Inventor · Sunnyvale, CA, US

Seigo Kotani

58Patents
13h-index
67Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 23, 1989 → May 15, 2015

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6480963B1 Network system for transporting security-protected data Electricity 91 Expired
US5805800A Apparatus and method for controlling storage medium using security capabilities Physics 52 Expired
US10157050B2 Method for confirming correction program and information processing apparatus Physics 49 Active
US7412721B2 Method of and system for managing information, and computer product Electricity 27 Expired
US5987029A Information collecting apparatus, receiving information processing apparatus and information transmitting apparatus Electricity 24 Expired
US4980754A Package for superconducting devices Electricity 23 Expired
US6247131A Information management method and recording medium Physics 23 Expired
US6999947B2 License devolution apparatus Electricity 23 Expired
US5126598A Josephson integrated circuit having an output interface capable of providing output data with reduced clock rate Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US4974205A Josephson memory and read/write circuit Physics 16 Expired
US7000114B1 Apparatus to create and/or verify digital signatures having a secure time element and an identifier of the apparatus Electricity 16 Expired
US6965996B2 Method for facilitating legitimate use of digital content Electricity 15 Expired
US7145492B2 Data management method Electricity 13 Expired
US9059978B2 System and methods for remote maintenance in an electronic network with multiple clients Electricity 13 Active
US9904531B2 Apparatus and method for installing vehicle correction program Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Active
US7013392B1 File processing unit Physics 11 Expired
US5861574A Apparatus for mounting a superconducting element Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US9286485B2 Using trust points to provide services Electricity 10 Active
US7272720B2 Date-and-time management device and signature generation apparatus with date-and-time management function Physics 9 Expired
US6687835B1 Command authorization method Physics 9 Expired
US6253331A Timer apparatus and computer Physics 9 Expired
US5164696A Apparatus for eliminating trapping of magnetic flux from an object Electricity 7 Expired
US6795834B2 Apparatus, method, and storage medium for file management Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US6173390A Storage medium driving device, storage medium and data protecting method Physics 6 Expired
US7028340B1 Apparatus, a system and method for controlling access to contents Physics 5 Expired

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