Inventor · Toyota, JP

Toshimitsu Sato

31Patents
6h-index
50Co-inventors
68Inventor score

Filing activity: May 6, 2002 → Mar 18, 2013

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6740005B2 Shift control apparatus of automatic transmission of motor vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US6790160B2 Control device and control method for a vehicular automatic transmission Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US7584360B2 Data sending/receiving device and digital certificate issuing method Electricity 12 Expired
US6761664B2 Shift control device and shift control method for vehicular automatic transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Expired
US6749534B2 Apparatus for controlling vehicle drive system including drive power source and automatic transmission Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US6962552B2 Vehicle shift control device and control method therefor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Expired
US7712334B2 Method for positioning a glass plate on rollers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US6729987B2 Apparatus for controlling vehicle automatic transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Expired
US6893379B2 Hydraulic pressure control apparatus for vehicular automatic transmission and control method for hydraulic frictional engagement device of vehicular automatic transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Expired
US7740557B2 Hydraulic control apparatus and hydraulic control method for automatic transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Active
US6918268B2 Plate-shaped member positioning apparatus and glass sheet bending apparatus Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Expired
US7756233B2 Data receiving device and data receiving method Electricity 4 Active
US7074158B2 Shift control apparatus of automatic transmission of motor vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US6735509B2 Apparatus for controlling vehicle drive system including drive power source and automatic transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Expired
US7722500B2 Control device and control method for automatic transmission Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US7563195B2 Speed change control device and speed change control method for automatic transmission for vehicle Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US6941210B2 Apparatus and method for controlling ignition timing during shift in vehicular automatic transmission Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US6843074B2 Apparatus having a curved roller for bending a glass sheet Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Expired
US8286773B2 Frictional engagement apparatus Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US6702714B2 Apparatus for controlling vehicle automatic transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Expired
US8312510B2 Authentication terminal and network terminal Electricity 2 Active
US8568274B2 Hydraulic pressure supply control apparatus for automobile Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US7415349B2 Control device and control method for vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US8302429B2 Method and apparatus for bending a glass sheet Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US6843756B2 Downshift control apparatus of vehicular automatic transmission, and control method thereof Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.