Minoru Tanaka
184Patents
23h-index
333Co-inventors
93Inventor score
Filing activity: Jan 21, 1974 → Aug 18, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6609826B1 | Mobile radiography device | Human Necessities | 112 | Expired |
| US4658416A | Automatic call transfer system capable of carrying out call transfer without manual operation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 110 | Expired |
| USD368795S | Shoe sole | General | 88 | Expired |
| US5056031A | Apparatus for detecting the collision of moving objects | Physics | 72 | Expired |
| US5016149A | Illuminating method and illuminating apparatus for carrying out the same, and projection exposure method and projection exposure apparatus for carrying out the same | Physics | 67 | Expired |
| US4239515A | Gas-liquid contact reaction apparatus | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 64 | Expired |
| US4673772A | Electronic circuit device and method of producing the same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 62 | Expired |
| USD369672S | Shoe sole | General | 60 | Expired |
| US4931726A | Apparatus for testing semiconductor device | Physics | 57 | Expired |
| US4740079A | Method of and apparatus for detecting foreign substances | Physics | 52 | Expired |
| US5868949A | Metalization structure and manufacturing method thereof | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 49 | Expired |
| US4312127A | Cutting tool | Performing Operations; Transporting | 30 | Expired |
| US5227862A | Projection exposure apparatus and projection exposure method | Physics | 30 | Expired |
| US5443297A | Structure of side portion of vehicle body | Performing Operations; Transporting | 30 | Expired |
| US4504453A | Method of manufacturing crystalline silicon carbide | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 28 | Expired |
| US5288698A | Method of positioning lead frame on molding die to seal semiconductor element with resin | Electricity | 26 | Expired |
| USD373458S | Shoe sole | General | 25 | Expired |
| US5774098A | Indicator | Physics | 25 | Expired |
| US4186484A | Cutting hand tool | Performing Operations; Transporting | 24 | Expired |
| US5123823A | Molding device for sealing semiconductor element with resin | Electricity | 24 | Expired |
| US4462629A | Construction of car structure | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 23 | Expired |
| US5429166A | Apparatus for regulating the pneumatic pressure of a motor vehicle tire | Performing Operations; Transporting | 23 | Expired |
| US4634046A | Control system using combined closed loop and duty cycle control functions | Physics | 23 | Expired |
| US4684313A | Wrist device of industrial robot | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 22 | Expired |
| US4463744A | Distributorless ignition system with surge absorbing means and apparatus therefor | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 22 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.