Inventor · Yokohama, JP

Tsutomu Kimura

99Patents
15h-index
101Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 20, 1978 → Jun 3, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4645334A Printing and trimming apparatus Physics 32 Expired
US6479942B2 Light emission unit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US4641242A Radiation image recording and reproducing system Physics 29 Expired
US4782390A Color negative inspection apparatus for displaying and sequentially shifting N color positive images corresponding to N color negative frames Electricity 27 Expired
US4837733A Signal processing method in autoradiography Physics 26 Expired
US4777597A Signal processing method in autoradiography Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Expired
US5686809A Combination solar and external battery powered camera battery charger Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Expired
US4849630A Cassette and erasure device for stimulable phosphor sheet Physics 22 Expired
US4314357A Form combining and recording device Physics 22 Expired
US5883698A Photographic printer Physics 21 Expired
US4293202A Light beam recording device Electricity 18 Expired
US4291305A Method for generating format lines and character data in an image scanning system Physics 18 Expired
US4888695A Signal processing method in autoradiography Physics 18 Expired
US4764807A CRT image printing apparatus Electricity 17 Expired
US4862358A Signal processing method in autoradiography Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US5074271A Fuel injection rate control system for starting two-cycle engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 15 Expired
US5138766A Roller for transporting sheet-like material and method for manufacturing the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US4831461A Sheet feed mechanism and method of controlling the same in light beam scanning apparatus Electricity 15 Expired
US4251821A Character recording device Physics 15 Expired
US5968214A Air cleaning apparatus for vehicles Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Expired
US5510883A Electrophotographic single-component developing device Physics 11 Expired
US5438389A Photographic printing method and system Physics 10 Expired
US4603338A Ink dot printer Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Expired
US4903100A Long strip material handling apparatus Physics 10 Expired
US5729328A Photographic film inspection apparatus Physics 9 Expired

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