Inventor

Hiroshi Obara

24Patents
12h-index
38Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 8, 1974 → Oct 18, 2005

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US3935485A Piezoelectric key board switch Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 89 Expired
US6057936A Image forming apparatus having internal space for sheet ejection and retention Electricity 37 Expired
USD478618S1 Printer for a computer General 33 Expired
USD447766S Portable printer General 30 Expired
US3969927A Vibration measuring and the apparatus therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US4406967A Ultrasonic probe Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US7552998B2 Method and apparatus for image forming capable of increasing maintenance efficiency Performing Operations; Transporting 19 Active
US4258259A Infrared detector Physics 16 Expired
US5216566A Floppy disk unit with liner of fibers containing inorganic oxide powder Physics 15 Expired
US5756130A Stamper for producing recording medium Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US4258260A Pyroelectric infrared detector Electricity 13 Expired
US4071785A Laminated piezoelectric matrix switch Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US4543293A Polarized, shaped material of copolymer of vinylidene fluoride Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US6276366A Rod-shaped test-piece testing apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US4412147A Ultrasonic holography imaging device having a macromolecular piezoelectric element transducer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
USD313809S Camera General 7 Expired
USD510090S1 Bar code reader General 7 Expired
USD323521S Camera General 5 Expired
US5873982A Method and apparatus of discriminating coal species Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US4467202A Photoelectric detector Physics 4 Expired
US5091623A Welding gun provided with a backup cylinder Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Expired
US4577090A Primary cable apparatus for robot welding gun Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Expired
US3984903A Method of spanning across a frame a high-molecular-weight piezoelectric element Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US4673793A Connecting metal fittings for resistance welder Electricity 0 Expired

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