Akio Nara
11Patents
9h-index
27Co-inventors
68Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 3, 1979 → May 13, 1993
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4310419A | Filter element for liquid straining filter | Performing Operations; Transporting | 118 | Expired |
| US4279864A | Monolithic catalyst converter | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 47 | Expired |
| US5163234A | Hand drier control apparatus | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 28 | Expired |
| US4685437A | Intake air heater for internal combustion engine with perforated plate heater element partially traversing air passage | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 23 | Expired |
| US4539108A | Fuel heating type fuel filter device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 20 | Expired |
| US4651702A | Air-fuel mixture heating device for internal combustion engine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 17 | Expired |
| US4593670A | Fuel evaporator for internal combustion engine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Expired |
| US4459123A | Driving method for auxiliary machinery of a vehicle | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 12 | Expired |
| US5354969A | Positive-temperature-coefficient thermistor heating device and process for production of the same | Electricity | 9 | Expired |
| US4432711A | Vane pump with cylinder profile defined by cycloid curves | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 9 | Expired |
| US4402655A | Vane pump with symmetrical inclined fluid confinement initiating line | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 0 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.