Inventor · Kobe, JP

Kozo Yamaguchi

43Patents
26h-index
50Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 22, 1982 → Mar 10, 2006

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5806617A Hybrid vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 182 Expired
US5775449A Hybrid vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 127 Expired
US4717368A Stepless belt transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 124 Expired
US5513719A Hybrid vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 111 Expired
US5697466A Hybrid vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 106 Expired
US5433282A Hybrid vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine and an electric motor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 94 Expired
US5562565A Power transmission system in a hybrid vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 92 Expired
US5865263A Hybrid vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 91 Expired
US5643119A Hybrid vehicle powertrain Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 82 Expired
US5788006A Hybrid vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 81 Expired
US6323613A Drive unit with two coolant circuits for electric motor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 81 Expired
US5823281A Hybrid vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 68 Expired
US6201365A Drive unit with coolant flow through a space separating an inverter from a casing housing an electric motor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 63 Expired
US6166498A Drive unit for hybrid vehicles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 61 Expired
US5823282A Hybrid vehicle with oil pump selectively driven by the engine, a generator or a motor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 61 Expired
US5799744A Hybrid vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 57 Expired
US5771478A Vehicle drive system with electrical power regeneration Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 48 Expired
US7276007B2 Hybrid drive unit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 46 Expired
US5427196A Electric motor drive system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Expired
US7255186B2 Hybrid drive system and vehicle equipped therewith Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 43 Expired
US6636787B2 Apparatus, method, and program for drivingly controlling hybrid vehicles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Expired
US5730675A Transmission for vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Expired
US5791427A Hybrid vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Expired
US5899286A Hybrid vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Expired
USRE36678E Hybrid vehicle General 31 Expired

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