Minolta Co., Ltd. based in Osaka, JP has been assigned the rights to these inventions. The list includes both Pending Applications and Patent Grants:

#1 | 2012-12-11 ✅ Patent 8,332,398 granted on 2012-12-11

US10446941

Database system in which logical principles for a data retrieval process can evolve based upon learning

#2 | 2012-08-07 ✅ Patent 8,237,936 granted on 2012-08-07

US10622462

Data processing apparatus, data processing method and image forming apparatus

#3 | 2011-11-08 ✅ Patent 8,051,678 granted on 2011-11-08

US10825178

Press molding method for manufacturing of glass substrate

#4 | 2011-09-15 ✅ Patent 8,149,446 granted on 2012-04-03

US20110222120A1

Physics

Printer capable of refusing receipt of printed materials sent from an unintended source

#5 | 2011-09-06 ✅ Patent 8,015,257 granted on 2011-09-06

US10409678

Image storage program and image processing apparatus

#6 | 2011-02-10 ✅ Patent 8,045,797 granted on 2011-10-25

US20110033107A1

Electricity

Image processing method, recording medium with recorded image processing program and image processing apparatus

#7 | 2010-10-12 ✅ Patent 7,812,981 granted on 2010-10-12

US10446773

Image processing apparatus

#8 | 2010-09-21 ✅ Patent 7,801,737 granted on 2010-09-21

US9534255

Data distributing system and data recording method

#9 | 2010-07-06 ✅ Patent 7,752,267 granted on 2010-07-06

US10095536

Device, method and program product for data transmission management

#10 | 2010-06-08 ✅ Patent 7,734,458 granted on 2010-06-08

US9593060

Translating apparatus having different modes for translating and outputting document data

#11 | 2010-03-18

US20100070967A1

Electricity

Recording medium of network administration program

#12 | 2010-02-02 ✅ Patent 7,656,566 granted on 2010-02-02

US9656440

Image processing apparatus

#13 | 2010-01-12 ✅ Patent 7,647,377 granted on 2010-01-12

US10073150

Data transmission device, method and program for providing a unified transmission method in multi-destination delivery

#14 | 2009-11-17 ✅ Patent 7,619,759 granted on 2009-11-17

US9585339

Image forming apparatus, power supply apparatus, and method of supplying power

#15 | 2009-10-20 ✅ Patent 7,604,706 granted on 2009-10-20

US10109553

Method for producing resin-molded substrate and method for producing reversible image display medium

#16 | 2009-09-01 ✅ Patent 7,583,271 granted on 2009-09-01

US9798968

Method and apparatus for data processing recognizing an object represented as two-dimensional image

#17 | 2009-07-14 ✅ Patent 7,559,214 granted on 2009-07-14

US10624331

Method of manufacturing optical element made of glass

#18 | 2009-07-07 ✅ Patent 7,557,942 granted on 2009-07-07

US10105512

System and method for storing, processing and transmitting image data over a network

#19 | 2009-06-25 ✅ Patent 7,844,111 granted on 2010-11-30

US20090161186A1

Electricity

Image processing method, recording medium with recorded image processing program and image processing apparatus

#20 | 2009-06-16 ✅ Patent 7,548,993 granted on 2009-06-16

US10098562

Data transmission apparatus, data transmission method and data transmission program

#21 | 2009-06-09 ✅ Patent 7,545,419 granted on 2009-06-09

US10396874

Solid-state pixel sensitivity variation correcting image-sensing device

#22 | 2009-06-09 ✅ Patent 7,545,525 granted on 2009-06-09

US9082127

Input-output apparatus selecting method for network system

#23 | 2009-06-04

US20090141305A1

Electricity

Data processing apparatus

#24 | 2009-05-26 ✅ Patent 7,538,795 granted on 2009-05-26

US10617761

Monitor device for moving body

#25 | 2009-05-26 ✅ Patent 7,539,633 granted on 2009-05-26

US9662176

Parts-management system, method of managing parts and parts-management apparatus

#26 | 2009-05-19 ✅ Patent 7,536,028 granted on 2009-05-19

US10395410

Monitoring camera system, monitoring camera control device and monitoring program recorded in recording medium

#27 | 2009-04-21 ✅ Patent 7,522,346 granted on 2009-04-21

US10609232

Imaging device and digital camera using the imaging device

#28 | 2009-04-21 ✅ Patent 7,523,360 granted on 2009-04-21

US10292602

Abnormality alarm device and abnormality alarm method

#29 | 2009-03-24 ✅ Patent 7,508,595 granted on 2009-03-24

US10639313

Taking lens apparatus

#30 | 2009-03-03 ✅ Patent 7,499,192 granted on 2009-03-03

US9925734

Process cartridge for image forming device

#31 | 2009-02-17 ✅ Patent 7,492,398 granted on 2009-02-17

US9405848

Three-dimensional input apparatus and image sensing control method

#32 | 2009-02-10 ✅ Patent 7,489,416 granted on 2009-02-10

US10105340

Image processing apparatus

#33 | 2009-01-27 ✅ Patent 7,483,548 granted on 2009-01-27

US10452426

Method for detecting object formed of regions from image

#34 | 2009-01-15 ✅ Patent 7,940,413 granted on 2011-05-10

US20090015863A1

Physics

Image processing device, image forming device, image processing method, image forming method, program, and computer readable recording medium on which the program is recorded

