Akihiro Tomoda

This inventor holds 59 USPTO granted patents, primarily in Thermal Transfer Technology (CPC class 4002). Top assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha. Active years: 1990-2016.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Akihiro Tomoda. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/akihiro-tomoda

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

USPTO Granted Patents = 59

% Patents Active = 88.1

Average Co-Inventor Count = 7.7

ph-index = 10

Forward Citations = 323(Granted Patents)

Forward Citations (Not Self Cited) = 285(Dec 10, 2025)

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Location History:

Kawasaki, JP (1995)
Kanagawa, JP (1996)
Toride, JP (2004)
Yokohama, JP (1990 - 2016)

Company Filing History:

58 out of 93,085

Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

patents

where one patent can have more than one assignee

Years Active: 1990-2016

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Areas of Expertise:

Thermal Transfer

Recording Apparatus

Ink Sheet

Image Reading

Conveying Device

Printing Apparatus

Preheating Method

Document Insert

Cassette Mounting

Slack Removal

Image Forming

Facsimile Terminal

59 patents (USPTO):Sort by Forward CitationsExplore Patents

1. 9369598 - Reading apparatus with compact drive unit assembly (2016-06-14),

2. 9132670 - Conveying device and printing apparatus (2015-09-15),

3. 8964197 - Reading apparatus and reading control method that reduces misalignment at a joint between a pixel read before a read-suspension event and a pixel read after the read-suspension event (2015-02-24),

4. 8366253 - Printer (2013-02-05),

5. 8162461 - Printer (2012-04-24),

6. 8079589 - Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus (2011-12-20),

7. 8072653 - Image reading and recording apparatus (2011-12-06),

8. 8023163 - Image reading and recording apparatus (2011-09-20),

9. 8014037 - Facsimile apparatus having large display panel, operation panel, and document insert (2011-09-06),

10. 7448609 - Sheet feeding device (2008-11-11),

11. 6678076 - Image reading apparatus (2004-01-13),

12. 6169560 - Thermal transfer recording apparatus with ink sheet slackness removal (2001-01-02),

13. 6069643 - Thermal Transfer recording apparatus and method to reduce ink sheet (2000-05-30),

14. 5936654 - Ink sheet reel on which an ink sheet can be wound, ink sheet cartridge (1999-08-10),

15. 5798789 - Recording method and apparatus with preheating using inverted image data (1998-08-25),

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