Kiyoshi Takimoto
43Patents
19h-index
42Co-inventors
77Inventor score
Filing activity: Aug 15, 1986 → Aug 12, 1999
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5389475A | Recording medium and information-erasing method | Physics | 81 | Expired |
| US4939556A | Conductor device | Electricity | 80 | Expired |
| US5610898A | Information recording/reproducing method for recording and/or reproducing information on information recording carrier by use of probe electrode | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 58 | Expired |
| US6477132B1 | Probe and information recording/reproduction apparatus using the same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 56 | Expired |
| US5461605A | Information recording/reproducing method, recording carrier and apparatus for recording and/or reproducing information on information recording carrier by use of probe electrode | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 51 | Expired |
| US5373494A | Information recording and/or reproducing apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 49 | Expired |
| US5508527A | Method of detecting positional displacement between mask and wafer, and exposure apparatus adopting the method | Physics | 41 | Expired |
| US5414260A | Scanning probe microscope and method of observing samples by using the same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 40 | Expired |
| US5569974A | Electron-emitting device and electron beam lithograph machine and image display apparatus making use of it | Electricity | 39 | Expired |
| US5329514A | Information processing apparatus, and electrode substrate and information recording medium used in the apparatus | Physics | 39 | Expired |
| US5075738A | Switching device and method of preparing it | Electricity | 36 | Expired |
| US5278704A | Information processing apparatus including magnetic material having a predetermined magnetization pattern with respect to a recording medium | Physics | 36 | Expired |
| US5241527A | Recording and reproducing apparatus and method using a recording layer having a positioning region | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 36 | Expired |
| US5136212A | Electron emitting device, electron generator employing said electron emitting device, and method for driving said generator | Electricity | 31 | Expired |
| US5020881A | Light modulating device with optical switching unit of laminated insulating and conductive layers | Physics | 30 | Expired |
| US5260926A | Atomic force microscope with a plurality of cantilevers for recording/reproducing information | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 28 | Expired |
| US6308405A | Process for preparing an electrode substrate | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 24 | Expired |
| US5439777A | Recording and reproducing apparatus and method for applying a pulse voltage and an electromagnetic wave | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Expired |
| US5251200A | Tracking method for memory apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 20 | Expired |
| US5432379A | MIM-type electric device production thereof, and electronic apparatus employing the device | Electricity | 17 | Expired |
| US5204851A | Apparatus for reading and/or inputting information | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 17 | Expired |
| US4790664A | Device and method for measuring optical properties | Physics | 17 | Expired |
| US4798740A | Polymerizable film and pattern forming method by use thereof | Physics | 16 | Expired |
| US5009489A | Liquid crystal device | Physics | 16 | Expired |
| US4780790A | Electric device | Electricity | 15 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.