Inventor · Yokohama, JP

Nobuyuki Kaku

82Patents
12h-index
108Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 16, 1982 → Apr 21, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6334686B1 Display optical unit and display apparatus Electricity 41 Expired
US6280038A Optical equipment Electricity 38 Expired
US6290360A Liquid crystal projector, and projection lens unit, optical unit and cooling system for the same Physics 32 Expired
US5701214A Tape loading device in magnetic recording/playback apparatus that controls loading based on calculated reel inertia and tape position Physics 23 Expired
US5808824A Tape feed control system Physics 19 Expired
US5825969A Information management apparatus for inhibiting reproduction in a video cassette recorder Electricity 18 Expired
US4991039A Apparatus for detecting tape-end Physics 14 Expired
USD848517S1 Projector General 14 Active
USD828864S1 Projector General 14 Active
US5706146A Cassette detecting and discriminating arrangement in a cassette transport mechanism for loading and unloading tape cassettes of varying sizes and cassettes for use therewith Physics 13 Expired
USD844043S1 Projector General 13 Active
US4837646A Tape guide apparatus for helically wound tape Physics 12 Expired
US5959803A Cartridge changer, data storage unit using the changer and apparatus using the data storage unit Physics 11 Expired
US6431710B1 Optical apparatus Electricity 11 Expired
US4780783A Locking device for a cover of magnetic tape cartridge Physics 10 Expired
US5041928A Apparatus for loading a tape on a magnetic head drum of a helical scanning type video tape recorder Physics 10 Expired
US10457199B2 Image projection apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Active
US6595645B2 Display optical unit and display apparatus using this unit Electricity 9 Expired
US6783245B2 Liquid crystal projector, and projection lens unit, optical unit and cooling system for the same Physics 9 Expired
US4899235A Magnetic tape loading mechanism and method Physics 9 Expired
US5739976A Magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus Physics 8 Expired
US4814910A Small sized magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus with improved rotating magnetic head Physics 8 Expired
US5307215A Method and device for loading tape in magnetic recorder Physics 8 Expired
US5570831A Pneumatic static guide for a tape Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Expired
US4583137A Signal-recording/reproducing apparatus Physics 7 Expired

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