Minoru Hoshino
63Patents
13h-index
88Co-inventors
87Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 16, 1974 → Nov 24, 2020
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4838655A | Projector using guest-host liquid crystal cells for improved color purity | Physics | 73 | Expired |
| US7291138B2 | Disposable absorbent article | Human Necessities | 59 | Expired |
| US5461501A | Liquid crystal substrate having 3 metal layers with slits offset to block light from reaching the substrate | Physics | 58 | Expired |
| US5404175A | Method for projecting image obtained by using liquid crystal panels semiconductor substrate and display apparatus for realizing the same | Electricity | 50 | Expired |
| US4480065A | Polypropylene-base resin composition | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 44 | Expired |
| US6850216B2 | Image display apparatus and driving method thereof | Physics | 43 | Expired |
| US4098749A | Anticorrosion primer coating composition | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 37 | Expired |
| US5734451A | Active matrix type liquid crystal display device with specific configurations of the reference electrode and/or the video signal line | Physics | 26 | Expired |
| US6819317B1 | Liquid crystal display and drive method thereof | Physics | 19 | Expired |
| US4891392A | Production process of polyolefin resin composition containing inorganic filler | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 18 | Expired |
| US7410479B2 | Disposable absorbent article | Human Necessities | 17 | Expired |
| US6034749A | Light insensitive type active matrix with P and N regions connected to a reference potential | Physics | 16 | Expired |
| US4663369A | Glass-fiber reinforced polypropylene resin composition | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 16 | Expired |
| US5301047A | Liquid crystal display | Physics | 12 | Expired |
| US5256734A | Polypropylene resin composition and method for manufacturing coated molded article of the resin composition | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 11 | Expired |
| US4011088A | Anti-corrosive coating compositions | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 10 | Expired |
| US7101100B2 | Printer apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 10 | Expired |
| US7102658B2 | Printing and thermal activation method and device for a heat-sensitive adhesive sheet | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Expired |
| US6867792B2 | Forwarding and cutting method of heat sensitive adhesive sheet and printer for heat sensitive adhesive sheet | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Expired |
| US6877917B2 | Printer apparatus for thermosensitive adhesive sheet | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Expired |
| US5082888A | Polypropylene resin composition having high dielectric strength | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 8 | Expired |
| US7478956B2 | Printer for printing on both a heat-sensitive adhesive label and an ordinary label | Performing Operations; Transporting | 8 | Active |
| US4565675A | Process for treating and recovering pickling waste liquids for stainless steel | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Expired |
| US6437842B1 | LCD and projection type display using three metalization layers and black layer | Physics | 7 | Expired |
| US7365763B2 | Thermal activation apparatus, printer, thermal activation method, and method of manufacturing adhesive label | Performing Operations; Transporting | 6 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.