Inventor · Yokohama, JP

Masato Kawai

39Patents
13h-index
54Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 24, 1981 → Dec 23, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6916358B2 Adsorbent for separating nitrogen from mixed gas of oxygen and nitrogen Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 66 Expired
US4754215A Self-diagnosable integrated circuit device capable of testing sequential circuit elements Physics 66 Expired
US6048509A Gas purifying process and gas purifying apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 63 Expired
US5561641A Underwater detection system for determining carrier frequencies of signals arriving from a wide area Physics 54 Expired
US5144945A Portable oxygen-enriching air inhaler Performing Operations; Transporting 49 Expired
US5701245A Suspension control system Performing Operations; Transporting 43 Expired
US4894830A LSI chip with scanning circuitry for generating reversals along activated logical paths Physics 39 Expired
US4916087A Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device by filling and planarizing narrow and wide trenches Electricity 34 Expired
US5015272A Adsorptive separation process Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Expired
US6471749B1 Gas purification method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Expired
US5704964A Pressure swing adsorption process Performing Operations; Transporting 21 Expired
US10363172B2 Ophthalmic laser treatment apparatus Human Necessities 16 Active
US4424581A Logic circuit with a test capability Physics 14 Expired
US5079188A Method for the production of a semiconductor device Electricity 12 Expired
US4696006A Method of generating test patterns for logic network devices Physics 11 Expired
US7300497B2 Gas separating method Chemistry; Metallurgy 10 Expired
US6923844B2 Gas separation method and device Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Expired
US6955711B2 Method and system for separating gas Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Expired
US6589493B2 Gas purification-treating agents and gas purifying apparatuses Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US6767386B2 Method and apparatus for producing nitrogen Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US6660240B1 Gas processing agent and manufacturing method therefor, gas purification method, gas purifier and gas purification apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US5985003A Oxygen production process by pressure swing adsorption separation Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Expired
US6824588B2 Apparatus and method for purifying air used in cryogenic air separation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US6752851B2 Gas separating and purifying method and its apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Expired
US7897541B2 Thermosensitive recording medium Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Active

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