Inventor · Saitama, JP

Itsuji Minami

16Patents
12h-index
5Co-inventors
67Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 29, 1993 → Nov 22, 2005

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.