Kaoru Murabe
24Patents
8h-index
16Co-inventors
68Inventor score
Filing activity: Nov 30, 1993 → Dec 5, 2005
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.