Inventor · Itami, JP

Kaoru Murabe

24Patents
8h-index
16Co-inventors
68Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 30, 1993 → Dec 5, 2005

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6082900A Dynamic pressure pneumatic bearing structure and method of manufacturing the same Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 39 Expired
US5776600A Slide member and method of manufacturing the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Expired
US5835124A Dynamic-pressure gas bearing structure and optical deflection scanning apparatus Physics 19 Expired
US5731831A Dynamic-pressure gas bearing structure and optical deflection scanning apparatus Physics 15 Expired
US5628567A Dynamic pressure gas bearing structure Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 15 Expired
US6502989B1 Dynamic pressure bearing and spindle motor with the bearing Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 14 Expired
US6686673B1 Bearing structures, spindle motor, and hard disk drive Physics 14 Expired
US6417590B1 Spindle motor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Expired
US5944427A Dynamic pressure gas bearing structure and method of manufacturing the same as well as method of using the same Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Expired
US6702464B1 Dynamic pressure bearing with improved starting characteristics Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Expired
US6749339B1 Hydrodynamic bearing assembly and spindle motor having the same Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Expired
US5543371A Slide member and method of manufacturing the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US5647313A Combination of adjusting shim and cam Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Expired
US6307295A Spindle motor and complex bearing assembly for use with the spindle motor Electricity 5 Expired
US6608415B2 Spindle motor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Expired
US6123460A Hydrodynamic gas bearing structure and optical deflection scanner comprising the same Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Expired
US6428211B1 Hydrodynamic gas bearing structure Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Expired
US6771459B1 Spindle motor and hard disc drive incorporating the same Physics 3 Expired
US7033078B2 Hydrodynamic bearing assembly and spindle motor having the same Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Expired
US6870289B1 Dynamic-pressure bearing and spindle motor comprising the same Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Expired
US6200033A Hydrodynamic gas bearing and manufacturing method thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired
US6256885A Hydrodynamic gas bearing and manufacturing method thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired
US7360950B2 Hydrodynamic bearing assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Expired
US6552455B1 Hydrodynamic bearing and spindle motor Electricity 1 Expired

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