Inventor · Tokyo, JP

Masao Watanabe

162Patents
19h-index
237Co-inventors
89Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 19, 1973 → Aug 3, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5680230A Image processing method and apparatus thereof Electricity 86 Expired
US6059285A Sheet conveying apparatus Electricity 85 Expired
US5187666A Vehicle anti-lock brake control apparatus including means for regulating brake pressure based on smoothed wheel acceleration and determined vehicle acceleration Performing Operations; Transporting 64 Expired
US6078717A Opical waveguide device Physics 59 Expired
US5648181A Inorganic thin film electroluminescent device having a light emission layer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 54 Expired
US5458405A Motor vehicle brake pressure control apparatus wherein brake pressure is controlled based on estimated future wheel speed Performing Operations; Transporting 42 Expired
US5475475A Image forming apparatus and method in which image of a plurality of originals are formed at different positions of one recording sheet Electricity 38 Expired
US6385355B1 Optical deflection element Physics 34 Expired
US6307996A Optical waveguide device and manufacturing method thereof Physics 33 Expired
US6094510A Image processing apparatus and method for predicting a compression rate of image data processed to modify an image Electricity 29 Expired
US4308842A Evaporative emission control system for an internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 24 Expired
US5889596A Controlling a reading unit of an image processing apparatus Electricity 23 Expired
US4404533A Electromagnetic switch device Electricity 23 Expired
US6608281B2 Laser beam machining head and laser beam machining apparatus having same Performing Operations; Transporting 23 Expired
US5640231A Image forming apparatus and temperature control device for fixing unit for use therewith Physics 22 Expired
US6294754A Laser beam machining head Performing Operations; Transporting 22 Expired
US4585389A Apparatus for loading or unloading a workpiece Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US4883735A Negatively chargeable toner for use in dry electrophotography Physics 21 Expired
US4208252A Apparatus for treatment of rubber and plastic wastes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US4440033A Starting motor device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US5592977A Multi-layered woven belt with rope shaped portion Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US4640028A Combination steam iron and steamer Textiles; Paper 17 Expired
US5850478A Image forming apparatus Electricity 17 Expired
US5543237A Inorganic thin film electroluminescent device having an emission layer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US6762780B2 Printing apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Expired

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