Inventor · Saitama, JP

Mitsuo Manabe

51Patents
7h-index
29Co-inventors
68Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 2, 1988 → Mar 29, 2007

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6101341A Photographic camera Physics 64 Expired
US5708897A Camera having a grip Physics 19 Expired
US4921357A Laser oscillator device Electricity 16 Expired
US5708898A Camera having a front cover Physics 11 Expired
US7203011B2 Lens device, imaging device using the same and cell-phone with camera using the same Physics 9 Expired
US5974264A Camera and securing structure for front cover thereof Physics 8 Expired
US7365914B2 Actuator Electricity 8 Active
US6477333B1 Image frame changing apparatus for camera Physics 7 Expired
US5065330A Numerical control system for laser Physics 7 Expired
US7368854B2 Actuator Electricity 7 Active
US6254289A Lens cover apparatus for camera Physics 7 Expired
US4887272A Laser oscillator device Electricity 6 Expired
US5884106A Zoom finder for a camera Physics 6 Expired
US7221526B2 Lens driving device and imaging device Electricity 6 Expired
US5523813A Switching mechanism for a photographic camera having a panoramic photographing function Physics 5 Expired
US7274120B2 Drive unit and image pickup unit equipped with the drive unit Electricity 5 Expired
US7531941B2 Piezoelectric element and driving apparatus Electricity 5 Active
US5708901A Cover assembly for a camera Physics 4 Expired
US7372190B2 Driving apparatus Electricity 4 Active
US7359631B2 Lens driving device, imaging device using the same, and small-sized electronics device using the same Electricity 4 Active
US5652932A Finder visual field switching mechanism Physics 4 Expired
US6314244A Camera with retractable flash assembly Physics 3 Expired
US5784657A Camera having a display panel Physics 3 Expired
US7292396B2 Lens device, image pickup device and optical device Physics 3 Expired
US5379316A Laser discharge tube Electricity 3 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.