Patent assignee · JP · COMPANY

HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.

1,231Patents
424Active
1,231Granted
53Portfolio score

Filing activity: May 29, 1973 → May 18, 2017 · 175 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4773740A Electrochromic display device Physics 217 Expired
US6837438B1 Non-contact information medium and communication system utilizing the same Physics 199 Expired
US5497488A System for parallel string search with a function-directed parallel collation of a first partition of each string followed by matching of second partitions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 174 Expired
US4793695A Electrochromic display device Physics 163 Expired
US9311946B2 Magnetic recording medium Physics 132 Active
US6282081A Electrode for capacitor, method for producing the same and capacitor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 131 Expired
US5786074A Magnetic recording medium Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 113 Expired
US7803471B1 Magnetic tape, its cleaning method, and optical servotrack forming/cleaning apparatus Physics 112 Active
US5113184A Method and system of communication for a non-contact IC card Physics 111 Expired
US6921592B2 Magnetic recording medium comprising a magnetic layer having specific thickness, surface roughness and friction coefficient Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 111 Expired
US6385407B1 Accommodating enclosure and management system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 103 Expired
US8045288B2 Tape drive with cartridge thickness detecting sensors Physics 95 Active
US5537584A Power instability control of a memory card and a data processing device therefor Physics 95 Expired
US6344824B1 Noncontact communication semiconductor device Electricity 89 Expired
US5574273A Non-contact system parallel data transfer system Physics 87 Expired
US6615363B1 Optical disk and method of recording on the same Physics 87 Expired
US5932139A Fluorescent substance, fluorescent composition, fluorescent mark carrier and optical reader thereof Chemistry; Metallurgy 86 Expired
US7287715B2 Magnetic tape cartridge Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 80 Expired
US4911298A Cassette storage container Physics 78 Expired
US4962415A IC card Electricity 78 Expired
US7419315B2 Lens device Physics 74 Active
US5091618A IC card reader/writer Physics 71 Expired
US5550781A Semiconductor apparatus with two activating modes of different number of selected word lines at refreshing Physics 71 Expired
US7374101B2 Adapter panel, electronic equipment, and cable connector identification system Electricity 70 Active
US5867455A Optical method and device for irradiating domains at predetermined positions Physics 64 Expired

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