Inventor · Saitama, JP

Takao Umetsu

14Patents
7h-index
30Co-inventors
62Inventor score

Filing activity: May 31, 1988 → May 21, 2002

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4933702A Camera with night photography apparatus Physics 51 Expired
US5970261A Zoom camera, mode set up device and control method for zoom camera Physics 18 Expired
US6519419B2 Method of controlling power source of camera Physics 16 Expired
US5159379A Flash control method and apparatus for variable focal length camera Physics 13 Expired
US5148201A Zooming control apparatus for a camera Physics 9 Expired
US4831402A Camera with changeable focal length Physics 8 Expired
US5023645A Lens position detecting device for camera Physics 7 Expired
US5293191A Camera Physics 7 Expired
US6374056B1 Camera with magnetic recording device Physics 5 Expired
US5157433A Method and apparatus for controlling continuous photography Physics 5 Expired
US6801718B2 Camera having LCD panel displaying groups of camera modes Physics 4 Expired
US4941005A Photographic camera Physics 3 Expired
US5184166A Self-photographing method for cameras Physics 1 Expired
US5337107A Preparatory winding type camera Physics 0 Expired

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