#35 | 2009-01-13 ✅ Patent 7,477,745 granted on 2009-01-13

US10270161

License management apparatus, license management system and license management method

#36 | 2009-01-08

US20090009805A1

Performing operations; transporting

PRINTING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A PRINTING SYSTEM

#37 | 2009-01-06 ✅ Patent 7,474,787 granted on 2009-01-06

US9749449

Apparatus and method of detecting specified pattern

#38 | 2008-12-18 ✅ Patent 7,940,414 granted on 2011-05-10

US20080309972A1

Physics

Image processing device, image forming device, image processing method, image forming method, program, and computer readable recording medium on which the program is recorded

#39 | 2008-11-18 ✅ Patent 7,453,416 granted on 2008-11-18

US10271776

Image displaying device

#40 | 2008-11-11 ✅ Patent 7,450,252 granted on 2008-11-11

US9482684

Method and device for processing image data

#41 | 2008-10-14 ✅ Patent 7,436,435 granted on 2008-10-14

US10260503

Image taking device having image-blur compensator

#42 | 2008-10-02 ✅ Patent 8,004,708 granted on 2011-08-23

US20080244392A1

Physics

Image processing device, image forming device, image processing method, image forming method, program, and computer readable recording medium on which the program is recorded

#43 | 2008-09-04 ✅ Patent 7,649,646 granted on 2010-01-19

US20080212992A1

Physics

Process cartridge for image forming device

#44 | 2008-07-08 ✅ Patent 7,396,788 granted on 2008-07-08

US10460908

Glass composition and glass substrate

#45 | 2008-06-24 ✅ Patent 7,392,233 granted on 2008-06-24

US9255352

Image searching system, image searching method, and a recording medium storing an image searching program

#46 | 2008-06-17 ✅ Patent 7,388,965 granted on 2008-06-17

US10728541

Imaging forming apparatus and copy management system

#47 | 2008-05-06 ✅ Patent 7,370,097 granted on 2008-05-06

US10463609

Network management program, network management system and network management apparatus

#48 | 2008-04-24

US20080098016A1

Physics

Database system in which logical principles for a data retrieval process can evolve based upon learning

#49 | 2008-04-22 ✅ Patent 7,362,352 granted on 2008-04-22

US10157060

Image capturing apparatus with variable communication forms

#50 | 2008-03-25 ✅ Patent 7,349,022 granted on 2008-03-25

US10411125

Image shift correcting device, image capturing device, and digital camera using same

#51 | 2008-03-18 ✅ Patent 7,344,810 granted on 2008-03-18

US9955030

Photosensitive member

#52 | 2008-02-19 ✅ Patent 7,333,232 granted on 2008-02-19

US9788675

Image processing apparatus having a function to receive control programs transferred from external device

#53 | 2008-01-24

US20080018021A1

Performing operations; transporting

Method for producing resin-molded substrate and method for producing reversible image display medium

#54 | 2008-01-03 ✅ Patent 7,843,608 granted on 2010-11-30

US20080002898A1

Physics

Image processing apparatus capable of preventing pseudo coutour

#55 | 2008-01-03 ✅ Patent 7,495,271 granted on 2009-02-24

US20080001193A1

Electricity

Image-sensing apparatus

#56 | 2007-12-27

US20070300283A1

Electricity

Broadcasting system and media player

#57 | 2007-12-04 ✅ Patent 7,304,804 granted on 2007-12-04

US10649537

Zoom lens device

#58 | 2007-11-20 ✅ Patent 7,298,504 granted on 2007-11-20

US10847292

Image formation apparatus limiting print operation according to additional information embedded in input image data

#59 | 2007-11-20 ✅ Patent 7,298,918 granted on 2007-11-20

US10601965

Image processing apparatus capable of highly precise edge extraction

#60 | 2007-11-20 ✅ Patent 7,298,917 granted on 2007-11-20

US10372954

Image processing program product and device for executing Retinex processing

#61 | 2007-11-13 ✅ Patent 7,296,059 granted on 2007-11-13

US10094664

Device, method, and program for transmitting reduced quality images linked to original quality images

#62 | 2007-11-01 ✅ Patent 7,339,695 granted on 2008-03-04

US20070253023A1

Electricity

Data processing device, data processing method, and data processing program for recognizing characters in a URL

