Minoru Okada
50Patents
15h-index
99Co-inventors
87Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 19, 1982 → May 6, 2020
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5155941A | Industrial endoscope system having a rotary treatment member | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,384 | Expired |
| US5301061A | Endoscope system | Physics | 406 | Expired |
| US6909893B2 | Wireless communication system, fixed base station and mobile terminal station | Electricity | 236 | Expired |
| US6788951B2 | Radio communication system using variable packet length | Electricity | 230 | Expired |
| US4726355A | Curvable part device for endoscope devices | Physics | 134 | Expired |
| US4660982A | Adaptor for measuring length optically for endoscope | Human Necessities | 66 | Expired |
| US4794911A | Means to facilitate detachably mounting cap to distal end of endoscope | Human Necessities | 64 | Expired |
| US5140265A | Eddy current flaw detecting endoscope apparatus which produces signals which control other devices | Physics | 58 | Expired |
| USD284859S | Radio receiving set | General | 50 | Expired |
| US4558691A | Endoscope | Physics | 39 | Expired |
| US5002042A | Endoscope apparatus provided with a tip attachment loosening confirming function | Human Necessities | 32 | Expired |
| US5096292A | Borescope apparatus | Physics | 25 | Expired |
| US5008581A | Piezoelectric revolving resonator and single-phase ultrasonic motor | Electricity | 25 | Expired |
| US5335061A | Endoscope holding apparatus for inspecting the interiors of a reciprocating engine and rotary engine having ignition plug holes, endoscope apparatus including the endoscope holding apparatus and inspecting method | Physics | 20 | Expired |
| US6343249B1 | Automobile control unit having different program modules | Electricity | 20 | Expired |
| US5141574A | Process of forming dispersions in titanium alloys by melting and precipitation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Expired |
| US5999575A | Channel separating filter apparatus, PSK demodulator apparatus and PSK receiver apparatus each equipped with channel separating filter apparatus | Electricity | 13 | Expired |
| US5959289A | Card and information recording card and method of using the same | Physics | 13 | Expired |
| US5068003A | Wear-resistant titanium alloy and articles made thereof | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Expired |
| US4478541A | Tool mounting | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Expired |
| US5174538A | Rotary support device | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 11 | Expired |
| US5020963A | Device for clamping container | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Expired |
| US4824373A | Swaged metal denture base | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Expired |
| US7930079B2 | Software system of electronic control unit for vehicle and design method thereof | Physics | 6 | Active |
| US7136426B2 | Communication system including a wire network linked with another network via radio waves | Electricity | 4 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.