Norio Sato
85Patents
15h-index
155Co-inventors
87Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 17, 1973 → Oct 28, 2020
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4889885A | Composite material containing a layered silicate | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 207 | Expired |
| US5485315A | Backlash removing mechanism for zoom lens assembly | Physics | 59 | Expired |
| US5327184A | Zoom lens barrel with focal length detector | Physics | 36 | Expired |
| US4985211A | Exhaust gas processing apparatus for paint drying oven | Performing Operations; Transporting | 36 | Expired |
| US5701208A | Clutch apparatus for zoom lens barrel | Physics | 34 | Expired |
| US5307041A | Coil component | Electricity | 33 | Expired |
| US6493511B2 | FPC (flexible printed circuit) board arrangement structure for zoom lens barrels | Physics | 32 | Expired |
| US5349475A | Position adjusting apparatus of zoom lens barrel | Physics | 26 | Expired |
| US6512638B2 | Step zoom lens camera | Physics | 24 | Expired |
| US7548636B2 | Organism recognition system | Human Necessities | 22 | Active |
| US6015856A | Composite resin material and method of forming the same | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 21 | Expired |
| US6207723A | Rubber composition and method for producing the same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Expired |
| US6090862A | Process for recycling polyolefin cross-linked substance or polyolefin foamed substance | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 20 | Expired |
| US4603314A | Inductor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 20 | Expired |
| US5754350A | Lens supporting device | Physics | 18 | Expired |
| US6518083B2 | Surface shape recognition sensor and method of manufacturing the same | Physics | 15 | Expired |
| US6133413A | Method of manufacturing devulcanized rubber using high temperature and shearing pressure | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Expired |
| US6472460B1 | Polymer composite material and process for preparing the same | Performing Operations; Transporting | 12 | Expired |
| US5386740A | Rotary feed mechanism | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Expired |
| US5827923A | Abrasion resistant, curable hardcoating compositions and tinted articles made therefrom | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Expired |
| US6727561B2 | Surface shape recognition sensor and method of manufacturing the same | Physics | 12 | Expired |
| US6090873A | Coating resin composition containing a hydrolyzable organosilane and an acrylic resin | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 11 | Expired |
| US7381663B2 | Method of fabricating a surface shape recognition sensor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Active |
| US5555480A | Lens holding structure | Physics | 11 | Expired |
| US4701503A | Curable polyorganosiloxane composition | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 11 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.