Masataka Ide
44Patents
12h-index
28Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: May 27, 1975 → Feb 15, 2008
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5323203A | Wireless remote control apparatus for camera | Physics | 116 | Expired |
| US6819360B1 | Image pickup element and apparatus for focusing | Electricity | 91 | Expired |
| US6781632B1 | Image pick-up apparatus capable of focus detection | Electricity | 68 | Expired |
| US6363220B1 | Camera and autofocus apparatus | Physics | 40 | Expired |
| US6097897A | Camera | Physics | 37 | Expired |
| US5235377A | Measuring apparatus for camera | Physics | 21 | Expired |
| US7215372B2 | Optical apparatus having dust off function | Electricity | 19 | Expired |
| US6816199B1 | Focus detecting device | Physics | 16 | Expired |
| US7006135B2 | Camera capable of white balance correction | Electricity | 15 | Expired |
| US6792203B1 | Camera and distance measuring apparatus used in the same | Physics | 15 | Expired |
| US7486326B2 | Optical apparatus having dust off function | Electricity | 13 | Active |
| US6700610B1 | Imaging apparatus | Electricity | 13 | Expired |
| US6785469B1 | Distance measuring device installed in camera | Physics | 12 | Expired |
| US6897899B1 | Electronic image pickup apparatus | Electricity | 12 | Expired |
| US7260322B2 | Changeable-lens camera, camera system, and focus detection device | Physics | 11 | Expired |
| US6308014A | Ranging apparatus installed in camera | Physics | 11 | Expired |
| US7864240B2 | Imaging apparatus in which an enlargement of a live picture displayed is based on a determined in-focus evaluation value | Physics | 10 | Active |
| US6895181B2 | Camera and distance measuring method thereof | Physics | 10 | Expired |
| US5905919A | Automatic focus detecting device | Physics | 10 | Expired |
| US4095888A | Color electrophotography apparatus | Physics | 10 | Expired |
| US6311019A | Automatic focus adjusting system capable of adjusting focus of moving subject | Physics | 10 | Expired |
| US5235376A | Camera remote-controlling apparatus | Physics | 10 | Expired |
| US6738574B2 | Camera system and accessory device | Physics | 9 | Expired |
| US6157783A | Automatic focus detecting device | Physics | 9 | Expired |
| US6470148B2 | Distance measuring device | Physics | 9 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.