Inventor · Yokohama, JP

Akira Kato

417Patents
32h-index
562Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 11, 1975 → Mar 8, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7139569B2 Service searching system Electricity 222 Expired
US5177670A Capacitor-carrying semiconductor module Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 193 Expired
US5678402A Air-fuel ratio control system for internal combustion engines and exhaust system temperature-estimating device applicable thereto Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 101 Expired
US6855074B2 Multi-piece solid golf ball Human Necessities 93 Expired
US7336002B2 Vehicle power supply system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 80 Expired
US8036815B2 System for restarting internal combustion engine when engine restart request occurs Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 79 Active
US5123413A Electric therapeutic apparatus Human Necessities 74 Expired
US6168100A Method for producing embossed metallic flakelets Physics 61 Expired
US7035049B2 Glass substrate for a magnetic disk, a magnetic disk which can be formed with a stable texture and a magnetic disk device Physics 61 Expired
US5947095A Cylinder-by-cylinder air-fuel ratio-estimating system for internal combustion engines Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 55 Expired
US6754579B2 Automatic engine stop and start system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 55 Expired
US7528674B2 Mobile radio apparatus capable of adaptive impedance matching Electricity 54 Active
US7283145B2 Image heating apparatus and heater therefor Physics 53 Active
US6112388A Embossed metallic flakelets and method for producing the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 50 Expired
US4537873A Catalyst for catalytic combustion Performing Operations; Transporting 49 Expired
US7193181B2 Image heating apparatus and heater used therefor Physics 49 Expired
US5407998A Golf ball and method for the production thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 48 Expired
US5716293A Golf ball Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 47 Expired
US9033820B2 Golf club head Performing Operations; Transporting 47 Active
US7728546B2 Multiple power supply apparatus with improved installability Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Active
US4822384A Oxygen enriching apparatus with means for regulating oxygen concentration of oxygen enriched gas Performing Operations; Transporting 43 Expired
US5704852A Thread wound golf ball Human Necessities 41 Expired
US4738946A High temperature stable catalyst and process for preparing same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Expired
US5856711A Power-supply distributor for use in vehicles Performing Operations; Transporting 39 Expired
US8814724B2 Golf club Human Necessities 39 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.