Makoto Hirota
64Patents
10h-index
79Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Nov 14, 1986 → Mar 18, 2020
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US8046231B2 | Speech processing apparatus and control method thereof | Physics | 92 | Active |
| US6956575B2 | Character provision service system, information processing apparatus, controlling method therefor, and recording medium | Human Necessities | 41 | Expired |
| US7412391B2 | User interface design apparatus and method | Physics | 21 | Active |
| US6188977A | Natural language processing apparatus and method for converting word notation grammar description data | Physics | 17 | Expired |
| US6168465A | Terminal structure and a universal low noise blockdown converter using the same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Expired |
| US7330868B2 | Data input apparatus and method | Physics | 13 | Expired |
| US6018276A | Waveguide input apparatus of two orthogonally polarized waves including two probes attached to a common board | Electricity | 12 | Expired |
| US7420857B2 | Semiconductor integrated circuit and leak current reducing method | Physics | 11 | Active |
| US7844458B2 | Speech recognition for detecting setting instructions | Physics | 11 | Active |
| US6041293A | Document processing method and apparatus therefor for translating keywords according to a meaning of extracted words | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Expired |
| US6993269B2 | Image forming apparatus, image processing apparatus, image forming method and image processing method for forming/processing a three-dimensional image | Electricity | 9 | Expired |
| US6791590B2 | Image formation method and apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 8 | Expired |
| US6445260B1 | Polarized wave separator | Electricity | 7 | Expired |
| US5311154A | Waveguide converter for transmitting input radio wave with proceeding direction thereof changed to waveguide path | Electricity | 6 | Expired |
| US6885830B2 | Image forming apparatus capable of mounting thereto another developing unit | Physics | 6 | Expired |
| US7746491B2 | Information processing method and apparatus | Physics | 5 | Active |
| US7265871B2 | Image formation processing method and image formation processing apparatus | Electricity | 5 | Expired |
| US7511731B2 | Image photographing apparatus and image processing method | Physics | 5 | Active |
| US7535461B2 | Information processing apparatus, control method therefor, and program | Physics | 4 | Active |
| US10277544B2 | Information processing apparatus which cooperate with other apparatus, and method for controlling the same | Electricity | 4 | Active |
| US6708012B2 | Image forming apparatus and image forming method | Physics | 4 | Expired |
| US7657055B2 | Image processing method and image generating apparatus | Electricity | 4 | Active |
| US7421394B2 | Information processing apparatus, information processing method and recording medium, and program | Physics | 4 | Expired |
| US7380208B2 | Image processing apparatus, image processing program and image processing method | Electricity | 4 | Expired |
| US5463452A | Single-component developing apparatus | Physics | 4 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.