Inventor · Tokai, JP

Kenichi Ao

44Patents
16h-index
58Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 9, 1985 → Apr 17, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5987989A Semiconductor physical quantity sensor Physics 85 Expired
US6065341A Semiconductor physical quantity sensor with stopper portion Physics 74 Expired
US5922212A Semiconductor sensor having suspended thin-film structure and method for fabricating thin-film structure body Physics 73 Expired
US6151966A Semiconductor dynamical quantity sensor device having electrodes in Rahmen structure Physics 67 Expired
US6429506B1 Semiconductor device produced by dicing Electricity 50 Expired
US7250760B2 Magnetic sensor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 48 Active
US4937521A Current detecting device using ferromagnetic magnetoresistance element Physics 39 Expired
US5864064A Acceleration sensor having coaxially-arranged fixed electrode and movable electrode Physics 31 Expired
US5998234A Method of producing semiconductor device by dicing Electricity 30 Expired
US5587343A Semiconductor sensor method Physics 29 Expired
US6448624B1 Semiconductor acceleration sensor Electricity 23 Expired
US4835509A Noncontact potentiometer Electricity 22 Expired
US5551586A Method for manufacturing an electromagnetic conversion device and a displacement detector which uses an electromagnetic conversion device Electricity 20 Expired
US5532910A Hybrid integrated circuit and process for producing same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US5627397A Semiconductor acceleration sensor with source and drain regions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US5005064A Device for detecting magnetism Electricity 16 Expired
US5828116A Semiconductor device with bonded wires Electricity 15 Expired
US4754221A Position detecting apparatus for detecting a signal magnetic field indicative of a desired position Physics 15 Expired
US5619050A Semiconductor acceleration sensor with beam structure Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US5869876A Semiconductor strain sensor Physics 14 Expired
US5471084A Magnetoresistive element and manufacturing method therefor Electricity 14 Expired
US5936159A Semiconductor sensor having multi-layer movable beam structure film Physics 12 Expired
US5656936A Displacement detecting device Physics 11 Expired
US7216538B2 Vibratory angular rate sensor Physics 11 Expired
US6150808A Switching apparatus having magnetoresistive elements for detecting a plurality of manually selected switching position Electricity 10 Expired

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