Patents by Inventor Hideo Kimata

Hideo Kimata 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).

  • Oriented foamed rotary member, and developing device using same
    Patent number: 5930570
    Abstract: There are disclosed a foamed rotary member having a surface of a foam, and a large number of cells provided in the foam and each having a prolate spheroid shape, wherein the major axis direction of the cell is along the rotation axis direction, and also a developing device using the foamed rotary member as a toner supplying rotary member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshiro Saito, Hiroshi Sasame, Tatsuhiko Hayakawa, Tetsuya Kobayashi, Naoki Enomoto, Tomoyuki Ohkura, Hideo Kimata