Patents by Inventor Megumi Otoshi

Megumi Otoshi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5659843
    Abstract: An image transferring device for image forming equipment and capable of insuring desirable image transfer by obviating premature image transfer, print, and the leak of transfer bias. A belt causes a toner image to be transferred from an image carrier to a transfer medium while conveying it. A bias member applies a charge to the belt. A feedback current from the belt flows through a feedback electrode. A constant current control device executes constant current control such that the difference between a current to flow from the bias member to the belt and the feedback current to flow from the belt to the feedback electrode remains constant. The constant current control is based on PWM having a spatial frequency of either lower than 0.5 cycles/mm or higher than 1.5 cycles/mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1997
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Takano, Itaru Matsuda, Yuko Harasawa, Hitoshi Ishibashi, Masumi Sato, Megumi Otoshi