Kimio Kato
17Patents
10h-index
23Co-inventors
68Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 29, 1974 → Aug 16, 1985
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4474542A | Operation control method and device for a vehicle air conditioning compressor | Physics | 33 | Expired |
| US4403921A | Multi-cylinder variable delivery compressor | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 16 | Expired |
| US4127363A | Swash-plate type compressor | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 16 | Expired |
| US4070136A | Apparatus for lubricating a swash plate compressor | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 15 | Expired |
| US4307998A | Swash-plate-type compressor for air-conditioning vehicles | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 15 | Expired |
| US3999894A | Compressor assembly | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 14 | Expired |
| US3955899A | Apparatus for lubricating a swash plate compressor | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 13 | Expired |
| US4244679A | Swash-plate-type compressor for air-conditioning vehicles | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 12 | Expired |
| US4420986A | Sliding shoe for a rotatable swash-plate type refrigerant gas compressor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Expired |
| US4586876A | Inclined disc type fluid compressor | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 10 | Expired |
| US4268225A | Structure of a shoe for a swash plate type compressor | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 9 | Expired |
| US4329913A | Structure of a shoe for a swash plate type compressor | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 7 | Expired |
| US4381178A | Swash-plate type compressor | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 7 | Expired |
| US4413955A | Swash plate compressor | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 7 | Expired |
| US4003680A | Swash-plate compressor | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 5 | Expired |
| US4522567A | Swash plate compressor | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 4 | Expired |
| US4573878A | Variable-delivery compressor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.