Hitoshi Mizuno
73Patents
24h-index
116Co-inventors
91Inventor score
Filing activity: Jan 21, 1976 → Apr 22, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.