Inventor · Hino, JP

Takeaki Nakamura

75Patents
42h-index
236Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 14, 1983 → Sep 30, 2010

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6666875B1 Surgical apparatus permitting recharge of battery-driven surgical instrument in noncontact state Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,938 Expired
US5372124A Treating instrument Human Necessities 1,504 Expired
US5681260A Guiding apparatus for guiding an insertable body within an inspected object Human Necessities 441 Expired
US5529580A Surgical resecting tool Human Necessities 370 Expired
US7837699B2 Ultrasonic treatment apparatus Human Necessities 339 Active
US7682366B2 Calculus manipulation apparatus Human Necessities 296 Active
US6480762B1 Medical apparatus supporting system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 269 Expired
US5624380A Multi-degree of freedom manipulator Human Necessities 260 Expired
US4756605A Liquid crystal spectacles Physics 229 Expired
US7833219B2 Operation apparatus controller and surgery system Human Necessities 212 Active
US4867138A Rigid electronic endoscope Human Necessities 211 Expired
US7449004B2 Ultrasonic treatment device and ultrasonic treatment system Human Necessities 191 Expired
US4918521A Solid state imaging apparatus Electricity 188 Expired
US4919520A Liquid crystal eyeglass Physics 183 Expired
US6383183B1 High frequency treatment apparatus Human Necessities 170 Expired
US7455641B2 Ultrasonic treatment apparatus Human Necessities 167 Expired
US4961424A Ultrasonic treatment device Human Necessities 163 Expired
US4732156A Ultrasonic endoscope Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 153 Expired
US4795248A Liquid crystal eyeglass Physics 149 Expired
US6623423B2 Surgical operation system Human Necessities 130 Expired
US4905082A Rigid video endoscope having a detachable imaging unit Human Necessities 122 Expired
US6902529B2 Endoscope apparatus Electricity 120 Expired
US4960106A Endoscope apparatus Physics 118 Expired
US7063692B2 Surgical operation system Human Necessities 92 Expired
US7772786B2 Battery-powered light source device for endoscope Human Necessities 87 Active

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