Inventor · Tochigi, JP

Hitoshi Nakano

37Patents
7h-index
34Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 17, 1978 → Nov 7, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5121160A Exposure method and apparatus Physics 61 Expired
US4952060A Alignment method and a projection exposure apparatus using the same Physics 42 Expired
US6665046B2 Exposure apparatus and device manufacturing method Physics 35 Expired
US4166523A Hydraulic shock absorber for vehicles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US7349064B2 Immersion exposure technique Physics 25 Expired
US6734950B2 Load-lock chamber and exposure apparatus using the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US5880653A Electromagnetic relay and its manufacture Electricity 11 Expired
US7561248B2 Immersion exposure technique Physics 6 Active
US6788392B2 Exposure apparatus, device manufacturing method, gas substituting apparatus, and gas substituting method Physics 5 Expired
US6924877B2 Chemical filter arrangement for a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Expired
US9534968B2 Fault detection method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US10054074B2 Device for determining abnormality in engine system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US7186285B2 Chemical filter arrangement for a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Expired
US9765721B2 Closed breather disconnection detection method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US7145629B2 Exposure technique Physics 2 Expired
US7679718B2 Immersion exposure technique Physics 1 Active
US10632517B2 Crimp structure, crimping method, and electronic device Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US9835941B2 Imprint apparatus, imprint method, and method of manufacturing article Physics 1 Active
US9829789B2 Method for determining pattern of mold for imprint, imprint method, and apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US9793637B2 Crimp structure, crimping method, and electronic device Electricity 1 Active
US9945745B2 Anomaly determination system and anomaly determination method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US7420651B2 Immersion exposure technique Physics 1 Active
US10066584B2 Error determination unit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US4709931A Seal for dampers on motor vehicles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Expired
US9454087B2 Exposure apparatus and device fabrication method Physics 0 Active

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