Makoto Tomioka
42Patents
12h-index
45Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Jul 28, 1992 → Jan 12, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6422994B1 | Fluorescent diagnostic system and method providing color discrimination enhancement | Electricity | 112 | Expired |
| US5993037A | Light source device for endoscopes | Human Necessities | 88 | Expired |
| US6139175A | Light source for endoscopes, having different numerical-aperture light collection system | Physics | 86 | Expired |
| US5933282A | Vari-focal image pickup optical system for endoscopes | Physics | 72 | Expired |
| US8072483B2 | Endoscope optical system and endoscope | Physics | 70 | Active |
| US5507527A | Two dimensional code for processing data | Physics | 48 | Expired |
| US6217510A | Endoscopes and endoscope devices which image regular observation images and fluorescent images as well as which provide easier operation of treatment tools | Human Necessities | 46 | Expired |
| US6124883A | TV observation system for endoscopes | Human Necessities | 39 | Expired |
| US5823943A | Light source device for endoscopes | Human Necessities | 26 | Expired |
| US6086531A | Light source device for endoscopes | Human Necessities | 21 | Expired |
| US5971576A | Light source device for endoscopes | Physics | 16 | Expired |
| US5355001A | Method for recording data, and printed body printed by the method, and data recording medium, and method for reading data from data recording the medium | Physics | 12 | Expired |
| US7522185B2 | TV observation system for endoscopes including a light source unit having LEDs | Human Necessities | 7 | Expired |
| US6790174B2 | Fluorescent imaging device | Electricity | 7 | Expired |
| US5918974A | Optical illumination device | Physics | 6 | Expired |
| US6022123A | Light source device | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 6 | Expired |
| US6036343A | Illumination system for endoscopes | Physics | 5 | Expired |
| US5984189A | Sheet for data codes and method of recognizing these codes | Physics | 5 | Expired |
| US7515335B2 | Endoscope relay lens | Physics | 3 | Expired |
| US6142659A | Optical illumination device | Physics | 3 | Expired |
| US6254264A | Lighting system for light guides | Physics | 3 | Expired |
| US11144786B2 | Information processing apparatus, method for controlling information processing apparatus, and storage medium | Physics | 3 | Active |
| US10957068B2 | Information processing apparatus and method of controlling the same | Physics | 2 | Active |
| US11348323B2 | Information processing apparatus for correcting three-dimensional map, information processing method for correcting three-dimensional map, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for correcting three-dimensional map | Physics | 1 | Active |
| US11003939B2 | Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium | Physics | 1 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.