Minoru Nishida
89Patents
23h-index
115Co-inventors
91Inventor score
Filing activity: Feb 20, 1975 → Aug 15, 2007
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5475494A | Driving environment surveillance apparatus | Physics | 590 | Expired |
| US4891559A | Apparatus for controlling a headlight of a vehicle | Performing Operations; Transporting | 382 | Expired |
| US6591192B2 | Vehicle surrounding monitoring apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 197 | Expired |
| US5521580A | Danger avoidance system for a vehicle | Performing Operations; Transporting | 84 | Expired |
| US4805217A | Receiving set with playback function | Physics | 61 | Expired |
| US6282483A | Follow-up cruise control apparatus | Physics | 60 | Expired |
| US3975951A | Intake-air amount detecting system for an internal combustion engine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 56 | Expired |
| US4434753A | Ignition apparatus for internal combustion engine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 55 | Expired |
| US4416226A | Laser ignition apparatus for an internal combustion engine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 54 | Expired |
| US5795306A | Bodily state detection apparatus | Physics | 54 | Expired |
| US5117931A | Vehicle power transmission apparatus having an engine starting function | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 46 | Expired |
| US6393361B1 | Dangerous approach prevention device for vehicle | Performing Operations; Transporting | 44 | Expired |
| US5215159A | System for controlling a driving device of a vehicle | Physics | 42 | Expired |
| US5181417A | Pressure detecting device | Physics | 41 | Expired |
| US6131063A | Brake device for vehicle | Performing Operations; Transporting | 35 | Expired |
| US4675662A | Machine oil deterioration detection | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 34 | Expired |
| US5573006A | Bodily state detection apparatus | Physics | 34 | Expired |
| US4131097A | Ignition system for internal combustion engines | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 34 | Expired |
| US6265991A | Vehicular front monitoring apparatus | Physics | 34 | Expired |
| US4939497A | Pressure sensor | Electricity | 31 | Expired |
| US4863493A | High purity acetylene gas | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 30 | Expired |
| US5598145A | Driver photographing apparatus | Physics | 25 | Expired |
| US4790286A | EGR control device for internal combustion engine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 24 | Expired |
| US4439707A | Spark plug with a wide discharge gap | Electricity | 23 | Expired |
| US4707196A | Ti-Ni alloy articles having a property of reversible shape memory and a method of making the same | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 22 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.