Inventor · Tokyo, JP

Yasuo Asakura

41Patents
12h-index
56Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 20, 1984 → Mar 14, 2013

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5739962A Lens mount Physics 82 Expired
US5177994A Odor sensing system Physics 44 Expired
US6888574B1 Electronic camera having a standby mode for reducing delays in image pickup Electricity 37 Expired
US6829011B1 Electronic imaging device Electricity 33 Expired
US6033130A Lens cover and a lens cover support assembly mounted external to a lens barrel Physics 28 Expired
US5933285A Lens barrel Physics 25 Expired
US5298930A Camera and film winding mechanism thereof Physics 24 Expired
US6247855A Lens protection cover-attached camera Physics 21 Expired
US5371566A Camera system Physics 17 Expired
US5661609A Lens mount Physics 17 Expired
US5019845A Flash device for camera Physics 13 Expired
US5227822A Camera Physics 13 Expired
US5740484A Camera capable of recording data onto film Physics 12 Expired
US5617175A Camera having electronic flash units Physics 10 Expired
US4958175A Motor driven camera Physics 8 Expired
US5602608A Camera with motor driven transmission mechanism Physics 7 Expired
US4615600A Camera of the automatic aperture control type Physics 7 Expired
US5732297A Camera Physics 6 Expired
US5678093A Camera Physics 6 Expired
US6778777B1 Camera Physics 5 Expired
US4862207A Diaphragm apparatus for camera Physics 5 Expired
US5828919A Camera Physics 5 Expired
US5987268A Film loading device having cartridge positioning shaft for camera Physics 5 Expired
US6132110A Pivotally mounted lens cover for a moveable lens barrel capable of being separated from the lens barrel upon the occurrence of an external force to protect the coupling mechanism from breakage Physics 5 Expired
US7248419B2 Electronic imaging device Electricity 5 Active

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