Shizuoka, Japan

Hirokazu Kitou

This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Fuji Photo Film Company, Limited. Active years: 2007.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Hirokazu Kitou. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/hirokazu-kitou

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

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Average Co-Inventor Count = 4.0

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Forward Citations = 18(Granted Patents)


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Years Active: 2007

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1 patent (USPTO):Explore Patents

Title: Hirokazu Kitou and His Thermal Recording Material Patent.

Introduction

Hirokazu Kitou is an inventor associated with Shizuoka, Japan, and Fuji Photo Film Company, Limited. His recorded patent work includes an invention for thermal recording material.

Latest Patents

Kitou is credited with 1 patent, titled “Thermal Recording Material.” The invention describes a heat-sensitive recording material made from a substrate and a heat-sensitive recording layer. The layer uses a color-forming system that combines an electron-donating, colorless dye with an electron-accepting compound of a specified chemical formula. The patent also describes forming at least the heat-sensitive recording layer by curtain-coating its coating solution.

Career Highlights

Kitou’s patent connects his inventive work with Fuji Photo Film Company, Limited. It focuses on the composition and coating process of a heat-sensitive recording layer.

Collaborations

Hirofumi Mitsuo and Tsutomu Watanabe are identified as Kitou’s coworkers.

Conclusion

Hirokazu Kitou’s recorded invention addresses the materials and manufacturing process used in thermal recording, reflecting his patent work associated with Fuji Photo Film Company, Limited.

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