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FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

2,648Patents
1,331Active
2,648Granted
56Portfolio score

Filing activity: May 22, 1973 → Aug 22, 2024 · 369 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5038255A Vehicle lamp Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 411 Expired
US6508803B1 Niti-type medical guide wire and method of producing the same Performing Operations; Transporting 355 Expired
US8737793B2 Multi-core optical fiber and method of manufacturing the same Chemistry; Metallurgy 245 Active
US8755659B2 Optical transmission system and multi-core optical fiber Physics 235 Active
US8094985B2 Multi-core holey fiber and optical transmission system Electricity 232 Active
US7809223B2 Polarization-maintaining optical fiber, method of manufacturing polarization-maintaining optical-fiber connecting portion, and polarization-maintaining optical-fiber connecting portion Chemistry; Metallurgy 223 Active
US9142334B2 Foamed electrical wire and a method of producing the same Electricity 208 Active
US4991542A Method of forming a thin film by plasma CVD and apapratus for forming a thin film Electricity 192 Expired
US6461054B1 Adapter having a light-shielding shutter and optical module receptacle having a light-shielding shutter Physics 175 Expired
US6082443A Cooling device with heat pipe Electricity 157 Expired
US5892912A Method of managing virtual networks using a virtual network identifier Electricity 147 Expired
US5368661A Method for joining parts of Ni-Ti alloys with different metals Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 136 Expired
US5724041A Spread spectrum radar device using pseudorandom noise signal for detection of an object Physics 124 Expired
US6292288A Raman amplifier, optical repeater, and raman amplification method Electricity 113 Expired
US5358796A Joined parts of Ni-Ti alloys with different metals and joining method therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 102 Expired
US5409055A Heat pipe type radiation for electronic apparatus Electricity 100 Expired
US5600747A Method of collectively connecting multiple optical connectors and aligning and positioning jig for multiple optical connectors used in the method Physics 99 Expired
US5959571A Radar device Physics 99 Expired
US5960135A Optical integrated circuit for bidirectional communications and method for producing the same Physics 96 Expired
US6269866A Cooling device with heat pipe Electricity 95 Expired
US5641364A Method of manufacturing high-temperature shape memory alloys Chemistry; Metallurgy 89 Expired
US6756697B2 Mounting structure including communication system for transmitting multiplex control signal to vehicle electrical devices Performing Operations; Transporting 82 Expired
US5431506A Property of bonded metal, including forming material of nickel-titatium alloy, and the method of manufacturing the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 78 Expired
US5231249A Insulated power cable Electricity 77 Expired
US5883736A Er-doped optical fiber amplifier Electricity 76 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.