Inventor · Yokohama, JP

Makoto Kimura

122Patents
21h-index
178Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 10, 1975 → Jan 13, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5467280A Vehicular suspension system utilizing variable damping force shock absorber Performing Operations; Transporting 101 Expired
US5969598A Accident reporting system for a land vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 73 Expired
US5450589A Firmware modification system wherein older version can be retrieved Physics 71 Expired
US5063294A Converged ion beam apparatus Electricity 56 Expired
US4457609A Device for coupling a lens barrel and a camera body Physics 54 Expired
US5163530A Control system for controlling driving torque delivered for driven wheels Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 53 Expired
US5627443A Method of driving stepping motor Electricity 46 Expired
US4651226A Image scanning signal generating apparatus with pre-scan for exposure control Electricity 45 Expired
US5231582A Shifting control system for automotive automatic power transmission with enhanced variable shift pattern selection depending upon a resistance based upon vehicle acceleration and an engine parameter Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 37 Expired
US5507032A Multiprocessor I/O request control system forming device drive queue and processor interrupt queue from rows and cells of I/O request table and interrupt request table Physics 37 Expired
US5515273A System and method for controlling damping force characteristic of shock absorber of vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US5239646A Data transmission method and data processing system using the same Physics 32 Expired
US6416887B1 Organic electroluminescent element Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Expired
US5490068A Suspension control system for automotive vehicle including apparatus for controlling shock absorber damping force coefficient Performing Operations; Transporting 30 Expired
US5588822A Flame trap for use in a pulse combustor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 26 Expired
US4473287A Focus detecting device for camera Physics 26 Expired
US6801178B2 Liquid crystal driving device for controlling a liquid crystal panel and liquid crystal display apparatus Physics 25 Expired
US5767571A Semiconductor device and display unit using the semiconductor device and notebook-size personal computer Electricity 24 Expired
US6148252A Automotive suspension control system utilizing variable damping force shock absorber Performing Operations; Transporting 23 Expired
US5521821A Suspension control system for automotive vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 22 Expired
US5398184A Apparatus for controlling damping coefficient of vehicular shock absorber Performing Operations; Transporting 21 Expired
US5446663A Apparatus for controlling damping coefficient for vehicular shock absorber Performing Operations; Transporting 19 Expired
US5407228A Control system for occupant restraint system Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Expired
US4947824A Pulse combustion fat fryer of the table type Human Necessities 17 Expired
US5559701A Automotive suspension control system for anti-rolling control utilizing a steering sensor and body accelerometers Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Expired

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