Inventor · Nagoya, JP

Koji Kimura

199Patents
25h-index
165Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 7, 1988 → Jun 3, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5126615A Piezoelectric/electrostrictive actuator having at least one piezoelectric/electrostrictive film Electricity 90 Expired
US5376857A Piezoelectric device Performing Operations; Transporting 80 Expired
US5210455A Piezoelectric/electrostrictive actuator having ceramic substrate having recess defining thin-walled portion Electricity 78 Expired
US5937377A Method and apparatus for utilizing noise reducer to implement voice gain control and equalization Physics 59 Expired
US5691593A Piezoelectric/electrostrictive actuator having at least one piezoelectric/electrostrictive film Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 57 Expired
US5691594A Piezoelectric/electrostricitve element having ceramic substrate formed essentially of stabilized zirconia Electricity 50 Expired
US6457361B1 Mass sensor and mass sensing method Physics 49 Expired
US6584660B1 Method of manufacturing a piezoelectric device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 49 Expired
US5512793A Piezoelectric and/or electrostrictive actuator having dummy cavities within ceramic substrate in addition to pressure chambers, and displacement adjusting layers formed aligned with the dummy cavities Performing Operations; Transporting 48 Expired
US5430344A Piezoelectric/electrostrictive element having ceramic substrate formed essentially of stabilized zirconia Electricity 47 Expired
US7126254B2 Actuator element and device including the actuator element Physics 45 Expired
US6333681A Piezoelectric/electrostrictive device Electricity 42 Expired
US5281888A Piezoelectric/electrostrictive element having auxiliary electrode disposed between piezoelectric/electrostrictive layer and substrate Electricity 41 Expired
US5594292A Piezoelectric device Performing Operations; Transporting 40 Expired
US6263552A Method of producing piezoelectric/electrostrictive film-type element Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Expired
US5852337A Piezoelectric film-type element Electricity 36 Expired
USD422631S Portable printer General 35 Expired
US6246156A Piezoelectric/electrostrictive element Physics 34 Expired
US5011732A Glass ceramic substrate having electrically conductive film Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Expired
US5504388A Piezoelectric/electrostrictive element having electrode film(s) with specified surface roughness Electricity 33 Expired
US5622748A Method of fabricating a piezoelectric/electrostrictive actuator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Expired
US6407481B1 Piezoelectric/electrostrictive device having convexly curved diaphragm Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Expired
US5681410A Method of producing a piezoelectric/electrostrictive actuator Electricity 30 Expired
US6472799B2 Piezoelectric/electrostrictive device and method of manufacturing same Electricity 27 Expired
US6326563A Mass sensor and mass sensing method Physics 25 Expired

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