Toru Tanaka
180Patents
17h-index
285Co-inventors
89Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 4, 1975 → Apr 10, 2024
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4767108A | Elastic bushing assembly | Performing Operations; Transporting | 44 | Expired |
| US4744677A | Bush assemblage | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 35 | Expired |
| US6190010A | Carriage for ink cartridge and printhead for ink-jet printer | Performing Operations; Transporting | 34 | Expired |
| US5241436A | Magnetic disc drive apparatus | Physics | 29 | Expired |
| US4268690A | Process for producing terephthalic acid of high purity | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 24 | Expired |
| US10924001B2 | Gate driver controller and associated discharge method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 24 | Active |
| US6818699B2 | Aqueous dispersion of polyester resin, production method of the same, and aqueous coating composition | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 23 | Expired |
| US5657379A | Data communication apparatus and method for performing noiseless data communication using a spread spectrum system | Electricity | 23 | Expired |
| US4957896A | Catalyst for purification of exhaust gases | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 23 | Expired |
| US4151337A | Process for preparing polyolefin | Performing Operations; Transporting | 23 | Expired |
| US11838011B2 | Temperature-sensitive transistor gate driver | Electricity | 22 | Active |
| US3989881A | Catalyst and process for polymerization of olefin | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 22 | Expired |
| US5329163A | Auto-switch for power window | Electricity | 20 | Expired |
| US8883969B2 | Method for production of carotenoid-synthesizing microorganism and method for production of carotenoid | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 20 | Active |
| US4327927A | Suspension system for automotive vehicles | Performing Operations; Transporting | 19 | Expired |
| US5359644A | Voice/image simultaneous communication apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 19 | Expired |
| US5231753A | IC contact mechanism | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 18 | Expired |
| US5778314A | Speech message recording and reproducing method and apparatus | Electricity | 16 | Expired |
| US6031811A | Arrangement of subtrays in a main tray of an optical disc drive apparatus | Physics | 15 | Expired |
| US5425969A | Method of coating articles made of polypropylene with an electrically conductive primer and electrostatically applied overcoat | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 15 | Expired |
| US6178764A | Air conditioning system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 15 | Expired |
| US8458697B2 | Method and device for eliminating patch duplication | Physics | 15 | Active |
| USD659610S1 | Rear bumper for an automobile | General | 15 | Expired |
| US4226964A | Process for polymerizing olefin | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 13 | Expired |
| US6370533B1 | Electronic meeting system, information processor, and recording medium | Physics | 13 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.