Satoshi Kitamura
74Patents
17h-index
84Co-inventors
87Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 28, 1978 → Aug 18, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US8781690B2 | Bicycle seat position indicator | Performing Operations; Transporting | 108 | Active |
| US4245182A | Excitation control apparatus for a generator | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 90 | Expired |
| US5700550A | Transparent hologram seal | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 77 | Expired |
| US8655561B2 | Bicycle control system having a value generating unit | Performing Operations; Transporting | 46 | Active |
| US8721495B2 | Rear derailleur and gear shift system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 36 | Active |
| US6418041B1 | Bicycle power supply | Performing Operations; Transporting | 26 | Expired |
| US6767308B2 | Method of controlling bicycle assembly | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 26 | Expired |
| US7165641B2 | Bicycle power supply with discharge function | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 25 | Expired |
| US4803288A | Process for producing macrocyclic ester compounds | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 23 | Expired |
| US6483562B1 | Electrode substrate and reflection type liquid crystal display device having low compatibility between resins | Physics | 22 | Expired |
| US7042123B2 | Bicycle electrical generator hub | Electricity | 20 | Expired |
| US6899649B2 | Motor unit for an assisting apparatus for changing speeds in a bicycle transmission | Performing Operations; Transporting | 19 | Expired |
| US6741045B2 | Bicycle control apparatus that communicates power and data over a single transmission path | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 19 | Expired |
| US6057657A | Magnetically operated bicycle antitheft device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 18 | Expired |
| US7084472B2 | Solid-state imaging device and manufacturing method therefor | Physics | 18 | Expired |
| US6453262B1 | Method and apparatus for selecting a processing mode for a bicycle computer | Performing Operations; Transporting | 17 | Expired |
| US7394059B2 | Noise-reducing image sensor having light receiving elements | Physics | 17 | Active |
| US7116008B2 | Electrical communication system for a bicycle | Electricity | 13 | Expired |
| US7089100B2 | Bicycle information processing apparatus with memory protection | Performing Operations; Transporting | 12 | Expired |
| US7522033B2 | Signal generating apparatus for a bicycle control device | Performing Operations; Transporting | 12 | Expired |
| US6857975B2 | Rotation direction detection apparatus | Physics | 11 | Expired |
| US7144027B2 | Bicycle control apparatus that sets a bicycle transmission to a predetermined gear ratio | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Expired |
| US8402664B1 | Electric control device | Performing Operations; Transporting | 11 | Active |
| US7045910B2 | Bicycle power supply with reduced battery leakage | Electricity | 10 | Expired |
| US5773822A | Ion detector and high-voltage power supply | Electricity | 10 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.