Inventor · Tokyo, JP

Akira Hasegawa

269Patents
32h-index
367Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 18, 1974 → Mar 20, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6282320A Video data decoding apparatus and method and video signal reproduction apparatus and method Electricity 137 Expired
US5793539A Optical system for endoscopes Physics 107 Expired
US5993037A Light source device for endoscopes Human Necessities 88 Expired
US6139175A Light source for endoscopes, having different numerical-aperture light collection system Physics 86 Expired
US5995136A Frame sequential type imaging apparatus for obtaining high resolution object image by irradiating frame sequential light on the object, photoelectrically converting the object image and processing signals by a solid state imaging device Electricity 83 Expired
US6918872B2 Capsule endoscope Human Necessities 76 Expired
US4856495A Endoscope apparatus Human Necessities 75 Expired
US5608451A Endoscope apparatus Electricity 71 Expired
US6841989B2 Hall-effect current detector Electricity 66 Expired
USRE41807E1 Capsule endoscope General 65 Active
US5430475A Electronic endoscope apparatus having micro array on photoelectric conversion surface Human Necessities 64 Expired
US4916534A Endoscope Human Necessities 60 Expired
US7343032B2 Method and apparatus for automatic and dynamic vessel detection Physics 57 Active
US6855111B2 Capsule endoscope Human Necessities 55 Expired
US4882619A High resolution image pickup system with color dispersion means Electricity 54 Expired
US4802460A Endoscope illuminating optical system device Physics 52 Expired
US7704206B2 Endoscope that provides selection of each illumination mode of four different illumination modes Human Necessities 48 Expired
US5089812A Liquid-crystal display Physics 45 Expired
US5896418A Data transmission system having a communication control computer for controlling communication between a communication interface module and terminal devices Performing Operations; Transporting 45 Expired
USD342575S Receptacle for blood sample analyzing General 43 Expired
US5380772A Modelling liquid for dental porcelain Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 41 Expired
US5589465A Glycolipid derivatives acting as ligands for selectins Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Expired
US6069651A Imaging apparatus for endoscopes Human Necessities 40 Expired
US6772003B2 Endoscope apparatus Physics 40 Expired
US7022066B2 Capsule endoscope Electricity 39 Expired

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