Inventor · Tokyo, JP

Hidehiro Kume

19Patents
10h-index
18Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 23, 1987 → Jan 18, 2007

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5005162A Optical head devices for use in disc players Physics 31 Expired
US5541899A Optical pickup device with movable objective lens and stationary focusing and tracking coils Physics 24 Expired
US5864207A Photomultiplier with lens element Electricity 22 Expired
US4823331A Focusing detection apparatus Physics 21 Expired
US5181195A Tracking error signal generator with DC offset cancellation Physics 18 Expired
US4873429A Optical pick-up head without pick-up of stray light Physics 16 Expired
US4893296A Optical pickup device Electricity 15 Expired
US6980303B2 Light-emitting/receiving combined unit and displacement sensors using the same Physics 14 Expired
US5727111A Optical pick-up and light detecting cover therefor Physics 13 Expired
US4897828A Optical pickup device Physics 10 Expired
US5181193A Optical pickup device for a recording and/or reproducing apparatus Physics 9 Expired
US5144614A Optical pickup device Physics 7 Expired
US5060217A Optical head devices for use in recording and/or reproduction of information Physics 5 Expired
US5521394A Compact displacement detecting system with optical integrated circuit and connector in-line with optical axis Physics 3 Expired
US5847380A Side-on type photomultiplier comprising an envelope having an opening, a lens element, and a lens positioning structure Electricity 2 Expired
US6114621A Photomultiplier with magnetic shielding case Electricity 2 Expired
US5965982A Side-on type photomultiplier Electricity 2 Expired
US7336367B2 Light-receiving/emitting composite unit, method for manufacturing the same, and displacement detection device Physics 1 Active
US7187449B2 Light-receiving/emitting composite unit, method for manufacturing the same, and displacement detection device Physics 0 Expired

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