Minoru Niwa
30Patents
15h-index
53Co-inventors
84Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 10, 1985 → Nov 24, 2010
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5025791A | Pulse oximeter with physical motion sensor | Human Necessities | 478 | Expired |
| US5238000A | Pulse wave detecting apparatus | Human Necessities | 93 | Expired |
| US4852907A | Pad for air bag device | Performing Operations; Transporting | 49 | Expired |
| US4901733A | Pulse wave detecting apparatus | Human Necessities | 47 | Expired |
| US5103831A | Pulse wave detecting apparatus | Human Necessities | 41 | Expired |
| US5119822A | Pulse wave detecting apparatus | Human Necessities | 40 | Expired |
| US4976268A | Pressure-pulse-wave detecting apparatus | Human Necessities | 35 | Expired |
| US5119824A | Heartbeat synchronous wave detecting apparatus | Human Necessities | 32 | Expired |
| US4808776A | Horn switch mechanism on steering wheel | Performing Operations; Transporting | 22 | Expired |
| US4928701A | Method and apparatus for monitoring blood pressure | Human Necessities | 21 | Expired |
| US4780824A | Automatic blood pressure monitoring system | Human Necessities | 20 | Expired |
| US5140991A | Heartbeat synchronous pulse wave detecting apparatus | Human Necessities | 18 | Expired |
| US5577766A | Pad for steering wheel including membrane switch | Performing Operations; Transporting | 18 | Expired |
| US7793978B2 | Constrained airbag deployment using an external tether | Performing Operations; Transporting | 18 | Active |
| US5267486A | Steering wheel with pad | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 17 | Expired |
| US5203586A | Pad for air bag device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Expired |
| US4709944A | Steering wheel for vehicles | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Expired |
| US5139026A | Pulse wave detecting apparatus and pulse wave detecting method | Human Necessities | 10 | Expired |
| US4938227A | Method and apparatus for measuring blood pressure | Human Necessities | 10 | Expired |
| US6349192B1 | Tandem type image forming apparatus | Physics | 9 | Expired |
| US7850203B2 | External and internal airbag tether arrangement | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Active |
| US5000187A | Blood pressure measuring apparatus | Human Necessities | 9 | Expired |
| US5775728A | Pad for steering wheel including membrane switch | Performing Operations; Transporting | 8 | Expired |
| US5901615A | Steering wheel for motor vehicles | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Expired |
| US5625443A | Cleaning device for the xerography machine | Physics | 6 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.