Asserter profile
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
operating company11 patents now12 ever2 cases filed during tenure14 connections
Also seen as: RICOH COMPANY, LTD. · Ricoh Corporation · Ricoh Co., Ltd.
PTAB exposure
1of this entity’s patents have been challenged at PTAB (1 total proceeding). 1 currently have active proceedings.
Two-hop network
Edges marked ⚖️ overlap with at least one infringement suit filed during the receiving entity’s tenure with the patent. Bold-bordered = this entity. Red = NPE; orange = shell LLC; green = defensive aggregator; blue = operating company.
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Nricoh["Ricoh Company, Ltd."]
Ntakuro_mano["Takuro Mano"]
Nazumai_hideo_iwasaki_keiichi_kiya_yukitoshi_miyamoto_masayos["Azumai, Hideo; Iwasaki, Keiichi; Kiya,…"]
Nshingo_yamaguchi["Shingo Yamaguchi"]
Nkim_chan_luu_nolan_n_motoyama_tetsuro["KIM, CHAN; LUU, NOLAN N.; MOTOYAMA, TET…"]
Nricoh_americas["Ricoh Americas Corporation"]
Nnakamura_yuki["NAKAMURA, YUKI"]
Nshigemori_toshihiro["Shigemori, Toshihiro"]
Nkatsumi_shimokawa["Katsumi Shimokawa"]
Ntakao_mikihiko_fukushima_yasuhide_hashiguchi_masafumi_hoshin["Takao, Mikihiko; Fukushima, Yasuhide; H…"]
Nhashimoto_hirokuni["Hashimoto, Hirokuni"]
Ncmc_magnetics["CMC Magnetics Corporation"]
Ntakahiro_asai_kaoru_maeda["Takahiro Asai; Kaoru Maeda"]
Njohn_barrus_michael_gormish_sergey_chemishkian["John Barrus; Michael Gormish; Sergey Ch…"]
Nasai_takahiro_maeda_kaoru_both_individually["ASAI, TAKAHIRO; MAEDA, KAORU (both, ind…"]
Ntakuro_mano ==>|"⚖️ 2019 · Assignment · 11289093"| Nricoh
Nazumai_hideo_iwasaki_keiichi_kiya_yukitoshi_miyamoto_masayos -->|"1990 · Assignment · 5019913"| Nricoh
Nshingo_yamaguchi -->|"2000 · Assignment · 7355732"| Nricoh
Nkim_chan_luu_nolan_n_motoyama_tetsuro -->|"1991 · Assignment · 5353388"| Nricoh
Nricoh -->|"2007 · Change of Name · 6104834"| Nricoh_americas
Nnakamura_yuki ==>|"⚖️ 2001 · Assignment · 6631109"| Nricoh
Nshigemori_toshihiro ==>|"⚖️ 1989 · Assignment · 5063552"| Nricoh
Nkatsumi_shimokawa -->|"2000 · Assignment · 6788428"| Nricoh
Ntakao_mikihiko_fukushima_yasuhide_hashiguchi_masafumi_hoshin -->|"2018 · Assignment · 11156557"| Nricoh
Nhashimoto_hirokuni ==>|"⚖️ 1998 · Assignment · 6172955"| Nricoh
Nricoh -->|"2022 · Assignment · 6172955"| Ncmc_magnetics
Ntakahiro_asai_kaoru_maeda ==>|"⚖️ Assignment · 10270837"| Nricoh
Njohn_barrus_michael_gormish_sergey_chemishkian -->|"2013 · Assignment · 8977860"| Nricoh
Nasai_takahiro_maeda_kaoru_both_individually -->|"2015 · Assignment · 9661057"| Nricoh
classDef focal fill:#fef3c7,stroke:#92400e,stroke-width:3px,color:#1c1917
classDef npe fill:#fee2e2,stroke:#be123c,stroke-width:2px,color:#1c1917
classDef shell fill:#fed7aa,stroke:#9a3412,stroke-width:2px,color:#1c1917
classDef defensive fill:#dcfce7,stroke:#15803d,stroke-width:2px,color:#1c1917
classDef operating fill:#e0f2fe,stroke:#075985,stroke-width:1px,color:#1c1917
class Nricoh focal
class Nricoh_americas operating
class Ncmc_magnetics operating
Patents currently held (11)
- US 10270837? → present
- Ricoh Company, Ltd. v. Zoom Communications, Inc. filed 2025-08-29
- US 50635521989-07-25 → present
- Ricoh Company, Ltd. v. Quanta Computer Inc. et al. filed 2006-08-24
- US 50199131990-11-13 → present
- US 53533881991-11-29 → present
- US 67884282000-04-11 → present
- US 73557322000-12-20 → present
- US 66311092001-03-01 → present
- Ricoh Company, Ltd. v. Quanta Computer Inc. et al. filed 2006-08-24
- US 89778602013-12-18 → present
- US 96610572015-01-28 → present
- US 111565572018-03-16 → present
- Ricoh Company, Ltd. v. Zoom Communications, Inc. filed 2025-08-29
Patents previously held (1)
- US 61729551998-08-15 → 2022-04-22
- Ricoh Company, Ltd. v. Quanta Computer Inc. et al. filed 2006-08-24
Connected entities (14)
- Takuro Manoindividual1 patent · ⚖️ 1
- Azumai, Hideo; Iwasaki, Keiichi; Kiya, Yukitoshi; Miyamoto, Masayoshi; Niito, Yoshiharu; Shimada, Kazuyuki; Yagishita, Takahiroindividual1 patent
- Shingo Yamaguchiindividual1 patent
- KIM, CHAN; LUU, NOLAN N.; MOTOYAMA, TETSUROindividual1 patent
- Ricoh Americas Corporationoperating company1 patent
- NAKAMURA, YUKIindividual1 patent · ⚖️ 1
- Shigemori, Toshihiroindividual1 patent · ⚖️ 1
- Katsumi Shimokawaindividual1 patent
- Takao, Mikihiko; Fukushima, Yasuhide; Hashiguchi, Masafumi; Hoshino, Yutaro; Yanata, Toshioindividual1 patent
- Hashimoto, Hirokuniindividual1 patent · ⚖️ 1
- CMC Magnetics Corporationoperating company1 patent
- Takahiro Asai; Kaoru Maedaindividual1 patent · ⚖️ 1
- John Barrus; Michael Gormish; Sergey Chemishkianindividual1 patent
- ASAI, TAKAHIRO; MAEDA, KAORU (both, individually)individual1 patent