Inventor · Osaka, JP

Hiroshi Nishimura

169Patents
25h-index
250Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 30, 1971 → Nov 1, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6323570A Rotary brush device and vacuum cleaner using the same Human Necessities 178 Expired
US6400048B1 Rotary brush device and vacuum cleaner using the same Human Necessities 166 Expired
US4739801A Flexible supporting sheath for cables and the like Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 158 Expired
US5197767A Flexible supporting sheath for cables and the like Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 140 Expired
US6437465B1 Rotary brush device and vacuum cleaner using the same Human Necessities 140 Expired
US5046764A Flexible supporting sheath for cables and the like Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 127 Expired
USD305887S Optically stored data card General 125 Expired
US4854006A Floor nozzle for vacuum cleaner Human Necessities 119 Expired
US5215338A Flexible supporting sheath for cables and the like Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 84 Expired
US5737944A Washing machine with improved drive structure for rotatable tub and agitator Textiles; Paper 69 Expired
US7665895B2 Bag having a deformable member attached thereto Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 69 Expired
US4789929A CT system for spirally scanning subject on a movable bed synchronized to X-ray tube revolution Physics 68 Expired
US5778703A Washing machine with improved drive structure for rotatable tub and agitator Textiles; Paper 61 Expired
US6593152B2 Electron beam apparatus and method of manufacturing semiconductor device using the apparatus Electricity 56 Expired
US7993256B2 Method of attaching deformable member to a bag Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 51 Active
US5586455A Float-type clutch for automatic washing machine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 50 Expired
US7222392B2 Airflow system for bagless vacuum cleaner Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 48 Expired
US6049930A Washing machine and method of controlling the same Electricity 46 Expired
US5003152A Microwave transforming method and plasma processing Electricity 42 Expired
US5168598A Upright vacuum cleaner Human Necessities 40 Expired
US5617026A Quiet magnetic resonance imaging apparatus Physics 38 Expired
US6365897B1 Electron beam type inspection device and method of making same Electricity 37 Expired
US5327012A Semiconductor device having a double-layer interconnection structure Electricity 33 Expired
US5491386A Stable high frequency high-pressure discharge lamp lighting device avoiding acoustic resonance Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US5220779A Cable drag chain having internal partitioning Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired

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