Patents by Inventor Takerou Kurenuma

Takerou Kurenuma 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 bearing member and method of manufacturing the member and image forming apparatus using the member
    Patent number: 6097914
    Abstract: An image bearing member utilized in an image forming apparatus includes a cylindrical member on which an image is formed on a peripheral surface thereof. An image bearing member further includes a filling-up member which suppresses vibration of the cylindrical member by being inserted into an inner part of the cylindrical member, and an anaerobic adhesive which adheres and fixes an outer peripheral surface of the filling-up member to an inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical member by osmosing into a clearance formed between the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical member and the outer peripheral surface of the filling-up member. The anaerobic adhesive is placed inside of an end face of at least one side of the outer peripheral surface of the filling-up member, and an adhesion width is formed wherein the anaerobic adhesive is spread around an entire periphery of the outer peripheral surface of the filling-up member from an end face of the filling-up member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaru Tanaka, Takeo Suda, Sadao Takahashi, Takerou Kurenuma, Wataru Ohtani, Itaru Ohtsuka