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KOWA COMPANY, LTD.

592Patents
270Active
592Granted
53Portfolio score

Filing activity: Feb 22, 1973 → Apr 7, 2023 · 125 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7883540B2 Intraocular lens Human Necessities 713 Active
US5575285A Apparatus for measuring oxygen saturation Human Necessities 214 Expired
US5291885A Apparatus for measuring blood flow Human Necessities 166 Expired
US5522388A Pulse spectrometer Human Necessities 148 Expired
US7022713B2 Hyperlipemia therapeutic agent Human Necessities 113 Expired
US7776881B2 Hyperlipemia therapeutic agent Human Necessities 103 Active
US6198540A Optical coherence tomography have plural reference beams of differing modulations Physics 82 Expired
US5425729A Laser coagulation system Human Necessities 68 Expired
US4938584A Ophthalmic diagnostic method and apparatus Human Necessities 64 Expired
US5621523A Method and apparatus for measuring particles in a fluid Physics 62 Expired
US5257087A Method and apparatus for measuring particles in a fluid Physics 62 Expired
US6983058B1 Method of embedding digital watermark, storage medium in which the method is stored, method of identifying embedded digital watermark, and apparatus for embedding digital watermark Physics 57 Expired
US5129400A Ophthalmological measurement method and apparatus Human Necessities 54 Expired
US5430509A Scanning laser ophthalmoscope Human Necessities 52 Expired
US5598841A Blood flow measurement system Human Necessities 52 Expired
US5647032A Interferometers for measuring coherence length and high-speed switching of laser light Physics 51 Expired
US6973195B1 Method for embedding electronic watermark and method for decoding the same Electricity 51 Expired
US5353073A Three-dimensional shape measurement system Human Necessities 45 Expired
US4830494A Method and apparatus for measuring particles in a fluid Physics 44 Expired
US5719659A Ophthalmic apparatus having light polarizing means Human Necessities 41 Expired
US4806950A Image recording apparatus for heat generation type Electricity 40 Expired
US5691839A Laser scanning optical microscope Electricity 39 Expired
US5936764A Laser scanning optical microscope Electricity 39 Expired
US4758782A Method and apparatus for inspecting printed circuit board Physics 38 Expired
US4505893A Purified plasminogen activator, process for its production and thrombolytic composition containing it Human Necessities 37 Expired

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