Shoji Futamura
53Patents
12h-index
23Co-inventors
84Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 26, 1978 → Nov 21, 2011
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4553918A | Tire molding mold | Performing Operations; Transporting | 45 | Expired |
| US4708609A | Tire manufacturing mold | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 30 | Expired |
| US4687433A | Die for extruding ceramic honeycomb structural bodies | Performing Operations; Transporting | 21 | Expired |
| US4800248A | Electrical discharge machining apparatus with discharge current control | Performing Operations; Transporting | 21 | Expired |
| US4242075A | Extrusion dies for extruding honeycomb structural bodies | Performing Operations; Transporting | 21 | Expired |
| US4576559A | Vented tire molding mold | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 16 | Expired |
| US7574891B2 | Press | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 15 | Active |
| US4298564A | Die for extruding a honeycomb structural body and a method of extruding the same | Performing Operations; Transporting | 14 | Expired |
| US4243370A | Die for extruding a honeycomb structural body | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Expired |
| US4883420A | Die for extruding honeycomb structural bodies | Performing Operations; Transporting | 13 | Expired |
| US4411175A | Method for making a ring-shaped mold | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Expired |
| US5271140A | Index-feed machining system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Expired |
| US5951884A | Electric discharge machining method and apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 12 | Expired |
| US4163640A | Apparatus for extruding a honeycomb structural body | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Expired |
| US7293500B2 | Press | Performing Operations; Transporting | 11 | Expired |
| US4653996A | Die for extruding honeycomb structural body | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Expired |
| US4808787A | Wire-cut electrical discharge machining equipment | Performing Operations; Transporting | 11 | Expired |
| US4820146A | Super hard alloy dies for extruding honeycomb structures | Performing Operations; Transporting | 10 | Expired |
| US6003359A | Progressive deep-drawing machine | Performing Operations; Transporting | 10 | Expired |
| US6810704B2 | Press forming machine | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Expired |
| US5008509A | Production method of honeycomb die-forming electrical discharge machining electrodes and production method of honeycomb dies | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Expired |
| US5728286A | Method of manufacturing extrusion die for extruding honeycomb structural body | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Expired |
| US7415862B2 | Press device | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Expired |
| US4830598A | Dies for extruding honeycomb structure | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Expired |
| US5111017A | Power supply circuit for discharge machining | Performing Operations; Transporting | 8 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.