Patents by Inventor Akane Kikuta

Akane Kikuta 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).

  • Image forming apparatus with reference density changed according to low frequent and high frequent modes
    Patent number: 6668142
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus is able to maintain an image density at a constant level. The apparatus has a FC mode selecting key for allowing a user to selectively designate a low FC mode indicating that the apparatus is in a less-used state where the number of times of image formation is smaller than a predetermined value and a high FC mode indicating that the apparatus is in a highly-used state where the number of times of image formation is not smaller than the predetermined value, and a CPU for correctively setting a target value of toner density at a value higher than a target value of toner density at the low FC mode when the apparatus is in the high FC mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: Kyocera Mita Corporation
    Inventors: Takahisa Nakaue, Tetsuro Tomoe, Kenichi Tanabe, Akane Kikuta
  • Image forming apparatus
    Publication number: 20030103776
    Abstract: Disclosed is an image forming apparatus that enables to maintain an image density at a constant level. The apparatus has a FC mode selecting key for allowing a user to selectively designate a low FC mode indicating that the apparatus is in a less-used state where the number of times of image formation is smaller than a predetermined value and a high FC mode indicating that the apparatus is in a highly-used state where the number of times of image formation is not smaller than the predetermined value, and a CPU for correctively setting a target value of toner density at a value higher than a target value of toner density at the low FC mode when the apparatus is in the high FC mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Applicant: Kyocera Mita Corporation
    Inventors: Takahisa Nakaue, Tetsuro Tomoe, Kenichi Tanabe, Akane Kikuta