Kenji Kimura
293Patents
25h-index
368Co-inventors
93Inventor score
Filing activity: Nov 28, 1975 → Dec 26, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6625845B2 | Cyclonic vacuum cleaner | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 213 | Expired |
| USD563804S1 | Navigation device for vehicle | General | 117 | Expired |
| US6319197A | Endoscope system having reduced noise emission/permeation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 102 | Expired |
| US4369511A | Semiconductor memory test equipment | Physics | 89 | Expired |
| US6270153A | Vehicle body structure for an automotive vehicle | Performing Operations; Transporting | 79 | Expired |
| US5904163A | Dishwasher for washing dishes by rotating a dish washing basket and dish washing basket therefor | Human Necessities | 77 | Expired |
| US4884134A | Video endoscope apparatus employing device shutter | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 74 | Expired |
| US4414665A | Semiconductor memory device test apparatus | Physics | 72 | Expired |
| US4853773A | Endoscope signal processing apparatus using sequential and synchronous imaging devices | Electricity | 63 | Expired |
| US5543831A | Endoscope system having reduced noise emission/permeation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 60 | Expired |
| US4614966A | Electronic still camera for generating long time exposure by adding results of multiple short time exposures | Electricity | 54 | Expired |
| US4816909A | Video endoscope system for use with different sizes of solid state devices | Electricity | 51 | Expired |
| US5379369A | Apparatus for generating stereoscopic image and method therefor | Electricity | 50 | Expired |
| US5335662A | Image pickup system comprising signal processing device which uses exclusive adaptor in probes different in image pickup system from each other | Electricity | 47 | Expired |
| US4803550A | Imaging apparatus having illumination means | Electricity | 45 | Expired |
| US4541020A | Data recording/reproducing apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 42 | Expired |
| US4886999A | Cathode ray tube apparatus with quadrupole electrode structure | Electricity | 35 | Expired |
| US4846155A | Video endoscope apparatus with automatic focusing control | Electricity | 34 | Expired |
| US4347534A | Auto-tracking system for magnetic tape recording device | Physics | 32 | Expired |
| US6390030B1 | Fuel reformer for mounting on a vehicle | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 31 | Expired |
| US6818343B1 | Battery pack with reduced temperature differential between cells | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 30 | Expired |
| US4518863A | Static induction transistor image sensor with noise reduction | Electricity | 28 | Expired |
| US4799104A | Video signal processor for endoscope | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 27 | Expired |
| US4860095A | Video camera apparatus and video endoscope apparatus with means for compensating image errors caused by differing cable lengths | Electricity | 27 | Expired |
| US4423436A | Image pickup apparatus | Electricity | 27 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.