Inventor · Hachioji, JP

Keiichi Arai

28Patents
14h-index
59Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: May 14, 1986 → Sep 18, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6352503B1 Endoscopic surgery apparatus Human Necessities 2,380 Expired
US6569084B1 Endoscope holder and endoscope device Human Necessities 214 Expired
US6689130B2 Treatment apparatus for endoscope Human Necessities 145 Expired
US6458074B1 Endoscope Human Necessities 125 Expired
US5789047A Flexible, multilayered tube Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 103 Expired
US5490015A Actuator apparatus Physics 70 Expired
US5924977A Endoscope system including endoscope and disposable protection cover Human Necessities 54 Expired
US6932761B2 Electrically-bent endoscope Human Necessities 47 Expired
US5554098A Endoscope system including endoscope and disposable protection cover Human Necessities 38 Expired
US5458133A Cover type endoscope apparatus Human Necessities 35 Expired
US6110104A Endoscope system having an endoscope capable of being guided into an endoscope cover Human Necessities 34 Expired
US7008376B2 Electric bending endoscope Human Necessities 32 Expired
US5879288A Endoscope system including both reusable-type and cover-type endoscopes Human Necessities 20 Expired
US4705023A Endoscope having rotatable clamp inserting section Human Necessities 16 Expired
US8142448B2 Endoscopic instruments for suturing tissues in a body cavity Human Necessities 14 Expired
US8663097B2 Insertion device Physics 11 Active
US7662092B2 Endoscope device with electrically actuated bending Human Necessities 10 Expired
US7060027B2 Electric bending endoscope apparatus Human Necessities 9 Expired
US7331924B2 Endoscope apparatus having electric bending endoscope Human Necessities 9 Expired
US7722532B2 Electric bending endoscope Human Necessities 7 Expired
US8753263B2 Insertion apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US7979943B2 Cleaning brush Human Necessities 4 Active
US7918790B2 Electric bending endoscope Human Necessities 2 Active
US8758233B2 Endoscope Human Necessities 2 Active
US7955252B2 Endoscopic treatment system Human Necessities 2 Active

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