Inventor · Tokyo, JP

Hitoshi Mizuno

73Patents
24h-index
116Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 21, 1976 → Apr 22, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6120433A Surgical manipulator system Human Necessities 1,798 Expired
US6755843B2 Endoscopic suturing device Human Necessities 1,424 Expired
US5876325A Surgical manipulation system Physics 1,163 Expired
US5836869A Image tracking endoscope system Human Necessities 500 Expired
US7063715B2 Endoscopic suture apparatus Human Necessities 408 Expired
US6687010B1 Rapid depth scanning optical imaging device Physics 407 Expired
US6069698A Optical imaging apparatus which radiates a low coherence light beam onto a test object, receives optical information from light scattered by the object, and constructs therefrom a cross-sectional image of the object Physics 379 Expired
US6719763B2 Endoscopic suturing device Human Necessities 319 Expired
US6569084B1 Endoscope holder and endoscope device Human Necessities 214 Expired
US6951536B2 Capsule-type medical device and medical system Electricity 198 Expired
US5697939A Apparatus for holding a medical instrument in place Human Necessities 189 Expired
US7511733B2 Capsule-type medical apparatus Electricity 130 Expired
US6939292B2 Capsule type endoscope Human Necessities 120 Expired
US6490490B1 Remote operation support system and method Physics 115 Expired
US6327493A Light scanning devices of a water-tight structure to be inserted into a body cavity to obtain optical information on inside of a biological tissue Human Necessities 91 Expired
US7776066B2 Endoscopic suture apparatus Human Necessities 70 Active
US6554766B2 Endoscope device Human Necessities 70 Expired
US7204954B2 Container Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 66 Expired
US7481966B2 System for supplying molten metal, container and a vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 60 Active
US7122001B2 Encapsulated endoscope system in which endoscope moves in lumen by itself and rotation of image of region to be observed is ceased Human Necessities 42 Expired
US4020552A Mowing apparatus Human Necessities 28 Expired
US4732526A Explosion-proof industrial robot Performing Operations; Transporting 27 Expired
US7180600B2 Optical imaging apparatus Physics 25 Expired
US4969795A Industrial robot equipped with a cable extending means Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Expired
USD551423S1 Forklift truck General 22 Expired

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