Hiroshi Ota

This inventor holds 65 USPTO granted patents and 15 published patent applications and 4 EPO patents, primarily in Image Forming Technology (CPC class H04L). Top assignees: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Ricoh Company, Ltd.. Active years: 1979-2026.

USPTO Granted Patents = 65 (Patent Applications = 15)

% Patents Active = 69.2

EPO Patents = 4 (Patent Applications = 4)

Average Co-Inventor Count = 1.8

ph-index = 10

Forward Citations = 278(Granted Patents)

Forward Citations (Not Self Cited) = 268(Dec 10, 2025)

Inventors with similar research interests:

Location History:

Komoro, JP (1981 - 1987)
Abiko, JP (2012 - 2013)
Saitama, JP (2012 - 2018)
Misato, JP (2022)
Misato Saitama, JP (2017 - 2023)
Ota Tokyo, JP (2021 - 2023)
Tokyo, JP (1979 - 2024)

Company Filing History:

17 out of 6,284

Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha

patents

14 out of 53,211

Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba

Tdk Electronics Company, Limited

patents

5. 6 out of 1,683

Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation

patents

6. 5 out of 92,750

Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Yahoo Japan Corporation

Hitachi Microcomputer System, Ltd.

patents

13. 1 out of 6

Hitachi Nuclear Engineering Co., Ltd.

Kimmon Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation

patent

16. 1 out of 2

Nisshin Sangyo Co., Ltd.

patents

17. 1 out of 95

Tokyo Keiki Company Limited

patents

18. 1 out of 834,307

Other

patents

where one patent can have more than one assignee

Years Active: 1979-2026

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Areas of Expertise:

Image Forming Apparatus

Fixing Device

Temperature Control

Remote Access System

Network Communication

Vibration Detection

Motor Control

Photon Detecting Element

Document Management

Optical Lens Coating

Chip Antenna

Driving Assist Device

65 patents (USPTO):Sort by Forward CitationsExplore Patents

1. 12663742 - Fixing device and image forming apparatus (2026-06-23),

2. 12481235 - Image forming apparatus (2025-11-25),

3. 12468247 - Fixing device configured to determine whether there is an abnormality based on estimated temperature values (2025-11-11),

4. 12216420 - Image forming apparatus and control method (2025-02-04),

5. 12130570 - Fixing device and image forming apparatus (2024-10-29),

6. 12092976 - Fixing device and image forming apparatus with temperature sensor and controller (2024-09-17),

7. 11902147 - Remote access system, remote access control method, and non-transitory recording medium (2024-02-13),

8. 11880151 - Image forming apparatus and control method (2024-01-23),

9. 11782367 - Image forming apparatus having weighted average control with estimated temperature control function (2023-10-10),

10. 11754958 - Image forming apparatus having WAE control function (2023-09-12),

11. 11733625 - Image forming apparatus (2023-08-22),

12. 11729334 - Communication system, device, and recording medium for remote access to electronic device through relaying device and converter (2023-08-15),

13. 11616461 - Motor control device, motor control method, and motor drive system (2023-03-28),

14. 11516178 - Controlling multi-function printer communication in network segments via a bridge device (2022-11-29),

15. 11506532 - Vibration detecting device (2022-11-22),

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