Inventor · Toyohashi, JP

Takao Ban

34Patents
9h-index
28Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 25, 1991 → May 24, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7319320B2 Rotation angle detecting device Physics 44 Expired
US5698778A Throttle valve opening sensor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Expired
US5209113A Air flow meter Physics 18 Expired
US7030608B2 Rotational angle sensing device and assembling method thereof Physics 15 Expired
US5581026A Flow meter Physics 13 Expired
US6619140B2 Fluid flow meter having thermal flow sensor disposed in one of a plurality of fluid passages Physics 13 Expired
US7661303B2 Flow measuring device having heating resistor in inclined position with respect to the flow direction Physics 13 Active
US5571964A Flow meter Physics 13 Expired
US5585748A Voltage-frequency converter circuit with temperature compensation Physics 11 Expired
US7148680B2 Rotation angle detecting device including magnetic member with concave surface Physics 9 Expired
US6862930B1 Fluid flow amount measuring apparatus responsive to fluid flow in forward and reverse directions Physics 6 Expired
US7437925B2 Intake system having a flow detecting device including a pressure receiving surface at the outflow passage of the bypass Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Active
US7378838B2 Rotation angle detection device having magnetic flux alteration unit Physics 4 Expired
US9383240B2 Air flow measuring device Physics 4 Active
US7221153B2 Rotation angle detector Physics 4 Expired
US7339371B2 Rotation angle detector Physics 4 Expired
US7233139B2 Method and apparatus for sensing angle of rotation which compensates an output signal from a magnetic sensor element irrespective of the range of rotational angles of a target object Physics 4 Expired
US8695409B2 Air flow rate measuring apparatus Physics 3 Active
US7034525B2 Rotational angle detecting device Physics 3 Expired
US8752424B2 Flow measuring device Physics 3 Active
US10429223B2 Air flow rate measuring device with integrated sensor module Physics 2 Active
US8844342B2 Air flow measuring device Physics 2 Active
US7472592B2 Airflow meter Physics 2 Active
US7612557B2 Eddy current type sensor for detecting conductor Physics 2 Active
US7696746B2 Motion detecting apparatus Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active

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