Inventor · disambiguated record
Tadao Kyotani
Also filed as: KYOTANI TADAO
48 granted patents·5 pending applications·35 citations·filing 2011–2025
96Inventor score
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53 records- 0196US11579554B2Image forming apparatus capable of displaying on display error relating to drum cartridge in preference to error relating to toner cartridgeBROTHER IND LTD·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 14, 2023·3 cites·10 claims
- 0296US10101684B2Image forming apparatus and cartridge comprising detection gearBROTHER IND LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 16, 2018·11 cites·23 claims
- 0394US11016412B2Printing device and control method of the sameBROTHER IND LTD·Filed 2020·Granted May 25, 2021·3 cites·20 claims
- 0493US10564569B2Printing device and control method of the sameBROTHER IND LTD·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 18, 2020·3 cites·20 claims
- 0590US11378913B2Image forming apparatus capable of controlling extension of use of drum cartridgeBROTHER IND LTD·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 5, 2022·2 cites·15 claims
- 0690US10845754B2Drum cartridge and image forming apparatusBROTHER IND LTD·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 24, 2020·2 cites·57 claims
- 0789US11256211B2Image forming apparatus capable of controlling extension of use of drum cartridgeBROTHER IND LTD·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 22, 2022·2 cites·20 claims
- 0887US10859941B2Image forming apparatus including toner cartridge having toner memory and drum cartridge having drum memoryBROTHER IND LTD·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 8, 2020·2 cites·28 claims
- 0985US11774894B2Image forming apparatus capable of determining whether to order new drum cartridge together with new toner cartridgeBROTHER IND LTD·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 3, 2023·1 cites·9 claims
- 1085US8657407B2Liquid ejecting deviceBROTHER IND LTD·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 25, 2014·4 cites·9 claims
- 1183US12504711B2Drum cartridge and image forming apparatusBROTHER IND LTD·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 23, 2025·0 cites·10 claims
- 1283US12353146B2Printing device and control method of the sameBROTHER IND LTD·Filed 2023·Granted Jul 8, 2025·0 cites·15 claims
- 1382US2025362641A1Image forming apparatus including device main body and consumable attachable thereto and including consumable memory for storing recycling history informationBROTHER IND LTD·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1481US12436489B2Image forming apparatus including controller capable of determining whether developing cartridge, drum cartridge and belt unit are reached their lifetimesBROTHER IND LTD·Filed 2023·Granted Oct 7, 2025·0 cites·12 claims
- 1579US12050428B2Image forming apparatus requesting execution of density correction processBROTHER IND LTD·Filed 2023·Granted Jul 30, 2024·0 cites·8 claims
- 1679US11720038B2Printing device and control method of the sameBROTHER IND LTD·Filed 2022·Granted Aug 8, 2023·0 cites·19 claims
- 1778US12399457B2Image forming apparatus including device main body and consumable attachable thereto and including consumable memory for storing recycling history informationBROTHER IND LTD·Filed 2024·Granted Aug 26, 2025·0 cites·27 claims
- 1876US11852998B2Image forming apparatus capable of displaying on display error relating to drum cartridge in preference to error relating to toner cartridgeBROTHER IND LTD·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 26, 2023·0 cites·11 claims
- 1974US11868081B2Image forming apparatus capable of determining whether communication between controller and storage medium of developing cartridge is establishedBROTHER IND LTD·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 9, 2024·0 cites·9 claims
- 2074US11675304B2Image forming apparatus requesting execution of density correction processBROTHER IND LTD·Filed 2022·Granted Jun 13, 2023·0 cites·12 claims
- 2174US11448984B2Printing device and control method of the sameBROTHER IND LTD·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 20, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 2273US11835904B2Image forming apparatus including controller capable of determining whether developing cartridge, drum cartridge and belt unit are reached their lifetimesBROTHER IND LTD·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 5, 2023·0 cites·9 claims
- 2372US11934144B2Image forming apparatus capable of controlling extension of use of drum cartridgeBROTHER IND LTD·Filed 2022·Granted Mar 19, 2024·0 cites·12 claims
- 2471US11829099B2Drum cartridge and image forming apparatusBROTHER IND LTD·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 28, 2023·0 cites·17 claims
- 2571US11809128B2Image forming apparatus capable of controlling extension of use of drum cartridgeBROTHER IND LTD·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 7, 2023·0 cites·22 claims
