Eiji Sato
120Patents
22h-index
225Co-inventors
93Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 8, 1978 → Apr 28, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7199537B2 | Voltage converter control apparatus, and method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,417 | Expired |
| US4496296A | Device for pressing orbiting scroll member in scroll type fluid machine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 121 | Expired |
| US4216661A | Scroll compressor with means for end plate bias and cooled gas return to sealed compressor spaces | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 92 | Expired |
| US7793973B2 | Side airbag apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 62 | Active |
| US5769085A | Apparatus for detecting awareness of a vehicle driver and method thereof | Human Necessities | 59 | Expired |
| US5021283A | Woven fabric having multi-layer structure and composite material comprising the woven fabric | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 54 | Expired |
| US6305548A | Method and system for recycling discarded industrial products | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 52 | Expired |
| US4559249A | Sliding member and a method for manufacturing the same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 46 | Expired |
| US7099756B2 | Motor drive apparatus, hybrid vehicle drive apparatus using the same, and computer readable recording medium recorded with program for causing computer to perform control of motor drive apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 39 | Expired |
| US7893637B2 | Motor drive system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 36 | Active |
| US5990445A | Consumable electrode type AC pulse arc welding apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 36 | Expired |
| US6151228A | Filter apparatus for use in an inverter apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 35 | Expired |
| US5699078A | Electro-optical device and method of driving the same to compensate for variations in electrical characteristics of pixels of the device and/or to provide accurate gradation control | Physics | 32 | Expired |
| US5265572A | Throttle actuator | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 30 | Expired |
| US7039157B2 | X-ray microscope apparatus | Physics | 30 | Expired |
| US5402497A | Headphone apparatus for reducing circumference noise | Physics | 29 | Expired |
| US8039976B2 | Power supply control apparatus and method for hybrid vehicle | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 29 | Active |
| US5215057A | Electrically-operated throttle actuator | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 27 | Expired |
| US7156418B2 | Method for folding airbag, airbag apparatus, and airbag | Performing Operations; Transporting | 25 | Expired |
| US6424387B1 | Recording medium including liquid crystal layer | Electricity | 24 | Expired |
| US6550325B1 | Electric device and method of driving the same | Physics | 24 | Expired |
| US7212891B2 | Motor drive apparatus, hybrid vehicle drive apparatus using the same, and computer readable recording medium recorded with program for causing computer to perform control of motor drive apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 23 | Active |
| US8757657B1 | Side airbag apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 22 | Active |
| US7164253B2 | Motor drive control apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Expired |
| US7396042B2 | Airbag apparatus and airbag folding method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 20 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.