Inventor · Hirakata, JP

Noboru Ito

54Patents
15h-index
78Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 8, 1978 → Apr 23, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5703856A Optical head and optical data recording and reproducing apparatus having the same Physics 78 Expired
US5856041A Sealed secondary cell Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 59 Expired
US5532798A Charging device having a plate electrode and a cleaning device for cleaning edges of the plate electrode Physics 51 Expired
US5652500A Charge control apparatus for battery pack which uses rate of change of battery temperature adjusted by correction factor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Expired
US5675258A Apparatus for detecting battery pack deterioration during discharge mode and method for inhibiting deterioration detection of a significantly drained battery pack during charging mode Physics 35 Expired
US6020717A Monitoring apparatus for a series assembly of battery modules Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Expired
US4600675A Magnetic carrier for electrostatic latent image development Physics 30 Expired
US5680030A Condition managing system of storage battery for a movable body Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Expired
US5912868A Optical head for reproducing data from first and second optical disks Physics 23 Expired
US5627816A Multilayer optical disk and apparatus Physics 21 Expired
US4635910A Fluid-filled damper device Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 19 Expired
US5563873A Multilayer optical disk and apparatus Physics 18 Expired
US5499090A Image forming apparatus having a toner recycling mechanism Physics 15 Expired
US5345072A Focus detection device for reading information from an optical recording medium Physics 15 Expired
US5347504A Optical disk apparatus for optically recording or reproducing information on an optical recording medium Physics 15 Expired
US4244291A Printer with a fixed and an axially movable character ring Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Expired
US5682583A Developing device for mixing and supplying developer Physics 13 Expired
US5418774A Optical head system and its optical disc Physics 12 Expired
US5430701A Optical disk apparatus for optically recording or reproducing information on an optical recording medium Physics 12 Expired
US6190573A Extrusion-molded magnetic body comprising samarium-iron-nitrogen system magnetic particles Electricity 9 Expired
US5768251A Optical recording/reproducing apparatus for high density multilayered disks Physics 8 Expired
US5758240A Developing apparatus and image forming apparatus Physics 7 Expired
US5440536A Optical disk apparatus for producing information recorded on a recording track Physics 7 Expired
US5688622A Developing method Physics 7 Expired
US5773163A Sealed alkaline storage battery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired

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