Itsuji Minami
16Patents
12h-index
5Co-inventors
67Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 29, 1993 → Nov 22, 2005
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6400514B2 | Endoscope objective lens | Physics | 68 | Expired |
| US7901352B2 | Endoscope apparatus | Human Necessities | 66 | Active |
| US6425858B1 | Electronic endoscope apparatus having magnification changing function | Electricity | 55 | Expired |
| US6413207B1 | Electronic endoscope apparatus | Electricity | 54 | Expired |
| US5365268A | Circuit board of solid-state image sensor for electronic endoscope | Electricity | 52 | Expired |
| US6753905B1 | Circuit for transmitting a solid-state image pickup device signal to a signal processor | Electricity | 42 | Expired |
| US6319196A | Imaging element assembly unit for endoscope | Electricity | 42 | Expired |
| US6758807B2 | Electronic endoscope with power scaling function | Human Necessities | 38 | Expired |
| US6685631B2 | Electronic endoscope system having variable power function | Human Necessities | 38 | Expired |
| US5749827A | Objective optical member with air gap for endoscope imaging unit | Electricity | 31 | Expired |
| US5797837A | Endoscope image unit with circuit board having a hole therethrough | Electricity | 30 | Expired |
| US6251068A | Endoscopic observation system | Human Necessities | 13 | Expired |
| US6040612A | Image pickup apparatus for endoscope having reduced diameter | Electricity | 12 | Expired |
| US8179428B2 | Imaging apparatus for electronic endoscope and electronic endoscope | Electricity | 9 | Active |
| US6595916B2 | Endoscope apparatus using curvature of field | Electricity | 4 | Expired |
| US7683960B2 | Double-sealed imaging apparatus | Electricity | 3 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.