Inventor · Yokohama, JP

Hiroki Nakano

77Patents
12h-index
100Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 12, 1986 → Dec 14, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5805727A Image recognition method and apparatus Physics 84 Expired
US5005371A Adsorption thermal storage apparatus and adsorption thermal storage system including the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 63 Expired
US8238624B2 Hybrid medical image processing Physics 58 Active
US6632483B1 Ion gun deposition and alignment for liquid-crystal applications Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 57 Expired
US4881376A Adsorption refrigeration system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Expired
US6331381A Method for making a liquid crystal alignment layer Physics 23 Expired
US4709558A Adsorption refrigerating apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US5024064A Method of operating adsorption refrigerator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US6088483A Image processing method for system employing pattern matching Physics 20 Expired
US6606412B1 Method for classifying an object in a moving picture Physics 16 Expired
US9330343B2 Image analysis apparatus mounted to vehicle Physics 13 Active
US8744194B2 Boundary line recognition apparatus Physics 13 Active
US7450737B2 Head detecting apparatus, head detecting method, and head detecting program Physics 12 Active
US7720285B2 Head detecting apparatus, head detecting method, and head detecting program Physics 10 Active
US11001263B2 Braking force control system, device, and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US6914391B2 Illuminating device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US10713783B2 Neural network classification Physics 4 Active
US5773173A Film thickness inspection method and apparatus Electricity 4 Expired
US9208173B1 Techniques for medical image retreival Physics 4 Active
US10599978B2 Weighted cascading convolutional neural networks Physics 3 Active
US9201902B2 Techniques for medical image retrieval Physics 3 Active
US6593586B2 Method and apparatus for making a crystal alignment layer Physics 3 Expired
US11138724B2 Neural network classification Physics 3 Active
US8368750B2 Non-uniformity evaluation apparatus, non-uniformity evaluation method, and display inspection apparatus and program Physics 3 Active
US10936912B2 Image classification using a mask image and neural networks Physics 3 Active

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