Inventor · Ibaraki, JP

Yoshihiro Fukano

134Patents
22h-index
53Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 22, 1978 → Aug 18, 2014

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
USD621860S1 Electric actuator General 68 Expired
US8303458B2 Automatic speed reduction ratio switching apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 55 Active
US5333647A Manifold valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 48 Expired
US5462087A Directional control valve and a valve assembly using directional control valves Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 43 Expired
USD596653S1 Electric actuator General 39 Expired
USD624572S1 Electric actuator General 35 Expired
USD623270S1 Vacuum control valve General 34 Expired
US5459953A Manifold valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Expired
USD704238S1 Electric actuator General 33 Active
US8622365B2 Pinch valve Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 32 Active
US7903383B2 Solenoid valve driving circuit and solenoid valve Electricity 31 Active
US7758321B2 Pump apparatus Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 30 Active
USD611514S1 Electric actuator General 27 Expired
US6029903A Suck back valve Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 27 Expired
USD636799S1 Electric actuator General 27 Expired
USD624099S1 Electric actuator General 26 Expired
USD578147S1 Electric actuator General 26 Expired
USD656169S1 Electric actuator General 26 Expired
USD588431S1 Electric gripper General 25 Expired
US5951060A Pipe joint Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Expired
US5584466A Self-holding type solenoid valves Electricity 22 Expired
US5996636A Tube joint Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 22 Expired
US6435568B1 Tube joint having tightening member for accommodating tubes of varying wall thickness Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 22 Expired
US6830368B2 Mixing valve with agitation chamber and helical fluid supply passages Performing Operations; Transporting 21 Expired
US6193239A Tube joint Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 21 Expired

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