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Sumitomo Special Metals Co., Ltd.

275Patents
0Active
275Granted
42Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jan 9, 1981 → Jan 9, 2004

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4770723A Magnetic materials and permanent magnets Electricity 114 Expired
US5032304A Method of manufacturing transparent high density ceramic material Chemistry; Metallurgy 89 Expired
US4597938A Process for producing permanent magnet materials Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 86 Expired
US4792368A Magnetic materials and permanent magnets Electricity 86 Expired
US4777464A Magnetic field generating device for NMR-CT Physics 84 Expired
US4601875A Process for producing magnetic materials Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 82 Expired
US4679022A Magnetic field generating device for NMR-CT Electricity 66 Expired
US6443143B1 Method and apparatus for cutting rare earth alloy Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 61 Expired
US5064029A Eddy current retarder Electricity 59 Expired
US4818966A Magnetic field generating device Physics 56 Expired
US5283544A Magnetic field generating device used for MRI Physics 55 Expired
US6452472B1 Pole-piece unit, method for assembling the same, and magnetic field generator Electricity 55 Expired
US4684406A Permanent magnet materials Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 48 Expired
US6000128A Process of producing a multi-layered printed-coil substrate Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 47 Expired
US5952909A Multi-layered printed-coil substrate, printed-coil substrates and printed-coil components Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 47 Expired
US4837114A Process for producing magnets having improved corrosion resistance Electricity 44 Expired
US5252924A Magnetic field generating apparatus for MRI Physics 42 Expired
US4855854A Thin-film magnetic head Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 41 Expired
US6277506A Thin film magnetic head thin film magnetic head substrate and method for fabricating such substrate Physics 41 Expired
US4430440A Magnetic head slider material Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Expired
US5225953A Magnetic thin film head of a single magnetic pole for perpendicular recording and reproduction Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Expired
US4770702A Process for producing the rare earth alloy powders Electricity 34 Expired
US5621324A Magnetic field generator for MRI Physics 33 Expired
US5666635A Fabrication methods for R-Fe-B permanent magnets Performing Operations; Transporting 31 Expired
US4659606A Substrate members for recording disks and process for producing same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Expired

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