Inventor · Yokohama, JP

Koji Kobayashi

174Patents
22h-index
261Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 15, 1979 → Nov 17, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4954959A Navigation system Physics 131 Expired
US5852984A Underwater vehicle and method of positioning same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 80 Expired
US7844913B2 Information processing apparatus and method, and program Physics 63 Expired
US5990577A Hub for local area network with backup power supply system Electricity 56 Expired
US5430509A Scanning laser ophthalmoscope Human Necessities 52 Expired
US6067367A Moving direction measuring device and tracking apparatus Electricity 50 Expired
US4827172A Dc motor with rotor slots closely spaced Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 49 Expired
US5353073A Three-dimensional shape measurement system Human Necessities 45 Expired
US5915034A Pattern collation apparatus based on spatial frequency characteristics Physics 45 Expired
US5936764A Laser scanning optical microscope Electricity 39 Expired
US5691839A Laser scanning optical microscope Electricity 39 Expired
US7265779B2 Electronic camera, information obtaining system and print order system Electricity 39 Expired
US6195460A Pattern extraction apparatus Physics 38 Expired
US5596186A High sensitivity silicon avalanche photodiode Electricity 36 Expired
US6471691B1 Ophthalmic treatment apparatus Human Necessities 34 Expired
US4298085A Automatic four-wheel drive transfer case Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 34 Expired
US4781453A Ophthalmic examination apparatus Human Necessities 30 Expired
US4596735A Magnetic recording medium and method for making Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Expired
US4833528A Color video projecting apparatus using acousto-optical deflector Electricity 29 Expired
US5163178A Semiconductor device having enhanced impurity concentration profile Electricity 28 Expired
US5677051A Magnetic recording medium having a specified plasma polymerized hydrogen containing carbon film and lubricant Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US4900144A Three-dimensional shape measurement apparatus Human Necessities 23 Expired
US4548333A Container with easy open type closure Performing Operations; Transporting 22 Expired
US4758471A Magnetic recording medium Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US5442545A System for automatically managing information about electronic equipment having printed-circuit boards Electricity 21 Expired

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