Inventor · Saitama, JP

Hirofumi Tanaka

62Patents
16h-index
107Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 12, 1975 → May 23, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5818058A Particle beam irradiation apparatus Human Necessities 204 Expired
US7515991B2 Self-propelled cleaning device and method of operation thereof Human Necessities 163 Expired
US7259529B2 Charged particle accelerator Electricity 156 Expired
US7418762B2 Self-propelled cleaning device and charger using the same Human Necessities 147 Expired
US6266810A Remote program downloading system and apparatus Electricity 143 Expired
USD344279S Industrial robot General 76 Expired
USD322669S Electric fan General 69 Expired
US7982416B2 Circular accelerator Electricity 45 Active
US7609009B2 Linear ion accelerator Electricity 41 Active
US7207083B2 Electric vacuum cleaner Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
USD338293S Electric vacuum cleaner General 29 Expired
US8525448B2 Circular accelerator and operating method therefor Electricity 26 Active
US5990553A Metal-based semiconductor circuit substrates Electricity 23 Expired
US7607875B2 Fastener for fixing a part to a body panel Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 23 Expired
US7276099B2 Electric vacuum cleaner Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US6357820B1 Work vehicle Fixed Constructions 16 Expired
US4676204A Starting system of an internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 14 Expired
US6833719B2 Apparatus for evaluating electrical characteristics Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US6559610B2 Continuous wave electron-beam accelerator and continuous wave electron-beam accelerating method thereof Electricity 11 Expired
US6288478A Vibrating gyroscope Physics 10 Expired
US10561384B2 X-ray imaging system Human Necessities 7 Active
US5459393A Beam position monitor and beam position detecting method Electricity 6 Expired
US8836247B2 Drift-tube linear accelerator Electricity 5 Active
US8636396B2 Vehicle body front structure Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
USD920355S1 Display panel with transitional graphical user interface General 5 Active

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