Inventor · Tokyo, JP

Takanori Yano

51Patents
12h-index
68Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 19, 1988 → Nov 4, 2014

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4860214A Inference system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 53 Expired
US6226011A Color conversion method for a color matching, a method for expanding a function of a program module and a color conversion method using the method for expanding a function of a program module Physics 49 Expired
US7609897B2 Image coder and image decoder capable of power-saving control in image compression and decompression Electricity 28 Active
US7315651B2 Image recording apparatus and image data selection method Electricity 27 Expired
US6707480B2 Image formation unit including stored performance information Physics 25 Expired
US7372999B2 Image coder and image decoder capable of power-saving control in image compression and decompression Electricity 23 Expired
US7626733B2 Image-processing apparatus, an image-processing method, a program, and a memory medium Electricity 18 Active
US7394470B2 Method for reversibly transforming data format, image processing apparatus, program for reversibly transforming data format, and computer-readable recording medium thereof Electricity 16 Expired
US5557797A Scheduling method for automatically developing hardware patterns for integrated circuits Physics 15 Expired
US7878130B2 Overfiring air port, method for manufacturing air port, boiler, boiler facility, method for operating boiler facility and method for improving boiler facility Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 14 Active
US7310447B2 Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium Electricity 13 Expired
US7409060B2 Durable and undecipherable digital watermarking technique and detection of unauthorized use Physics 12 Expired
US7333664B2 Image compression method capable of reducing tile boundary distortion Electricity 11 Active
US7454069B2 Image processing apparatus, image compressing apparatus, image decompressing apparatus, image processing method, image compressing method, image decompressing method, information processing apparatus, information processing method, program and recording medium Electricity 11 Expired
US7336852B2 Image processing apparatus, image reading apparatus, image forming apparatus and recording medium for image processing program Electricity 10 Expired
US7318798B2 Apparatus and method for folding and tucking crotch region of disposable diaper Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US7293172B2 Scrambling of image by randomizing pixel values Electricity 9 Expired
US7660470B2 System and method for generating superimposed image data Electricity 9 Active
US9033018B2 Apparatus for manufacturing absorbent body Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US7195586B2 Apparatus and method for folding and tucking disposable diapers in their crotch regions Human Necessities 8 Expired
US7352907B2 Code conversion apparatus, code conversion method and storage medium Electricity 8 Expired
US8960122B2 Apparatus and method for manufacturing absorbent body Human Necessities 7 Active
US8115821B2 Method and apparatus for setting a region of interest in image data Physics 7 Active
US7505630B2 Image processing apparatus, image processing method, program, and recording medium that allow setting of most appropriate post-quantization condition Electricity 6 Active
US7359549B2 Imaging device, image processing method, and recording medium Electricity 6 Expired

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