Inventor · Chiba, JP

Shigemasa Sato

31Patents
10h-index
38Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 12, 1986 → Nov 24, 2014

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5765045A Camera capable of detecting eye-gaze Physics 41 Expired
US4743788A Input frequency control device for surface acoustic wave motor Electricity 41 Expired
US5623703A Camera capable of detecting eye-gaze Physics 30 Expired
US5333029A Camera capable of detecting eye-gaze Physics 30 Expired
US5144358A Automatic focusing camera Physics 17 Expired
US4908646A Range measuring device for camera Physics 15 Expired
US5649244A Multi-function camera having color coordinated operational modes and manipulation members Physics 15 Expired
US8767399B2 Cooling system for electronic device Electricity 13 Active
US5758201A Camera having line of sight detecting device Physics 13 Expired
US5526089A Camera with sight line detecting device Physics 10 Expired
US5422699A Photographic camera with variable focal length Physics 9 Expired
US8929073B2 Boiling refrigerant type cooling system Electricity 9 Active
US5552853A Auto focusing apparatus in a camera Physics 9 Expired
US5678066A Camera with a visual line detection system Physics 8 Expired
US5561497A Auto focusing apparatus in a camera Physics 8 Expired
US5537181A Camera with an eye-gaze position detecting device Physics 5 Expired
US5305046A Multi-point distance measurement apparatus Physics 5 Expired
US5563677A Auto focusing apparatus in a camera Physics 4 Expired
US9544988B2 Boiling refrigerant type cooling system Electricity 4 Active
US7653296B2 Camera and exchangeable lens barrel with wireless communication function Electricity 4 Active
US5640610A Camera with a line-of-sight detecting device Physics 3 Expired
US5491532A Camera with device for detecting line of sight Physics 2 Expired
USRE36895E Automatic focusing camera General 2 Expired
US5159376A Automatic focus controlling apparatus Physics 2 Expired
US5493361A Focus correcting apparatus for an auto focus camera Physics 1 Expired

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