Inventor · Yokohama, JP

Hiroshi Ibe

12Patents
8h-index
33Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 19, 1974 → Dec 18, 2006

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6960165B2 Endoscope with a single image pick-up element for fluorescent and normal-light images Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 65 Expired
US7367537B2 Color-image pickup device in which an R picture signal is relatively enhanced with distance from center of light-reception area Electricity 33 Expired
US7172553B2 Endoscope system using normal light and fluorescence Human Necessities 30 Expired
US7226412B2 Endoscope system using normal light and fluorescence Human Necessities 14 Expired
US6878109B2 Light source device for an endoscope using a DMD Human Necessities 13 Expired
US7215886B2 Optical communication module Electricity 11 Expired
US3976494A Process for inhibiting corrosion of iron or steel placed in cement products Chemistry; Metallurgy 10 Expired
US7658710B2 Endoscope system using normal light and fluorescence Human Necessities 8 Active
US4609573A Process for inhibiting corrosion of steel materials built in inorganic materials Chemistry; Metallurgy 8 Expired
US7204803B2 Endoscope device, endoscope and image processing device for endoscope Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US4605572A Process for inhibiting corrosion of steel materials built in inorganic materials Chemistry; Metallurgy 7 Expired
US6049422A Optical system for non-flexible endoscopes Physics 6 Expired

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