Inventor · Tokyo, JP

Hideaki Tanaka

369Patents
25h-index
541Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 8, 1977 → Sep 20, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.