Shigeru Yamada
112Patents
18h-index
104Co-inventors
89Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 20, 1976 → Apr 18, 2017
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4867570A | Three-dimensional information processing method and apparatus for obtaining three-dimensional information of object by projecting a plurality of pattern beams onto object | Physics | 160 | Expired |
| US7254481B2 | Action support method and apparatus | Physics | 114 | Expired |
| US6201266A | Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same | Electricity | 60 | Expired |
| US5172464A | Machine tool | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 41 | Expired |
| US6673651B2 | Method of manufacturing semiconductor device including semiconductor elements mounted on base plate | Electricity | 31 | Expired |
| US8569640B2 | Key switch structure | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 31 | Active |
| US5005459A | Musical tone visualizing apparatus which displays an image of an animated object in accordance with a musical performance | Physics | 30 | Expired |
| US6841853B2 | Semiconductor device having grooves to relieve stress between external electrodes and conductive patterns | Electricity | 29 | Expired |
| US5864174A | Semiconductor device having a die pad structure for preventing cracks in a molding resin | Electricity | 28 | Expired |
| US7525056B2 | Key switch structure | Electricity | 27 | Active |
| US5745969A | Method and apparatus for repairing a coke oven | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 24 | Expired |
| US4775306A | Concrete floor finishing machine | Fixed Constructions | 23 | Expired |
| US6177725A | Semiconductor device having an improved structure for preventing cracks, improved small-sized semiconductor and method of manufacturing the same | Electricity | 23 | Expired |
| US7401232B2 | Content playback apparatus method and program and key management apparatus and system | Electricity | 22 | Expired |
| US4972597A | Three-dimensional displacement gage | Physics | 21 | Expired |
| US4279966A | Pressure resistant square panel | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 19 | Expired |
| US5412422A | High speed imaging apparatus | Electricity | 19 | Expired |
| US4077294A | Electronic musical instrument having transient musical effects | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 19 | Expired |
| US4080862A | Electronic musical instrument having octave slide effect | Physics | 18 | Expired |
| US4176577A | Electronic musical instrument of waveshape memory reading type | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 18 | Expired |
| US5690137A | Spindle device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 17 | Expired |
| US5887088A | Inputting device and inputting method for information processing system | Electricity | 16 | Expired |
| US4253367A | Musical tone forming device by FM technology | Physics | 16 | Expired |
| US4082027A | Electronics musical instrument | Physics | 16 | Expired |
| US4248119A | Electronic musical instrument providing chord tones in just intonation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 15 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.