Minoru Okabe
13Patents
11h-index
38Co-inventors
68Inventor score
Filing activity: Jul 24, 1985 → Aug 2, 1999
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4867138A | Rigid electronic endoscope | Human Necessities | 211 | Expired |
| US4905082A | Rigid video endoscope having a detachable imaging unit | Human Necessities | 122 | Expired |
| US4897511A | Method of detection of the contacting position in touch panel sensor | Physics | 102 | Expired |
| US5181030A | Input system including resistance film touch panel and pushed position detecting device | Physics | 97 | Expired |
| US4674844A | Objective lens system for an endscope | Physics | 81 | Expired |
| US5005957A | Objective lens system for endoscopes | Physics | 66 | Expired |
| US6353434B1 | Input coordinate transformation apparatus for converting coordinates input from a coordinate input device into coordinates in a display coordinate system for displaying images on a display | Physics | 65 | Expired |
| US4755029A | Objective for an endoscope | Physics | 58 | Expired |
| US4806001A | Objective for an endoscope | Physics | 49 | Expired |
| US4930861A | Television camera for endoscopes | Electricity | 20 | Expired |
| US4988172A | Optical system for endoscopes | Physics | 15 | Expired |
| US4867136A | Endoscope apparatus | Physics | 11 | Expired |
| US4895433A | Visual field converting optical system | Physics | 11 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.