Akira Kikuchi
93Patents
20h-index
158Co-inventors
91Inventor score
Filing activity: Jan 7, 1974 → May 7, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US8454495B2 | Capsule medical apparatus | Human Necessities | 996 | Active |
| US5547457A | Objective optical system for endoscopes | Human Necessities | 166 | Expired |
| US5359456A | Objective lens system for endoscopes | Physics | 137 | Expired |
| US6773392B2 | Endoscope | Human Necessities | 87 | Expired |
| US7051447B2 | System and method for measuring coordinate using multi-joint arm | Physics | 79 | Expired |
| US7448993B2 | Gastrointestinal tract examining apparatus | Human Necessities | 51 | Expired |
| US7888894B2 | Electric motor control system, series hybrid vehicle, electric motor control apparatus, and electric motor control method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 45 | Active |
| US5142410A | Image relaying optical system | Physics | 41 | Expired |
| US4980639A | Method and apparatus for testing integrated electronic device | Physics | 37 | Expired |
| US3935083A | Method of forming insulating film on interconnection layer | Electricity | 36 | Expired |
| US5143435A | Illumination system for endoscopes | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 33 | Expired |
| US5424877A | Observation optical system for endoscopes | Physics | 32 | Expired |
| US5006795A | Charged beam radiation apparatus | Electricity | 30 | Expired |
| US4613791A | Automatic light control apparatus for vehicle | Performing Operations; Transporting | 29 | Expired |
| US4667156A | Vehicle wheel bearing mounted pulser | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 27 | Expired |
| US7268443B2 | Wind turbine generator system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 26 | Expired |
| US5926603A | Video signal editing apparatus in which multiple video clip edit frames are simultaneously displayed on one monitor | Electricity | 24 | Expired |
| US5097204A | Method and apparatus for evaluating the capacitance of an integrated electronic device using an E beam | Physics | 22 | Expired |
| US6558316B2 | Endoscope optical system including composition having durability to a sterilization treatment | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 22 | Expired |
| US4930861A | Television camera for endoscopes | Electricity | 20 | Expired |
| US4953937A | Illumination optical system | Physics | 19 | Expired |
| US4661760A | Control system for engine-driven generator | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 19 | Expired |
| US4851768A | Characteristic test apparatus for electronic device and method for using the same | Physics | 19 | Expired |
| US4728861A | Light control apparatus for a vehicle | Performing Operations; Transporting | 19 | Expired |
| US6567282B1 | Apparatus and method of sensorless control for synchronous generator | Electricity | 18 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.