Toru Hirano
34Patents
13h-index
48Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Jan 21, 1977 → Jul 23, 2019
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6152951A | Method of treating cancer | Human Necessities | 105 | Expired |
| US5976175A | Fiber optic laser conducting probe for photodynamic therapy | Human Necessities | 96 | Expired |
| US6283957A | Cancer therapeutic instrument | Human Necessities | 85 | Expired |
| US5553277A | Image search method for searching and retrieving desired image from memory device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 57 | Expired |
| US5943054A | Function designate method for designating a variety of functions to be performed by a control unit | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 38 | Expired |
| US6471691B1 | Ophthalmic treatment apparatus | Human Necessities | 34 | Expired |
| US6249973A | Thinning razor | Performing Operations; Transporting | 28 | Expired |
| US4312824A | Process for making closure caps having liners | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 24 | Expired |
| US5634922A | Cancer diagnosis and treatment device having laser beam generator | Human Necessities | 23 | Expired |
| US8491476B2 | Ultrasound imaging apparatus and method for generating ultrasound image | Physics | 22 | Active |
| US5722319A | Embossed pattern stamping apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 21 | Expired |
| US4090179A | System for monitoring flow rate difference in water cooling conduit | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 20 | Expired |
| US5285575A | Cutter | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 15 | Expired |
| USD260412S | Toy trackway | General | 13 | Expired |
| US4118780A | Technique for monitoring flow rate differences in water cooling conduit | Physics | 13 | Expired |
| US5361316A | Optical fiber laser device for transmitting a pulse laser beam | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Expired |
| US7073861B2 | Hinge construction for seat back | Performing Operations; Transporting | 10 | Expired |
| US8701291B2 | Multi-purpose hair cutter | Performing Operations; Transporting | 10 | Active |
| US5579423A | Optical fiber laser device | Physics | 6 | Expired |
| US9437581B2 | LED module | Electricity | 5 | Active |
| US9685594B2 | LED module and method of preparing the LED module, lighting device | Electricity | 3 | Active |
| US5938889A | Tape feeding apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Expired |
| US8834375B2 | Ultrasound probe and ultrasound diagnosis apparatus | Physics | 2 | Active |
| USD261019S | Toy trackway | General | 2 | Expired |
| US9680075B2 | Light-emitting device | Electricity | 1 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.