Teruaki Itoh
75Patents
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71Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 20, 1987 → Nov 12, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4982553A | Automatic test tube plug extraction apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 75 | Expired |
| US7858033B2 | Specimen preprocessing/transport apparatus | Physics | 71 | Active |
| US7122158B2 | Test tube holder | Performing Operations; Transporting | 69 | Expired |
| US6274092A | Test tube holder | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 66 | Expired |
| US7578383B2 | Specimen transport system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 58 | Active |
| US5980734A | Auxiliary apparatus for sampling blood serum | Performing Operations; Transporting | 57 | Expired |
| US5013529A | Apparatus for distributing sample liquid | Physics | 56 | Expired |
| US7425305B2 | Specimen dispensing system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 53 | Expired |
| US7078698B2 | Specimen sensing apparatus | Physics | 30 | Expired |
| US6932942B2 | Test tube holder | Performing Operations; Transporting | 30 | Expired |
| US5688361A | Automatic vessel supplying and labeling apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 29 | Expired |
| US4798095A | Apparatus for distributing liquid samples among test tubes and for dividing the test tubes into groups | Physics | 27 | Expired |
| US7485264B2 | Test tube holder | Physics | 26 | Active |
| US5730276A | Test object container holder and holder conveyer apparatus | Physics | 24 | Expired |
| US5493849A | Method and apparatus for corking up sample-contained containers | Physics | 23 | Expired |
| US5445037A | Sample sorting apparatus | Physics | 22 | Expired |
| US6793887B2 | Specimen-inspection preprocessing apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Expired |
| US7947225B2 | Automated test tube cap removal apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 19 | Active |
| US7207241B2 | Cap removing apparatus | Physics | 18 | Expired |
| US7152504B2 | Tube-plug extracting apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Expired |
| US7227622B2 | Method and apparatus for sensing blood sample contained in sample container | Physics | 13 | Expired |
| US7112303B2 | Specimen centrifuge apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Expired |
| US8367024B2 | Test tube holder | Performing Operations; Transporting | 13 | Active |
| US6669002B2 | Specimen-conveying conveyer | Performing Operations; Transporting | 13 | Expired |
| US7159489B2 | Cap removing apparatus for removing cap from tube-like container | Physics | 12 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.