Inventor · Chigasaki, JP

Toshio Nakano

99Patents
24h-index
110Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 15, 1974 → Mar 17, 2011

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5226157A Backup control method and system in data processing system using identifiers for controlling block data transfer Physics 1,296 Expired
US6484245B1 Apparatus for and method of accessing a storage region across a network Physics 149 Expired
US5253351A Memory controller with a cache memory and control method of cache memory including steps of determining memory access threshold values Physics 110 Expired
US6098129A Communications system/method from host having variable-length format to variable-length format first I/O subsystem or fixed-length format second I/O subsystem using table for subsystem determination Physics 105 Expired
US6523096B2 Apparatus for and method of accessing a storage region across a network Physics 104 Expired
US6529976B1 Heterogeneous computer system, heterogeneous input output system and data back-up method for the systems Physics 84 Expired
US5584008A External storage unit comprising active and inactive storage wherein data is stored in an active storage if in use and archived to an inactive storage when not accessed in predetermined time by the host processor Physics 83 Expired
US6053936A Portable illumination device for modifying circadian rhythms Human Necessities 58 Expired
US7347806B2 Rocking type exercising apparatus Human Necessities 57 Expired
US5151385A Method of manufacturing a metallic silicide transparent electrode Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 53 Expired
US6507896B2 Protocol for use in accessing a storage region across a network Physics 53 Expired
US6742090B2 Fiber channel connection storage controller Physics 50 Expired
US6877073B2 Fiber channel connection storage controller Physics 49 Expired
US6728844B2 Method for preventing unauthorized access to storage volumes Physics 46 Expired
US6779078B2 Data storage system and method of hierarchical control thereof Physics 46 Expired
US6126294A Portable light irradiation apparatus Human Necessities 44 Expired
US5313617A Multi-disc optical data storage system for use with a host computer for emulating a magnetic disc device Physics 39 Expired
US7051121B2 Method for controlling storage system, and storage control apparatus Physics 37 Expired
US6535964B2 Fiber channel connection storage controller Physics 36 Expired
US6609180B2 Fiber channel connection storage controller Physics 34 Expired
US6950915B2 Data storage subsystem Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US6052795A Recovery method and system for continued I/O processing upon a controller failure Physics 30 Expired
US7082506B2 Remote copy control method, storage sub-system with the method, and large area data storage system using them Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Expired
US6754792B2 Method and apparatus for resynchronizing paired volumes via communication line Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US4412236A Color solid-state imager Electricity 22 Expired

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