Makoto Kato
229Patents
29h-index
278Co-inventors
93Inventor score
Filing activity: Aug 20, 1974 → Jan 11, 2024
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5572635A | Method for changing a natural image based on a light environment in the natural image | Physics | 154 | Expired |
| US5311173A | Navigation system and method using map data | Physics | 100 | Expired |
| US5369736A | Texture mapping method | Physics | 83 | Expired |
| US6046745A | Three-dimensional model making device and its method | Physics | 83 | Expired |
| US5001344A | Scanning electron microscope and method of processing the same | Electricity | 76 | Expired |
| US4037918A | Fourier-transform holography by pseudo-random phase shifting | Physics | 74 | Expired |
| US5594850A | Image simulation method | Physics | 72 | Expired |
| US5973053A | Composite clay material and method for producing the same, blend material and composite clay rubber using the same and production method thereof | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 67 | Expired |
| US5225920A | Liquid crystal modulator including a diffuser with plural phase shifting regions | Physics | 55 | Expired |
| US4929823A | Optical pickup head with holographic servo signal detection using a spot size detection system | Physics | 54 | Expired |
| US5537638A | Method and system for image mapping | Physics | 53 | Expired |
| US5317678A | Method for changing color of displayed images by use of color components | Physics | 51 | Expired |
| US5936023A | Method of manufacturing composite material of clay mineral and rubber | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 51 | Expired |
| US4164704A | Plural probe circuit card fixture using a vacuum collapsed membrane to hold the card against the probes | Physics | 48 | Expired |
| US5625613A | Super-resolution scanning optical system by incoherently superimposing two beams | Physics | 47 | Expired |
| US5648951A | Movable optical head integrally incorporated with objective lens and hologram element | Physics | 44 | Expired |
| US6103817A | Composite clay material and method for producing the same, blend material and composite clay rubber using the same and production method thereof | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 43 | Expired |
| US6555782B2 | Laser machining method, laser machining apparatus, and its control method | Electricity | 42 | Expired |
| US4104489A | Holographic memory with fringe stabilizing compensation for recording medium motion | Physics | 42 | Expired |
| US4013338A | Fourier transform holography using pseudo-random phase shifting of object illuminating beams and apodization | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 41 | Expired |
| US5111448A | Optical pickup head having a hologram-associated objective lens and optical information processing apparatus using the same | Physics | 40 | Expired |
| US5452312A | Short-wavelength laser light source and optical information processing aparatus | Electricity | 39 | Expired |
| US5439739A | Ink jet recording medium | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 38 | Expired |
| US5936985A | Method for stabilizing output of higher harmonic waves and short wavelength laser beam source using the same | Electricity | 33 | Expired |
| US5247583A | Image segmentation method and apparatus therefor | Physics | 32 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.