Inventor · Yokohama, JP

Hiroki Moriyama

49Patents
18h-index
63Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 23, 1993 → Feb 25, 2015

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8795159B2 Endoscope Human Necessities 563 Active
US6059719A Endoscope system Human Necessities 505 Expired
US5460168A Endoscope cover assembly and cover-system endoscope Human Necessities 293 Expired
US5976074A Endoscope provided with function of being locked to flexibility of insertion part which is set by flexibility modifying operation member Human Necessities 257 Expired
US6951536B2 Capsule-type medical device and medical system Electricity 198 Expired
US5810715A Endoscope provided with function of being locked to flexibility of insertion part which is set by flexibility modifying operation member Human Necessities 197 Expired
US6916284B2 Endoscope hood Human Necessities 144 Expired
US7511733B2 Capsule-type medical apparatus Electricity 130 Expired
US6432041B1 Endoscope shape detecting apparatus wherein form detecting processing is controlled according to connection state of magnetic field generating means Human Necessities 89 Expired
US5885208A Endoscope system Human Necessities 72 Expired
US5490015A Actuator apparatus Physics 70 Expired
US6203494A Endoscope capable of varying hardness of flexible part of insertion unit thereof Human Necessities 68 Expired
US6511417B1 System for detecting the shape of an endoscope using source coils and sense coils Human Necessities 67 Expired
US6589163B2 Endoscope shape detecting apparatus wherein form detecting processing is controlled according to connection state of magnetic field generating means Human Necessities 55 Expired
US8366606B2 Endoscope and method for inserting endoscope into colon Human Necessities 47 Active
US6855108B2 Endoscope hood member and endoscope system Human Necessities 34 Expired
US7238153B2 Endoscope hood Human Necessities 23 Expired
US6773394B2 System for detecting the shape of an endoscope using source coils and sense coils Human Necessities 20 Expired
US8465419B2 Endoscope insertion unit, endoscope and endoscope system Human Necessities 16 Active
US7993602B2 Sterilizing container and endoscopic system Human Necessities 16 Active
US7914444B2 Endoscope system and endoscope Human Necessities 14 Active
US9237837B2 Insertion device with the operation input unit Physics 13 Active
US5695449A Cover-sheathed endoscope Human Necessities 12 Expired
US7399273B2 Method for high-temperature high-pressure steam sterilization treatment of endoscope and endoscope Human Necessities 11 Expired
US6679835B2 Endoscope device Human Necessities 10 Expired

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