Inventor · Yokohama, JP

Hiroaki Kimura

103Patents
10h-index
104Co-inventors
83Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 18, 1979 → Mar 22, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7288043B2 Belt type continuously variable transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 118 Expired
US4266549A Laser scalpel Human Necessities 77 Expired
US6018980A Method and device for determining deformation of a vehicle side part Performing Operations; Transporting 26 Expired
US4968019A Sheet feed mechanism and method of feeding sheet Performing Operations; Transporting 24 Expired
US5041879A Sheet supplying device having control unit for sheet supplying operation Physics 18 Expired
US9303698B2 Vehicular electric drive apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Active
US7271730B2 Occupant determination apparatus and occupant determination method Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Expired
US5026039A Sheet storage case for use in image recording apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Expired
US7267211B2 Damper device and lock-up clutch device Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Expired
US6883077B2 Cache control device and method with TLB search before key receipt Physics 10 Expired
US5388919A Printing device with a tiltable printing head Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Expired
US8147364B2 Flow rate regulation valve, rotating body, and belt-type stepless transmission Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US6793153B2 Structure for mounting headlamp cleaner Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Expired
USD937332S1 Speed reducer General 7 Active
US7988573B2 Device and method for controlling belt-type continuously variable transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Active
US9022174B2 Lubrication device of power transmission device for hybrid vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US10458533B2 Cooling system for power transmission unit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US8624936B2 Display panel control device, liquid crystal display device, electronic appliance, display device driving method, and control program Physics 6 Active
US6996516B1 Apparatus for analyzing software and method of the same Physics 6 Expired
US8482499B2 Liquid crystal display device, liquid crystal display control device, electronic device, and liquid crystal display method Physics 5 Active
US7797494B2 Arithmetic processor, information processing apparatus and memory access method in arithmetic processor Physics 5 Active
US11192444B2 Drive unit for a hybrid vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US8264451B2 Display panel control device, liquid crystal display device, electronic apparatus, and display panel drive control device Physics 4 Active
US7983256B2 Broadcast-content transmitting apparatus, broadcast-content receiving apparatus, broadcast-content transmitting method, broadcast-content receiving method, and program Electricity 4 Active
US6226455A Shooting apparatus Physics 3 Expired

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