Toshihiro Kimura
35Patents
9h-index
81Co-inventors
78Inventor score
Filing activity: Feb 19, 1976 → Mar 7, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6816611B1 | Image processing method, facial region extraction method, and apparatus therefor | Physics | 124 | Expired |
| US5245403A | Apparatus for detecting extraneous substances on a glass plate | Physics | 39 | Expired |
| US6138974A | Seat slide device for vehicles | Performing Operations; Transporting | 30 | Expired |
| US6508485B2 | Horn switch for a steering wheel | Performing Operations; Transporting | 22 | Expired |
| US7303223B2 | Power seat slide device for vehicle | Performing Operations; Transporting | 21 | Expired |
| US7185915B2 | Steering wheel incorporating air bag device | Performing Operations; Transporting | 15 | Expired |
| US5070267A | Low-noise electric motor assembly for automotive blower | Electricity | 14 | Expired |
| US7597303B2 | Vehicle power seat slide device | Performing Operations; Transporting | 12 | Active |
| US6578921B2 | Seat reclining device | Performing Operations; Transporting | 10 | Expired |
| US4085890A | Position detecting system | Physics | 9 | Expired |
| US8125105B2 | Power supply device and construction machine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Active |
| US8925889B2 | Vehicle seat sliding device | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Active |
| US4382999A | Water-swellable composite caulking material for preventing water leakage | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Expired |
| US4532298A | Compression-resistant water-swellable rubber composition and watertight sealing material comprising the same | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 5 | Expired |
| US4020331A | Feed rate control system for numerical control machine tool | Physics | 5 | Expired |
| US5481917A | Ultrasonic inspection and imaging instrument | Physics | 5 | Expired |
| US7043839B2 | Method and apparatus for charging oil into fluid-dynamic-pressure bearings, spindle motor utilizing fluid-dynamic-pressure bearings, and signal record-and-playback device utilizing fluid-dynamic-pressure bearings | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Expired |
| US5623100A | Ultrasonic inspection and imaging intstrument | Physics | 4 | Expired |
| US8988067B2 | Variable reluctance resolver and method of producing the variable reluctance resolver | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Active |
| US8919719B2 | Vehicle seat sliding device | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Active |
| US7684395B2 | Communication device and communication method therefor | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US4197490A | Numerical control system for a machine tool having a plurality of saddles | Physics | 1 | Expired |
| US11772388B2 | Thermal print head | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
| US12270391B2 | Tube pump and printing apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
| US10220218B2 | Power device for implant medical device and implant medical device | Electricity | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.