This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha. Active years: 1998.
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Company Filing History:
Years Active: 1998
Title: Kouji Inaba and His Image-Forming Invention.
Introduction
Kouji Inaba is an inventor associated with Canon Kabushiki Kaisha in Yokohama, Japan. His listed patent concerns image formation and heat fixing using a color toner that contains wax.
Latest Patents
Inaba is credited with 1 patent: “Image Forming Method and Heat Fixing Method Using a Toner Including a Wax.” The invention describes forming an electrostatic latent image, developing it with color toner, transferring the resulting toner image to recording material, and fixing it with a heat-fixing device.
The toner includes a binder resin, a colorant, and wax. The patent specifies properties for the wax’s molecular-weight distribution and solubility parameter, as well as contact-angle relationships between the wax and the heating member at different temperatures. These characteristics are intended to support the heat-fixing process.
Career Highlights
The available information associates Inaba’s patent work with Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, a company active in imaging and printing technologies. The listed invention addresses toner composition and the fixing stage of image formation.
Collaborations
Ryuichiro Maeyama and Kenji Okado are identified as Inaba’s coworkers. The provided information does not specify their roles in the patent.
Conclusion
Kouji Inaba’s listed patent focuses on the relationship between wax properties in color toner and heat fixing, reflecting a contribution to image-forming technology.
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