The Agency of Industrial Science and Technology
1,064Patents
0Active
1,064Granted
47Portfolio score
Filing activity: May 8, 1968 → May 6, 2005
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4470414A | Laser surgical knife | Human Necessities | 1,198 | Expired |
| US5376251A | Carbon micro-sensor electrode and method for preparing it | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 352 | Expired |
| US5380422A | Micro-electrode and method for preparing it | Physics | 321 | Expired |
| US5281319A | Carbon micro-sensor electrode and method for preparing it | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 313 | Expired |
| US4643950A | Semiconductor device | Electricity | 269 | Expired |
| US5028597A | Antithrombogenic materials | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 260 | Expired |
| US4768513A | Method and device for measuring and processing light | Physics | 235 | Expired |
| US4834200A | Method and apparatus for dynamic walking control of robot | Performing Operations; Transporting | 182 | Expired |
| US4570227A | Portable map display apparatus | Physics | 181 | Expired |
| US4754760A | Ultrasonic pulse temperature determination method and apparatus | Physics | 146 | Expired |
| US5208431A | Method for producing object by laser spraying and apparatus for conducting the method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 140 | Expired |
| US4508265A | Method for spray combination of liquids and apparatus therefor | Performing Operations; Transporting | 127 | Expired |
| US6024915A | Coated metal particles, a metal-base sinter and a process for producing same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 120 | Expired |
| US5443503A | Artificial heart pump | Human Necessities | 114 | Expired |
| US4383767A | Method for blending by combining fine particles | Performing Operations; Transporting | 111 | Expired |
| US5430322A | Thermoelectric element sheet in which thermoelectric semiconductors are mounted between films | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 103 | Expired |
| US4491522A | Anaerobic digestion process for organic wastes | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 102 | Expired |
| US6055859A | Non-contact micromanipulation method and apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 102 | Expired |
| US5536485A | Diamond sinter, high-pressure phase boron nitride sinter, and processes for producing those sinters | Performing Operations; Transporting | 101 | Expired |
| US5447894A | Sintered ceramic article formed mainly of alumina | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 101 | Expired |
| US5233211A | Semiconductor device for driving a light valve | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 100 | Expired |
| US4278142A | Automatic guidance system for vehicles | Physics | 98 | Expired |
| US5380692A | Catalyst for catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxide | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 94 | Expired |
| US5503010A | Directional atomic force microscope and method of observing a sample with the microscope | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 91 | Expired |
| US5003977A | Device for analyzing fluorescent light signals | Physics | 87 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.