Hideaki Tanaka
369Patents
25h-index
541Co-inventors
93Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 8, 1977 → Sep 20, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5777485A | Probe method and apparatus with improved probe contact | Physics | 123 | Expired |
| US5434693A | Optical short pulse generating device | Physics | 113 | Expired |
| US5786918A | Optical communication system and optical transmitting device | Electricity | 99 | Expired |
| US5498662A | Gas barrier film and production process thereof | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 96 | Expired |
| US5905632A | Portable electronic apparatus having a battery pack receptacle | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 79 | Expired |
| US5621026A | Gas barrier film and production process thereof | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 75 | Expired |
| US7113875B2 | Humoral testing unit and a humoral testing apparatus | Human Necessities | 58 | Expired |
| US6373693B1 | Portable electronic apparatus having a battery pack receptacle | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 50 | Expired |
| US4926492A | Optical character reading apparatus and method | Physics | 47 | Expired |
| US5344726A | Carbon anode for secondary battery | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 41 | Expired |
| US6102721A | Portable apparatus having ejector for ejecting a unit stored in the receptacle | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 36 | Expired |
| US6292603A | Dispersion compensation device | Electricity | 35 | Expired |
| US5177964A | Hydraulic drive traveling system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 34 | Expired |
| US5482797A | Nonaqueous secondary battery | Electricity | 33 | Expired |
| US5083430A | Hydraulic driving apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 33 | Expired |
| US8882138B1 | Center airbag | Performing Operations; Transporting | 32 | Active |
| US5062047A | Translation method and apparatus using optical character reader | Physics | 31 | Expired |
| US5093868A | Method for determining lines of character images for use in an optical reader | Physics | 29 | Expired |
| US6798605B2 | Magnetic disk apparatus and method of controlling the same | Physics | 29 | Expired |
| US6378896B1 | Side air bag apparatus for vehicle | Performing Operations; Transporting | 27 | Expired |
| US5267440A | Hydraulic control system for construction machine | Fixed Constructions | 27 | Expired |
| US7605017B2 | Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device and products made thereby | Electricity | 27 | Active |
| US8724093B2 | Apparatus and method for detecting division lines depicted on road | Physics | 26 | Active |
| US5636075A | Magnetic disk apparatus, recording medium, and accessing method for performing constant density recording | Physics | 25 | Expired |
| US7095587B2 | Magnetic head slider and magnet disk apparatus | Physics | 25 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.