Mitsuru Kobayashi
141Patents
20h-index
117Co-inventors
93Inventor score
Filing activity: Feb 6, 1987 → Sep 28, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6874910B2 | Light source device using LED, and method of producing same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 167 | Expired |
| US6948965B2 | Balanced transmission cable connector | Electricity | 65 | Expired |
| US7643559B2 | Coding method, decoding method, coding apparatus, decoding apparatus, image processing system, coding program, and decoding program | Electricity | 63 | Expired |
| US5611670A | Blade for gas turbine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 47 | Expired |
| US7190289B2 | Signal encoding method, signal decoding method, signal encoding apparatus, signal decoding apparatus, signal encoding program, and signal decoding program | Electricity | 42 | Expired |
| US6495293B1 | Non-aqueous electrolyte comprising a fluorinated solvent | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 42 | Expired |
| US7637783B2 | Contact member having multiple contact parts and connector including same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 35 | Active |
| US7747094B2 | Image encoder, image decoder, image encoding method, and image decoding method | Electricity | 35 | Expired |
| US7298303B2 | Signal encoding method, signal decoding method, signal encoding apparatus, signal decoding apparatus, signal encoding program, and signal decoding program | Electricity | 34 | Expired |
| US7594826B2 | Connector | Electricity | 33 | Active |
| US6416912B1 | Method of manufacturing microdevice utilizing combined alignment mark | Physics | 32 | Expired |
| US9608388B2 | Connector | Electricity | 29 | Active |
| US5022454A | Multi-panel collapsible door assembly having a door storage system | Fixed Constructions | 28 | Expired |
| USD847031S1 | Motorcycle | General | 23 | Active |
| US6051083A | High strength Ni-base superalloy for directionally solidified castings | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 22 | Expired |
| US7074523B2 | Lithium secondary battery | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Expired |
| US7596279B2 | Image encoding device, image decoding device, image encoding method, image decoding method, image encoding program, and image decoding program | Electricity | 21 | Expired |
| US5219402A | Stick usable at daytime and night | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 20 | Expired |
| US6923664B2 | Plug connector for differential transmission | Electricity | 20 | Expired |
| US8672713B2 | Connector to be electrically connected to connecting target and to substrate | Electricity | 20 | Active |
| US6509956B2 | Projection exposure method, manufacturing method for device using same, and projection exposure apparatus | Physics | 19 | Expired |
| US4998577A | Device for stabilized opening and closing of a sliding panel | Fixed Constructions | 19 | Expired |
| US7245659B2 | Image encoding method and apparatus, image decoding method and apparatus, and image processing system | Electricity | 18 | Expired |
| US7228001B2 | Image encoding method, image decoding method, image encoder, image decode, program, computer data signal, and image transmission system | Electricity | 16 | Expired |
| US7488188B2 | Connector unit for differential transmission | Electricity | 15 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.