3559US9207625B2Lubricant supply device, process unit, image forming apparatus, and process unit manufacturing methodGOTOH RYOHTA·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 8, 2015·1 cites·20 claims
- 3658US8315545B2Image forming apparatus utilizing both a transfer belt and a direct transfer memberSUDO KAZUHISA·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 20, 2012·2 cites·12 claims
- 3755US9411299B2Lubricant supply device, image forming apparatus, and pressing deviceKAWAHARA SHINICHI·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 9, 2016·0 cites·20 claims
- 3846US4988853ATicket checking/issuing apparatus in which friction holds a ticket while recording/reproducing dataTOSHIBA KK·Filed 1988·Granted Jan 29, 1991·9 cites·8 claims
- 3943US8457541B2Image forming apparatusKOSUGE AKIO·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 4, 2013·0 cites·16 claims
- 4040US2009297238A1Brush roller, image forming apparatus, and process cartridgeMATSUURA HIROKI·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 4138US8958719B2Image forming apparatus having replaceable modulesKUWABARA NOBUO·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 17, 2015·0 cites·7 claims
- 4237US8280293B2Image forming apparatusSHINTANI TAKESHI·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 2, 2012·0 cites·18 claims
- 4337US2008013998A1Powder transport unit having enhanced transportability and operability, process cartridge and image forming apparatus using the sameKUMAGAI NAOHIRO·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4426US2015261738A1Inspection supporting apparatus and inspection supporting methodFUJITSU FSAS INC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
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