Minoru Tanabe
25Patents
7h-index
28Co-inventors
69Inventor score
Filing activity: Aug 23, 1974 → Mar 15, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6000931A | Gas safety control system | Physics | 15 | Expired |
| US6527106B2 | Roller for chain and chain equipped with the roller | Performing Operations; Transporting | 14 | Expired |
| US5749003A | Camera having flash device | Physics | 12 | Expired |
| US4561031A | Automatic cassette loading apparatus | Physics | 12 | Expired |
| US4668963A | Pen recorder | Physics | 11 | Expired |
| USD407731S | Camera | General | 8 | Expired |
| US6796727B2 | Camera including barrier mechanism | Physics | 8 | Expired |
| US5937217A | Imprinting apparatus for use in a camera | Physics | 7 | Expired |
| US8272795B2 | Cartridge and printer | Performing Operations; Transporting | 7 | Active |
| US6535690B2 | Camera having mechanically linked zoom lens, retractable flash device and variable flash angle | Physics | 6 | Expired |
| US6404988B1 | Camera | Physics | 6 | Expired |
| USD360218S | Camera | General | 5 | Expired |
| US10912600B2 | High-frequency electrosurgical treatment instrument for operations and high-frequency electrosurgical system for operations | Human Necessities | 5 | Active |
| US5250972A | Drop-in loading type camera | Physics | 3 | Expired |
| US6160961A | Camera with flash unit having displacement enhancer | Physics | 2 | Expired |
| USD572303S1 | Ink ribbon cassette for printer | General | 2 | Expired |
| US7976151B2 | Recording sheet/ink sheet integral cassette and printer apparatus utilizing the same | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Active |
| US8256974B2 | Cassette for a printer | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Active |
| US3955048A | Scanning method and apparatus | Electricity | 1 | Expired |
| US7926934B2 | Recording sheet containing cassette and printer apparatus using the same cassette | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Active |
| US8454252B2 | Cassette for a printer | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Active |
| USD573635S1 | Ink ribbon cassette for printer | General | 0 | Expired |
| US12031683B2 | Hydrogen gas filling device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US10675047B2 | Forceps system | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
| USD572304S1 | Ink ribbon cassette for printer | General | 0 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.