Toru Inoue
73Patents
13h-index
94Co-inventors
87Inventor score
Filing activity: May 16, 1980 → Jan 27, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4712050A | Control system for brushless DC motor | Electricity | 101 | Expired |
| US4336612A | Error correction encoding and decoding system | Physics | 75 | Expired |
| US6642681B2 | Starting control method of and control apparatus for synchronous motor, and air conditioner, refrigerator, washing machine and vacuum cleaner each provided with the control apparatus | Electricity | 28 | Expired |
| US5292465A | Process for preparing composite foamed molded article | Performing Operations; Transporting | 27 | Expired |
| US6144835A | Image forming apparatus including means for warning an operator of a potential illegal copying operation before the copying operation and method of controlling the same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 27 | Expired |
| US5203169A | Axle drive apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 22 | Expired |
| US6189410A | Transaxle casing | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 18 | Expired |
| US4558939A | Flash photography system | Physics | 18 | Expired |
| US4550996A | Flash photography system | Physics | 17 | Expired |
| US7192071B2 | Bulkhead for raising strength and rigidity of vehicular frame members | Performing Operations; Transporting | 16 | Expired |
| US5929591A | Air conditioner | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 15 | Expired |
| US4514073A | Automatic exposure control camera | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US6616563B2 | Transmission of working vehicle | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Expired |
| US6549824B1 | Numerically controlling device for electrical discharge machine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Expired |
| US4755845A | Flash photography system | Physics | 9 | Expired |
| US6414825B1 | Thin film device, thin film magnetic head and magnetoresistive element | Physics | 9 | Expired |
| US6260181A | Integrated circuit and the design method thereof | Electricity | 8 | Expired |
| US6460421B1 | Governor controlled on a basis of load detection | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 8 | Expired |
| US7331423B2 | Transmission of working vehicle | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Active |
| US5546175A | Image fixing device and method thereof | Physics | 7 | Expired |
| US5570171A | Imaging fixing device including a heat roller with a release layer | Physics | 6 | Expired |
| US6892595B2 | Transmission of a working vehicle | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Expired |
| US6151976A | Axle driving apparatus | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 6 | Expired |
| US6404603B1 | Thin film device, thin film head, and magnetoresistive element | Physics | 6 | Expired |
| US6400531B1 | Thin film magnetic head and a method for forming a protective film of the magnetic head | Physics | 6 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.