Inventor · Hino, JP

Takeshi Yokoi

86Patents
27h-index
84Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: May 16, 1979 → Feb 26, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8454495B2 Capsule medical apparatus Human Necessities 996 Active
US5529580A Surgical resecting tool Human Necessities 370 Expired
US6951536B2 Capsule-type medical device and medical system Electricity 198 Expired
US7083579B2 Encapsulated medical device and method of examining, curing, and treating internal region of body cavity using encapsulated medical device Human Necessities 141 Expired
US5674182A Endoscope system including endoscope and protection cover Human Necessities 134 Expired
US4884133A Endoscope light source apparatus Human Necessities 109 Expired
US4901142A Video scope system Electricity 86 Expired
US6918872B2 Capsule endoscope Human Necessities 76 Expired
US4862872A Endoscope and endoscope washing apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 75 Expired
US4757819A Ultrasonic endoscope Human Necessities 74 Expired
US7837614B2 Capsule medical apparatus having movable frame to which a portion of an objective optical system is fixed Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 68 Active
USRE41807E1 Capsule endoscope General 65 Active
US4763662A Ultrasonic biopsy endoscope with extensible guide sheath Human Necessities 61 Expired
US6855111B2 Capsule endoscope Human Necessities 55 Expired
US7697970B2 Medical apparatus, medical apparatus guide system, capsule type medical apparatus, and capsule type medical apparatus guide apparatus Human Necessities 55 Active
US7448993B2 Gastrointestinal tract examining apparatus Human Necessities 51 Expired
US4869256A Endoscope apparatus Human Necessities 49 Expired
US4411174A Transmission shift control device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Expired
US4803550A Imaging apparatus having illumination means Electricity 45 Expired
US4879992A Rigid electronic endoscope Human Necessities 42 Expired
US7122001B2 Encapsulated endoscope system in which endoscope moves in lumen by itself and rotation of image of region to be observed is ceased Human Necessities 42 Expired
US5020539A Ultrasonic endoscope apparatus Physics 40 Expired
US7022066B2 Capsule endoscope Electricity 39 Expired
US4957112A Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus Human Necessities 31 Expired
US4274306A Vehicle transmission shift control apparatus Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 30 Expired

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