Minoru Hashimoto
120Patents
15h-index
159Co-inventors
89Inventor score
Filing activity: Jan 17, 1978 → Dec 20, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5645520A | Shape memory alloy actuated rod for endoscopic instruments | Human Necessities | 219 | Expired |
| US4957243A | Shredder | Performing Operations; Transporting | 45 | Expired |
| US5035366A | Paper shredder with service power outlet | Performing Operations; Transporting | 38 | Expired |
| US4511617A | Magnetic recording medium | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 37 | Expired |
| US8752896B2 | Rocking chair | Human Necessities | 37 | Active |
| US6522809B1 | Waveguide grating device and method of controlling Bragg wavelength of waveguide grating | Physics | 30 | Expired |
| US5247501A | Tracking error detection apparatus for an optical disk | Physics | 26 | Expired |
| US6284405A | Nonaqueous electrolyte battery, electrode plate for nonaqueous electrolyte battery, and method for manufacturing electrode plate for nonaqueous electrolyte battery | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 24 | Expired |
| US8040286B2 | High frequency module | Electricity | 21 | Active |
| US5982722A | Tracking servo apparatus for carrying out tracking by eliminating an offset component from an output signal and method therefor | Physics | 18 | Expired |
| US5467329A | Optical disc playback apparatus and method which utilizes single RAM for data decoding and TOC processing | Physics | 18 | Expired |
| USD258286S | Combined television receiver and video tape recorder | General | 17 | Expired |
| US4265841A | Method for production of composite piezoelectric material | Electricity | 17 | Expired |
| US4578313A | Powder for magnetic recording media and process for manufacturing the same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 15 | Expired |
| US5384761A | Optical disc player having a disk offset detection and protection | Physics | 15 | Expired |
| US6314638A | Apparatus for manufacturing electrode plate for nonaqueous electrolyte battery | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 15 | Expired |
| US7610119B2 | Safety controller and system using same | Physics | 14 | Active |
| US4445109A | Temperature sensing device | Performing Operations; Transporting | 14 | Expired |
| US9231498B2 | Gel actuator and gel used therein | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 12 | Active |
| US5963516A | Tracking control apparatus of optical disc apparatus and method of same | Physics | 12 | Expired |
| US7342735B2 | Method of writing patterns onto a recording disk, and data storage device | Physics | 11 | Active |
| US6386063B1 | Steering wheel | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Expired |
| US8146706B2 | Air duct for vehicle air conditioning and air conditioner for vehicle | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Active |
| US7373477B2 | Fragmentation executing method and storage device | Physics | 9 | Active |
| USD801742S1 | Chair | General | 9 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.