Inventor

Satoshi Sato

171Patents
15h-index
197Co-inventors
89Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 21, 1977 → May 20, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7110021B2 Vehicle surroundings monitoring device, and image production method/program Physics 141 Expired
US7209803B2 Article handling system and method and article management system and method Physics 58 Expired
US4751241A Pharmaceutical composition of cyclandelate having a high degree of bioavailability Human Necessities 55 Expired
US4428793A Preparation method for a microscopic specimen and a device therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 44 Expired
US7269479B2 Article transporting robot Performing Operations; Transporting 31 Active
US6665268B1 Load testing apparatus, computer readable recording medium for recording load test program, fault diagnosis apparatus, and computer readable recording medium for recording fault diagnosis program Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US5077600A Self-inspecting convergence measuring apparatus Electricity 26 Expired
US7570283B2 Image capturing system having an image capturing restriction function Electricity 25 Active
US5825243A Apparatus and method for demodulating multi-level signal Electricity 24 Expired
US7706918B2 Article holding system, robot, and method of controlling robot Performing Operations; Transporting 22 Active
US7266220B2 Monitoring device, monitoring method and program for monitoring Physics 21 Expired
US7688363B2 Super-resolution device, super-resolution method, super-resolution program, and super-resolution system Physics 21 Active
US8390696B2 Apparatus for detecting direction of image pickup device and moving body comprising same Electricity 20 Active
US7187998B2 Article handling system and method and article management system and method Physics 17 Expired
US8130293B2 Image processing apparatus having patterned polarizer, patterned polarizer, and image processing method Electricity 16 Active
US9322725B2 Pedaling force measurement device Physics 15 Active
US7948514B2 Image processing apparatus, method and computer program for generating normal information, and viewpoint-converted image generating apparatus Electricity 15 Active
US7555960B2 Occupant load sensor for a vehicle seat with flexible printed circuitry Electricity 14 Active
US7206668B2 Article handling system and method and article management system and method Physics 14 Expired
US8184194B2 Image processing apparatus, image division program and image synthesising method Electricity 14 Active
US7045106B2 Method for producing inorganic porous material Chemistry; Metallurgy 14 Expired
US4989072A Apparatus for testing and adjusting color cathode ray tube equipment Electricity 13 Expired
US7176959B2 Vehicle surroundings display device and image providing system Physics 13 Expired
US7760256B2 Image processing apparatus that obtains color and polarization information Electricity 12 Active
US5650574A Method of tightening a bolt with an optimum time Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Expired

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