Inventor · Kitami, JP

Chihiro Kobayashi

32Patents
11h-index
53Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 12, 1991 → Aug 2, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5696321A Thermal-type air flow measuring instrument with fluid-direction judging capability Physics 41 Expired
US5467648A Air flow rate measuring device Physics 34 Expired
US6010666A Deodorizing method, deodorizer, method of manufacturing deodorizer, and deodorizing apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 28 Expired
US5789673A Thermal type air flow measuring instrument for internal combustion engine Physics 20 Expired
US5211556A Root canal meter Human Necessities 19 Expired
US5631415A Air flow rate measuring device Physics 18 Expired
US6207106A Room temperature deodorizing method based on a polymerization reaction, an oxidation reaction and adsorption Performing Operations; Transporting 17 Expired
US5892146A Heating resistor type air flow meter with a measuring module inside the main air flow passage body Physics 16 Expired
US5096419A Apparatus and method for detecting an apical position Human Necessities 16 Expired
US5832403A Air flow measuring apparatus and method thereof Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 15 Expired
US6435023B1 Heating resistor type air flow rate measuring apparatus Physics 15 Expired
US5939628A Thermal type air flow measuring instrument for internal combustion engine Physics 10 Expired
US8215160B2 Sensor structure Physics 10 Active
US5381691A Air flow meter Physics 9 Expired
US5750889A Air flow rate measuring apparatus and air flow rate measuring method Physics 8 Expired
US6189379A Thermal type air flow measuring instrument for internal combustion engine Physics 7 Expired
US7523659B2 Flow measurement apparatus Physics 6 Active
US6981868B2 Dental filling instrument and attachment therefor Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Expired
US6230559A Thermal type flow measuring instrument and temperature-error correcting apparatus thereof Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Expired
US6672146B1 Thermal resistor type air flow measuring apparatus Physics 5 Expired
US6520009B2 Air flow rate measuring apparatus Physics 3 Expired
US7934419B2 Intake air mass flow measurement device Physics 3 Active
US8844349B2 Thermal type air flow meter having a reinforcing structure provided on the base member between the board fixing part and the secondary passage constituting part Physics 3 Active
US7213455B2 Thermal type gas flow measuring instrument Physics 2 Expired
US5201216A Air flow meter for internal combustion engines and a manufacturing method thereof Physics 2 Expired

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