Inventor · Tokyo, JP

Seigo Ando

32Patents
12h-index
38Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 23, 1974 → Jan 20, 2012

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6920166B2 Thin film deposition method of nitride semiconductor and nitride semiconductor light emitting device Electricity 247 Expired
US4716366A Eddy current distance signal apparatus with temperature change compensation means Physics 34 Expired
US4742298A Apparatus for detecting surface flaw of pipeline by electromagnetic induction Physics 27 Expired
US5512821A Method and apparatus for magnetically detecting defects in an object with compensation for magnetic field shift by means of a compensating coil Physics 26 Expired
US3997835A Method and apparatus for measuring distance Physics 24 Expired
US5151793A Recording medium playing apparatus Electricity 22 Expired
US4647854A Apparatus for measuring the level of the molten metal in the mold of a continuous casting machine Performing Operations; Transporting 20 Expired
US4095469A Temperature measuring apparatus Physics 20 Expired
US5537038A Magnetic flux measuring method and apparatus for detecting high frequency components of magnetic flux with high speed orientation Physics 19 Expired
US4030027A Apparatus for non-contact measurement of distance from a metallic body using a detection coil in the feedback circuit of an amplifier Physics 17 Expired
US4186792A Apparatus for monitoring and controlling the level of the molten metal in the mold of a continuous casting machine Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Expired
US4567435A Method and apparatus for continuously measuring distance utilizing eddy current and having temperature difference influence elimination Physics 12 Expired
US4309902A Method for continuously measuring steepness of defective flatness of metal strip during rolling Physics 11 Expired
US4019131A Method and apparatus for measuring the shape of the wavy edges of metal strips using a detection coil controlled to track the strip edge Physics 11 Expired
US5132608A Current measuring method and apparatus therefor Physics 11 Expired
US4303883A Apparatus for detecting the center of a welded seam in accordance with fundamental harmonic component suppression Physics 11 Expired
US4267508A Apparatus for non-contact measurement of distance from a metallic body using a detection coil in the feedback circuit of an amplifier Electricity 10 Expired
US5357198A Apparatus for magnetic inspection using magnetic shield Physics 9 Expired
US5287059A Saturable core magnetometer with a parallel resonant circuit in which the W3 DC level changes with a change in an external magnetic field Physics 9 Expired
US7557387B2 Avalanche photodiode Electricity 7 Expired
US5502382A Apparatus for magnetic inspection using magnetic shield, with specific relation of distance E between magnetic sensors and distance L between each magnetic sensor and the object to be inspected, to obtain optimum S/N Physics 5 Expired
US5235275A Magnetic inspection apparatus for thin steel strip having magnetizer and detection coil within a hollow roller rotated by the steel strip Physics 4 Expired
US8575650B2 Avalanche photodiode Electricity 4 Active
US3946307A Apparatus for detecting the physical properties of magnetic or electric conductive heat-responsive or deformable material using negative input impedance network Physics 4 Expired
US4050011A Eddy current flaw detector using a pair of parallel resonant circuits and a negative resistance in parallel with each circuit Physics 3 Expired

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