Minoru Toyoda
46Patents
8h-index
69Co-inventors
78Inventor score
Filing activity: Jul 28, 1978 → Jul 19, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5376868A | Driving force controller for electric motor vehicle | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 139 | Expired |
| US5289890A | Drive unit for electric motor vehicle | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 81 | Expired |
| US4213926A | Method for making a decorative plate used in a building | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 28 | Expired |
| US5317976A | Vehicle and high-speed transport system having rotating alternating polarity magnet member for levitating, propelling, and guiding the vehicle | Performing Operations; Transporting | 23 | Expired |
| US4454737A | Key holder | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 17 | Expired |
| US5597652A | Conductive roll | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 16 | Expired |
| US4401885A | Planar heat generating device | Electricity | 15 | Expired |
| US4351173A | Key holder | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Expired |
| US4354368A | Key holder | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Expired |
| US4601052A | Voice analysis composing method | Physics | 5 | Expired |
| US4379394A | Key holder | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Expired |
| US8682199B2 | Mechanism for electrifying, method of electrifying, and conductive member | Physics | 3 | Active |
| US9342044B2 | Fixing device and image forming apparatus and method of assembling the fixing device | Physics | 3 | Active |
| US4348881A | Key holder | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Expired |
| US4325243A | Key holder | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Expired |
| US8693936B2 | Fixing device and image forming apparatus incorporating same | Physics | 2 | Active |
| US4364250A | Key holder | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Expired |
| US9395660B2 | Image forming apparatus and image forming method including forming a cleaning toner image | Physics | 2 | Active |
| US4389864A | Key holder | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Expired |
| US11261914B2 | Sliding member and bearing | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Active |
| US10496013B2 | Developing device, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus | Physics | 2 | Active |
| US9008559B2 | Fixing device with mechanism capable of heating belt effectively and image forming apparatus incorporating same | Physics | 1 | Active |
| US10297539B2 | Electronic device including soldered surface-mount component | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US7993424B2 | Air cleaner | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 1 | Active |
| US4348880A | Key holder | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.