Inventor · Yokohama, JP

Masami Emoto

15Patents
6h-index
13Co-inventors
63Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 7, 1975 → May 22, 2000

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5070494A Optical pickup device with dual-mode drive mechanism Physics 30 Expired
US5073888A Optical pickup device Physics 21 Expired
US5025438A Recording and reproducing optical information device which converts the first beam into a second beam having different light intensity distribution Physics 17 Expired
US5815473A Optical pickup device for detecting tracking error of optical disks with different track pitches Physics 16 Expired
US5694385A Optical pickup apparatus Physics 11 Expired
US4684799A Focus detection method involving cutting more than half of light beam reflected from disc Physics 10 Expired
US4052127A Developing system Physics 6 Expired
US5337302A Optical data recording/reproduction apparatus for use with semiconductor lasers as a light source Physics 6 Expired
US4636625A Method and device for detecting focal point Physics 6 Expired
US5870370A Optical pickup apparatus Physics 5 Expired
US4687916A Optical pick-up device for both focus and error tracking detection Physics 4 Expired
USRE31371E Developing system General 3 Expired
US4683559A Optical pickup with a two-detector arrangement Physics 3 Expired
USRE40414E1 Optical pickup apparatus General 2 Expired
US4436415A Exposure process for use in a variable magnification copying machine Physics 2 Expired

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