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Ricoh Group Sustainability Report 201237
Research & Development
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39,254
patents
6%
Research and development expenses ratio to sales
(FY 2012 ended March 31, 2012)
Japanese and foreign issued patents
(As of March 31, 2012)
Creating new innovations
with imagination and ideas
“Committed to providing excellence to improve the quality of living” through the
interaction between people and information. This is one element of our mission
statement embraced in Ricoh’s management philosophy. Since its founding in
1936, Ricoh has brought about technical innovations in the office environment
by introducing a variety of new products and services, including sensitized
paper, plain paper copiers, facsimile machines, and MFPs.
The foundation for these innovations is Ricoh’s wide variety of resources.
For example, MFPs, which are Ricoh’s major products, are built upon integrated
efforts among its various fields of expertise such as electrophotography,
imaging, chemistry, optical technology, networks, software and others. We
are certain that we will continue to create new value by combining these long-
established technologies with new technologies.
Community development
The environment Consumer issues