Minoru Abe
51Patents
12h-index
65Co-inventors
87Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 16, 1977 → Dec 2, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4311434A | Wind turbine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 57 | Expired |
| US5509676A | Shock absorber for a bicycle front fork | Performing Operations; Transporting | 47 | Expired |
| US5579857A | Stair climbing vehicle | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 41 | Expired |
| US5873590A | Bicycle | Performing Operations; Transporting | 37 | Expired |
| US5507358A | Stair climbing vehicle | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 32 | Expired |
| US4815324A | Intake air meter for an internal combustion engine | Physics | 28 | Expired |
| US5911428A | Bicycle suspension fork | Performing Operations; Transporting | 21 | Expired |
| US4120627A | Apparatus for making ball-shaped marshmallow products | Human Necessities | 18 | Expired |
| US4944079A | Machine for connecting an end of an optical fiber cable to an optical fiber connector | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 15 | Expired |
| US5520232A | Puncture proof tire | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Expired |
| US6343758B1 | Pretensioner for webbing retractor | Performing Operations; Transporting | 13 | Expired |
| US5161830A | Pipe joint | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Expired |
| US5163720A | Pipe joint | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Expired |
| US8580365B2 | Synthetic resin bottle having a gradation pattern, and process for injection molding the preform for use in such a bottle | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Active |
| US4986404A | Hydraulic clutch releasing means | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 9 | Expired |
| US4556137A | Clutch clearance uniforming device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Expired |
| US5183141A | Release mechanism for pull-type clutch | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Expired |
| US5537307A | Control device for system interconnection inverter | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Expired |
| US5113991A | Release device for a clutch | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 7 | Expired |
| US5061665A | Process for producing an improved alumina-zirconia composite sintered material | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 7 | Expired |
| US8170792B2 | Vehicle control device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Active |
| US6889655B1 | Device for controlling the ignition timing for internal combustion engines | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Expired |
| US6181192A | Constant voltage circuit comprising temperature dependent elements and a differential amplifier | Physics | 5 | Expired |
| US4669075A | Optical disk control apparatus | Physics | 5 | Expired |
| US8211520B2 | Synthetic resin bottle having a gradation pattern, and process for injection molding the preform for use in such a bottle | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.