Inventor · Toyota, JP

Masaru Shimizu

35Patents
9h-index
70Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 14, 1976 → Sep 28, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5845726A Vehicle driving force control apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 28 Expired
US5163402A Throttle control apparatus Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 21 Expired
US5267541A Control device for a variable displacement engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US5524589A Throttle control apparatus Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 20 Expired
US5934250A Throttle control apparatus Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 16 Expired
US7144101B2 Piezoelectric element Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Expired
US6861837B1 Rotation angle detector Physics 14 Expired
US5301646A Throttle control apparatus Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 13 Expired
US6009853A Throttle control apparatus Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Expired
US6753255B1 Process for wafer edge profile control using gas flow control ring Electricity 7 Expired
US5435284A Throttle control apparatus Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Expired
US7632366B2 Folding machine and process for producing article being fixed Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
US6270270A Printing apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Expired
US7485825B2 Push-type vehicle switch Electricity 4 Expired
US7532005B2 Rotation angle detection apparatus Physics 3 Active
US4029524A Heat treating process for a rod within a fluidized bed Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Expired
US6502722B1 Synthetic resin tube container Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Expired
US9388937B2 Structure for fixing electrical junction box Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US7428853B2 Transmission apparatus having a clutch Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US8851938B2 Terminal connection structure Electricity 2 Active
US7541748B2 Discharge lamp lighting device Electricity 2 Active
US7465918B2 Rotation angle sensor device for detecting rotation angle of a rotary shaft Physics 2 Active
US7023146B2 Discharge lamp lighting apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired
US9368240B2 Control system for nuclear facilities Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US7517063B2 Piezoelectric element Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active

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