Patents by Inventor Mitsuko Sugano

Mitsuko Sugano 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).

  • Fixing device and image forming apparatus incorporating the same
    Patent number: 10809652
    Abstract: A fixing device includes a first rotator, a second rotator disposed opposite the first rotator to form a nip with the first rotator, a heater including a base and a heat generator, and a non-contact temperature detector to detect a temperature of the heater. The heater contacts an inner circumferential surface of the first rotator. The non-contact temperature detector is disposed opposite the inner circumferential surface of the first rotator via the base and disposed at a predetermined distance from the heater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yoshinaga, Tomoya Adachi, Yuusuke Furuichi, Yukimichi Someya, Mitsuko Sugano
  • FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20200033776
    Abstract: A fixing device includes a first rotator, a second rotator disposed opposite the first rotator to form a nip with the first rotator, a heater including a base and a heat generator, and a non-contact temperature detector to detect a temperature of the heater. The heater contacts an inner circumferential surface of the first rotator. The non-contact temperature detector is disposed opposite the inner circumferential surface of the first rotator via the base and disposed at a predetermined distance from the heater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroshi YOSHINAGA, Tomoya ADACHI, Yuusuke FURUICHI, Yukimichi SOMEYA, Mitsuko SUGANO
  • Monoclonal antibody specific for rat synaptophysin
    Patent number: 5496705
    Abstract: An object of this invention is to provide a monoclonal antibody which can quantitatively analyze a very small amount of synaptophysin present in tissues using a small amount of the antibody in accordance with a complement fixation test. Disclosed is a monoclonal antibody produced by using a rat brain extract as an immunogen, wherein an immunoglobulin class thereof is IgM, and the monoclonal antibody has specific reactivity for rat synaptophysin or P-38.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1996
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Mitsuko Sugano