- 2671US11454925B2Image forming apparatus capable of determining whether toner cartridge is attached to appropriate slot provided in main casingBROTHER IND LTD·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 27, 2022·0 cites·12 claims
- 2770US10564599B2Image forming apparatus capable of determining whether toner cartridge is attached to appropriate slot provided in main casingBROTHER IND LTD·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 18, 2020·0 cites·15 claims
- 2870US2025164907A1Image forming apparatus configured to perform initialization process for first consumable and second consumable attached to main casing in accordance with received instructionBROTHER IND LTD·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2968US11507015B2Image forming apparatus capable of determining whether communication between controller and storage medium of developing cartridge is establishedBROTHER IND LTD·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 22, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 3068US11372359B2Image forming apparatus requesting execution of density correction processBROTHER IND LTD·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 28, 2022·0 cites·11 claims
- 3167US11809113B2Drum cartridge for use with a toner cartridge in an image forming apparatusBROTHER IND LTD·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 7, 2023·0 cites·13 claims
- 3267US10962928B2Image forming apparatus capable of determining whether toner cartridge is attached to appropriate slot provided in main casingBROTHER IND LTD·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 30, 2021·0 cites·11 claims
- 3366US11579542B2Image forming apparatus including toner cartridge having toner memory and drum cartridge having drum memoryBROTHER IND LTD·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 14, 2023·0 cites·16 claims
- 3464US11092920B2Image forming apparatusBROTHER IND LTD·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 17, 2021·0 cites·27 claims
- 3563US8939560B2Liquid supplying apparatus and its control methodKYOTANI TADAO·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 27, 2015·1 cites·10 claims
- 3663US8684488B2Liquid ejecting deviceKYOTANI TADAO·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 1, 2014·1 cites·9 claims
- 3762US11442389B2Image forming apparatus including transfer unit and capable of determining lifetime of transfer unitBROTHER IND LTD·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 13, 2022·0 cites·13 claims
- 3860US11513470B2Image-forming apparatus including drum cartridge having memory storing first type information, and toner cartridge having memory storing second type informationBROTHER IND LTD·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 29, 2022·0 cites·12 claims
- 3958US11846905B2Image forming device performing preliminary process to rotate roller at determined rotational speedBROTHER IND LTD·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 19, 2023·0 cites·10 claims
- 4056US2024419114A1Image forming apparatus and initialization method of initializing consumable memory included in consumable attached to main casing of image forming apparatusBROTHER IND LTD·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4153US2025181021A1Image forming apparatusBROTHER IND LTD·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4252US10191408B2Image forming apparatus and cartridge including detection gearBROTHER IND LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 29, 2019·0 cites·25 claims
- 4350US11860558B2Image forming apparatusBROTHER IND LTD·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 2, 2024·0 cites·5 claims
- 4449US2023367250A1Image forming apparatus configured to perform initialization process to initialize lifetime information in consumable memory of consumable when receiving instructionBROTHER IND LTD·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4548US9102496B2Recording medium discharging apparatus and computer-readable medium storing recording medium discharging programBROTHER IND LTD·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 11, 2015·0 cites·10 claims
- 4647US11899387B2Image-forming device performing printing process according to mode switched between normal printing mode and extended printing modeBROTHER IND LTD·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 13, 2024·0 cites·19 claims
- 4745US12025942B2Image forming apparatusBROTHER IND LTD·Filed 2022·Granted Jul 2, 2024·0 cites·10 claims
- 4845US11762310B2Image forming apparatus that determines whether cartridge can be used in the image forming apparatusBROTHER IND LTD·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 19, 2023·0 cites·8 claims
- 4945US11681253B2Image forming apparatus rewriting usage status information to information indicating that cartridge is old cartridgeBROTHER IND LTD·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 20, 2023·0 cites·5 claims
- 5045US11003131B2Image forming apparatusBROTHER IND LTD·Filed 2019·Granted May 11, 2021·0 cites·13 claims
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