Yasundo Tanaka
9Patents
8h-index
26Co-inventors
65Inventor score
Filing activity: Jul 27, 1990 → Jun 26, 2008
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5339799A | Medical system for reproducing a state of contact of the treatment section in the operation unit | Human Necessities | 2,041 | Expired |
| US6796939B1 | Electronic endoscope | Electricity | 190 | Expired |
| US5558619A | Endoscope system with automatic control according to movement of an operator | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 161 | Expired |
| US5351677A | Medical system having object information reproduction means for palpation | Electricity | 96 | Expired |
| US6554767B2 | Endoscopic optical adapter freely attachable to and detachable from endoscope | Human Necessities | 87 | Expired |
| US5140265A | Eddy current flaw detecting endoscope apparatus which produces signals which control other devices | Physics | 58 | Expired |
| US5150702A | Iris diaphragm device and endoscope having the same | Physics | 38 | Expired |
| US5349940A | Endoscope system with a rotating treatment adapter at the end | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 35 | Expired |
| US8721524B2 | Endoscope with thin plate-like substrate | Human Necessities | 1 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.