Patents by Inventor Kensaku Ogiwara

Kensaku Ogiwara 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
    Patent number: 6480297
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an image reading device for reading an image of a document to obtain image data; a data communication device connected with a computer for receiving an image data from the computer; a facsimile device connected with a telephone line for receiving an image data through the telephone line; an image memory for storing the image data obtained through the image reading device, the image data obtained through the data communication device, and the image data obtained through the facsimile device; an image memory controller for mediating an access to the image memory in a predetermined priority order for storing and reading the image data among the image reading device, the data communication device, and the facsimile device; and an image forming device for forming the image according to the image data controlled by the image memory controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Suzuki, Kunio Shijo, Seiichi Watanabe, Hirohiko Yamazaki, Masaki Kakutani, Kensaku Ogiwara, Satoru Kashiwada, Takayuki Suzuki, Koichi Kitamoto, Kazuo Izumi, Yasuhiko Yamaguchi, Akihiko Oda, Toru Ichiki, Kenji Okuyama