#63 | 2007-10-23 ✅ Patent 7,286,290 granted on 2007-10-23

US10844132

Optical illumination apparatus

#64 | 2007-10-23 ✅ Patent 7,286,163 granted on 2007-10-23

US10449099

Image taking device with bent optical system

#65 | 2007-10-18 ✅ Patent 7,385,722 granted on 2008-06-10

US20070245268A1

Electricity

Image processing system for outputting scanned images in the specified sequence

#66 | 2007-10-16 ✅ Patent 7,283,267 granted on 2007-10-16

US10076365

Data processing device, data processing method, and data processing program for recognizing characters in a URL

#67 | 2007-10-11 ✅ Patent 7,454,060 granted on 2008-11-18

US20070237394A1

Physics

Image processor for character recognition

#68 | 2007-09-11 ✅ Patent 7,269,281 granted on 2007-09-11

US10463784

Method for measuring object based on image and photographing apparatus

#69 | 2007-09-11 ✅ Patent 7,268,914 granted on 2007-09-11

US10154850

Image processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, image processing method, and program product thereof

#70 | 2007-09-11 ✅ Patent 7,269,843 granted on 2007-09-11

US9839231

Broadcasting system and media player

#71 | 2007-09-04 ✅ Patent 7,266,215 granted on 2007-09-04

US10084708

Image forming apparatus and copy management system

#72 | 2007-08-28 ✅ Patent 7,263,219 granted on 2007-08-28

US10721730

Image processor

#73 | 2007-08-14 ✅ Patent 7,257,235 granted on 2007-08-14

US10375616

Monitoring apparatus, monitoring method, monitoring program and monitoring program recorded recording medium readable by computer

#74 | 2007-08-09

US20070183638A1

Electricity

Image extracting apparatus and image extracting method

#75 | 2007-08-07 ✅ Patent 7,254,283 granted on 2007-08-07

US9438247

Image processor processing image data in parallel with a plurality of processors

#76 | 2007-07-31 ✅ Patent 7,251,055 granted on 2007-07-31

US9783323

Image forming apparatus having a function for correcting color deviation and the like

#77 | 2007-07-31 ✅ Patent 7,251,053 granted on 2007-07-31

US9630572

Image processing apparatus and method

#78 | 2007-07-31 ✅ Patent 7,251,686 granted on 2007-07-31

US9547673

Apparatus management unit and system for determining the validity of data/mail based on its expiration date and/or time

#79 | 2007-07-26 ✅ Patent 7,515,749 granted on 2009-04-07

US20070172121A1

Electricity

Image processing method, recording medium with recorded image processing program and image processing apparatus

#80 | 2007-07-24 ✅ Patent 7,248,293 granted on 2007-07-24

US10390360

Image-sensing apparatus having a zoom lens system that folds an optical path

#81 | 2007-07-17 ✅ Patent 7,246,085 granted on 2007-07-17

US10066796

Electronic catalogue system, server, and medium for displaying on one screen images of a commercial product and articles for comparison

#82 | 2007-07-03 ✅ Patent 7,239,342 granted on 2007-07-03

US10446195

Image processing apparatus and method

#83 | 2007-07-03 ✅ Patent 7,239,350 granted on 2007-07-03

US10102051

Image pick-up device and system that provide image taking guidance

#84 | 2007-07-03 ✅ Patent 7,239,405 granted on 2007-07-03

US9258067

Image processing system for outputting scanned images in the specified sequences

#85 | 2007-06-26 ✅ Patent 7,236,185 granted on 2007-06-26

US10156302

Image capturing system

#86 | 2007-06-26 ✅ Patent 7,236,192 granted on 2007-06-26

US9773106

Image-sensing device

#87 | 2007-06-19 ✅ Patent 7,233,422 granted on 2007-06-19

US10602289

Image display apparatus

#88 | 2007-06-14 ✅ Patent 7,385,742 granted on 2008-06-10

US20070133076A1

Physics

Image display apparatus

#89 | 2007-06-12 ✅ Patent 7,230,647 granted on 2007-06-12

US9527350

Electronic information device having a display and method and apparatus for controlling power-off of the display

#90 | 2007-06-05 ✅ Patent 7,227,574 granted on 2007-06-05

US10440794

Image capturing apparatus

#91 | 2007-06-05 ✅ Patent 7,227,659 granted on 2007-06-05

US9969148

Print controller and image forming apparatus

#92 | 2007-06-05 ✅ Patent 7,227,656 granted on 2007-06-05

US9616883

Management device and method of print system for updating software programs installed in the print system

#93 | 2007-05-29 ✅ Patent 7,224,491 granted on 2007-05-29

US10105520

Data communication apparatus, data communication system, data communication method, control program, and computer readable storage medium stored with control program

#94 | 2007-05-29 ✅ Patent 7,224,476 granted on 2007-05-29

US9151321

Control device and control method for network-connected device

#95 | 2007-05-22 ✅ Patent 7,221,465 granted on 2007-05-22

US9586641

Printer control device and method to control printers in network to which multiple printers are connected, and computer program product to perform said control

#96 | 2007-05-15 ✅ Patent 7,218,341 granted on 2007-05-15