Minoru Kobayashi
128Patents
17h-index
202Co-inventors
89Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 23, 1976 → May 27, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5355064A | Control system for legged mobile robot | Performing Operations; Transporting | 94 | Expired |
| US5745583A | Audio playback system | Electricity | 60 | Expired |
| US4662185A | System of controlling refrigerator temperature | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 56 | Expired |
| USD832161S1 | Rear bumper for a utility vehicle | General | 40 | Active |
| US6014595A | Determination of vehicle assistance from vehicle vibration that results when the vehicle contacts vibration generating structures on the road | Physics | 39 | Expired |
| US4566289A | Refrigerator control system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 38 | Expired |
| US5241250A | Servomotor control system for multi-axes | Physics | 38 | Expired |
| US4711257A | Vehicle washing apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 38 | Expired |
| US7965039B2 | Plasma display device | Electricity | 27 | Active |
| USD762517S1 | Front structure of utility vehicle | General | 26 | Active |
| USD685682S1 | Motorcycle | General | 25 | Active |
| USD684506S1 | Side cover for motorcycles | General | 25 | Active |
| US5155340A | Thin high temperature heater | Electricity | 24 | Expired |
| USD784873S1 | Brake disc for motorcycles | General | 20 | Active |
| US4718247A | Refrigerator temperature control system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 19 | Expired |
| US6631985B2 | Ink-jet textile printing system, ink-jet textile printing apparatus, and ink-jet textile printing method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 18 | Expired |
| US6031253A | Package for housing photosemiconductor device | Physics | 17 | Expired |
| USD792287S1 | Motorcycle | General | 17 | Active |
| US4563788A | Top drying nozzle device for vehicle washing apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 15 | Expired |
| US5621672A | Multitask control system | Physics | 15 | Expired |
| USD809433S1 | Motorcycle | General | 15 | Active |
| US5279778A | Positioning correction method for motor-operated injection molding machine | Performing Operations; Transporting | 15 | Expired |
| US4758117A | Method for the transportation of a particulate material at controlled rate | Performing Operations; Transporting | 14 | Expired |
| US4608138A | Electrolytic method and apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Expired |
| US5045253A | Automatic mold thickness adjusting method for a toggle-type mold clamping apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 13 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.