Noriaki Sato
96Patents
13h-index
89Co-inventors
87Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 27, 1982 → Nov 10, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5362981A | Integrated semiconductor device having a buried semiconductor layer and fabrication method thereof | Electricity | 57 | Expired |
| US5258645A | Semiconductor device having MOS transistor and a sidewall with a double insulator layer structure | Electricity | 43 | Expired |
| US8331819B2 | Image forming apparatus | Physics | 38 | Active |
| US8744296B2 | Image forming apparatus | Physics | 25 | Active |
| US5384485A | Contact structure for connecting an electrode to a semiconductor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 23 | Expired |
| US5094787A | Method of manufacturing ITO sputtering target | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 18 | Expired |
| US5551014A | Method and apparatus for designing integrated circuits according to master slice approach | Physics | 17 | Expired |
| US5498891A | EPROM with trench in thick field oxide | Electricity | 17 | Expired |
| US5238857A | Method of fabricating a metal-oxide-semiconductor device having a semiconductor on insulator (SOI) structure | Electricity | 17 | Expired |
| US5828106A | ESD tolerated SOI device | Electricity | 16 | Expired |
| US5079746A | Semiconductor memory circuit | Physics | 16 | Expired |
| US5731237A | Method of producing an EPROM with a trench insulating layer | Electricity | 15 | Expired |
| US4503315A | Semiconductor device with fuse | Electricity | 15 | Expired |
| US8483603B2 | Image heating apparatus and heating belt for use in the image heating apparatus | Physics | 13 | Active |
| US5589410A | An integrated semiconductor device having a buried semiconductor layer and fabrication method thereof | Electricity | 11 | Expired |
| US5512516A | Contact structure for connecting an electrode to a semiconductor device and a method of forming the same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Expired |
| US5753386A | Hydrogen-absorbing alloy for battery and secondary nickel-metal hydride battery | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Expired |
| US7276436B2 | Manufacturing method for electronic component module and electromagnetically readable data carrier | Electricity | 9 | Expired |
| US8918001B2 | Fixing apparatus | Physics | 9 | Active |
| US5075249A | Method of making a BIC memory cell having contact openings with straight sidewalls and sharp-edge rims | Electricity | 9 | Expired |
| US4996015A | Methods of producing ceramic honeycomb structures | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 8 | Expired |
| US4782466A | Programmable semiconductor read only memory device | Electricity | 8 | Expired |
| US8725020B2 | Image forming apparatus having fixing unit for fixing unfixed toner image formed on recording material onto recording material by heat | Physics | 8 | Active |
| US9652687B2 | Image processing apparatus that performs development by adjusting saturation level of each color signal, image processing method, and storage medium | Electricity | 7 | Active |
| US6879801B2 | Image forming apparatus | Physics | 7 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.