Hiroshima, Japan

Toshio Shimada

This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Toyo Ink Manufacturing Company. Active years: 1991.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Toshio Shimada. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/toshio-shimada-iztfcuv4

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% Patents Active = 100.0

Average Co-Inventor Count = 3.0

ph-index = 1

Forward Citations = 6(Granted Patents)


Company Filing History:


Years Active: 1991

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1 patent (USPTO):Explore Patents

Title: Toshio Shimada: Inventor in Image Formation

Introduction

Toshio Shimada is an inventor associated with Hiroshima, Japan. His recorded patent work concerns apparatus and methods for forming transfer images. The available information lists one patent for Shimada.

Latest Patents

Shimada’s listed patent is “Apparatus for Image Formation and Method of Image Formation.” It describes an image-forming apparatus with a light source, an exposure cylinder, and a second cylinder that can contact the exposure cylinder. The exposure cylinder holds image-forming material, while the second cylinder receives and holds that material. The patent also describes using the apparatus to form a transfer image on an image receptor. Shimada is credited with 1 patent.

Career Highlights

Shimada is associated with Toyo Ink Manufacturing Company. His patent reflects work on image-transfer equipment and processes, combining exposure and cylinder-based handling of image-forming material.

Collaborations

Masaaki Matsuo and Seishiro Hamada are identified as Shimada’s coworkers. The available information does not specify their roles in the patent or the nature of their collaboration.

Conclusion

Toshio Shimada’s recorded invention focuses on apparatus and methods for image formation, representing his documented contribution to image-transfer technology.

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
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