Toru Hashimoto
106Patents
16h-index
89Co-inventors
89Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 3, 1985 → Jun 12, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5757455A | Hybrid alignment type liquid crystal display | Physics | 110 | Expired |
| US6073610A | Control apparatus of internal combustion engine equipped with electronic throttle control device | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 54 | Expired |
| US5750888A | Fault diagnostic method and apparatus for fuel evaporative emission control system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 46 | Expired |
| US5153835A | Fail safe device for temperature sensor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 36 | Expired |
| US5813380A | Suction control device for multiple cylinder internal combustion engine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 30 | Expired |
| US6047679A | Control apparatus for an internal combustion engine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 28 | Expired |
| US5423203A | Failure determination method for O.sub.2 sensor | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 28 | Expired |
| US5513616A | Method for determining a failure of an EGR apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 24 | Expired |
| US5474051A | Fault detection method and system for exhaust gas recirculation system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 24 | Expired |
| US5452604A | Misfire detection method based on fluctuation in crankshaft rotation | Physics | 23 | Expired |
| US5976056A | Control apparatus for a vehicle | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 22 | Expired |
| US4834054A | Method of detecting a fault of an exhaust gas recirculation system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 20 | Expired |
| US5004981A | Detector device for simultaneously detecting both the direction and number of rotations of rotating member | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 20 | Expired |
| US5808186A | Method for detecting misfire by fluctuation in crankshaft rotation | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 19 | Expired |
| US5445015A | Method and apparatus of detecting faults for fuels evaporative emission treatment system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 17 | Expired |
| US4580535A | Engine idling speed controlling system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 16 | Expired |
| US5542400A | Apparatus and method for determining a failure of an EGR apparatus | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 15 | Expired |
| US5732552A | Apparatus for deterioration diagnosis of an exhaust purifying catalyst | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 15 | Expired |
| US5506778A | Misfire detection method based on a change in crankshaft rotation | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 13 | Expired |
| US5983861A | Throttle valve control device and control method thereof | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 13 | Expired |
| US6533702B1 | Shift control system of hydraulic continuously variable transmission for vehicle | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 13 | Expired |
| US5754971A | Fault diagnosis apparatus for a fuel evaporative emission suppressing apparatus | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 12 | Expired |
| US5010862A | Method for controlling the quantity of intake air supplied to an internal combustion engine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Expired |
| US5575267A | Fault diagnosis apparatus for a fuel evaporative emission suppressing system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Expired |
| US5694810A | Rack and pinion steering device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.