Satoru Okamoto
145Patents
15h-index
133Co-inventors
89Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 22, 1981 → Mar 31, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6882364B1 | Solid-state imaging apparatus and signal processing method for transforming image signals output from a honeycomb arrangement to high quality video signals | Electricity | 159 | Expired |
| US5517241A | EEPROM memory card for an electronic still camera | Electricity | 99 | Expired |
| US6958490B2 | Light-emitting apparatus | Electricity | 69 | Expired |
| US5293236A | Electronic still camera including an EEPROM memory card and having a continuous shoot mode | Electricity | 63 | Expired |
| US5458664A | Particulate trap for purifying diesel engine exhaust | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 45 | Expired |
| US7888242B2 | Formation method of single crystal semiconductor layer, formation method of crystalline semiconductor layer, formation method of polycrystalline layer, and method for manufacturing semiconductor device | Electricity | 42 | Active |
| US9797273B2 | Method for converting thermal energy into mechanical energy, organic rankine cycle device, and method for replacing working fluid | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 39 | Active |
| US7554128B2 | Light-emitting apparatus | Electricity | 38 | Expired |
| US7430025B2 | Portable electronic device | Electricity | 21 | Expired |
| US7705358B2 | Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same | Electricity | 19 | Active |
| US5119180A | Image processing system with arbitrary and adjacent picture element signal load factoring | Electricity | 18 | Expired |
| US6731876B1 | Packet transmission device and packet transmission system | Electricity | 18 | Expired |
| US8420456B2 | Method of manufacturing for thin film transistor | Electricity | 16 | Active |
| US6094442A | Optical path signal termination equipment | Electricity | 16 | Expired |
| US9954112B2 | Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof | Electricity | 16 | Active |
| US7929027B2 | Image management method | Electricity | 15 | Active |
| US9865712B2 | Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof | Electricity | 15 | Active |
| US6773944B2 | Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device | Electricity | 14 | Expired |
| US6947377B1 | Path network and path network operation method using conversion of protection path into working path | Electricity | 14 | Expired |
| US6701088B1 | IP packet transmission equipment | Electricity | 13 | Expired |
| US9905657B2 | Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing semiconductor device | Electricity | 13 | Active |
| US10181531B2 | Semiconductor device including transistor having low parasitic capacitance | Electricity | 13 | Active |
| US10446671B2 | Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof | Electricity | 13 | Active |
| US10424676B2 | Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof | Electricity | 10 | Active |
| US10256348B2 | Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing semiconductor device | Electricity | 9 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.