Toru Tanabe
32Patents
11h-index
43Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 17, 1974 → Feb 7, 2018
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5502432A | Apparatus and method of warning rear-end collision | Physics | 54 | Expired |
| US6443602B1 | Vehicle headlamp device | Electricity | 50 | Expired |
| US5552700A | Current detecting device with a core having an integrally fixed engaging member | Physics | 32 | Expired |
| US5257173A | Light irradiating apparatus having light emitting diode used as light source | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 29 | Expired |
| US5550469A | Hall-effect device driver with temperature-dependent sensitivity compensation | Physics | 21 | Expired |
| US4808812A | Composite type light sensor having plural sensors with different light receiving angle optical characteristics | Electricity | 20 | Expired |
| US4728861A | Light control apparatus for a vehicle | Performing Operations; Transporting | 19 | Expired |
| US4972140A | Current detection device and core for detection of magnetic flux | Physics | 17 | Expired |
| US5010457A | Apparatus for adjusting attitude of optical axes of head lamps on vehicle | Performing Operations; Transporting | 16 | Expired |
| US6109759A | Optical beam axis adjustment apparatus of head lamp for use in vehicle | Performing Operations; Transporting | 15 | Expired |
| US5260710A | Vehicular optical-radar apparatus | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US9417475B2 | Display device | Physics | 11 | Active |
| US5111182A | Vehicle braking action alarming apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 11 | Expired |
| US9581849B2 | Liquid crystal display device | Physics | 10 | Active |
| US5210587A | Optical distance measuring apparatus | Physics | 9 | Expired |
| US5204732A | Optical distance measuring apparatus | Physics | 5 | Expired |
| US8866510B2 | Semiconductor device | Electricity | 4 | Active |
| US4486818A | Apparatus for controlling opening and closing of a retractable head lamp for an automobile | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Expired |
| US5239353A | Optical distance measuring apparatus | Physics | 3 | Expired |
| US5317375A | Optical distance measuring apparatus | Physics | 3 | Expired |
| US10317717B2 | Liquid crystal display device | Physics | 3 | Active |
| US5396375A | Dual head type magnetic disc recording/reproducing apparatus | Physics | 3 | Expired |
| US5436623A | Road information displaying method | Physics | 3 | Expired |
| US5251000A | Apparatus for measuring a distance between two running vehicles using light wave | Physics | 2 | Expired |
| US10901255B2 | Liquid crystal display device | Physics | 2 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.