Inventor · Tokyo, JP

Yoshio Watanabe

121Patents
24h-index
178Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 12, 1973 → Sep 14, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5132012A Liquid chromatograph Physics 145 Expired
US5690893A Analyzer having sensor with memory device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 89 Expired
US5682214A Optical apparatus for controlling the wavefront of a coherent light Physics 72 Expired
US6375262B1 Automotive seat-back structure Performing Operations; Transporting 72 Expired
US4889106A Treating instrument for endoscope Human Necessities 71 Expired
US6661470B1 Moving picture display method and apparatus Electricity 64 Expired
US5818640A Sign illumination system and method Physics 49 Expired
US4941455A Endoscope having bending means Human Necessities 46 Expired
US4804574A Laminated printed coil structure Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 44 Expired
US5497254A Optical apparatus including a liquid crystal modulator Physics 42 Expired
US6086454A Method of fabricating a semiconductor device using a CMP process Performing Operations; Transporting 40 Expired
US4933576A Gate array device having macro cells for forming master and slave cells of master-slave flip-flop circuit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Expired
US5344545A Electrolytic sensor for measuring the content of gas in a fluid Performing Operations; Transporting 35 Expired
US5167006A Neuron unit, neural network and signal processing method Physics 35 Expired
US5389962A Ink jet recording head assembly Performing Operations; Transporting 34 Expired
US4682080A Discharge lamp operating device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Expired
US6376995B1 Plasma display panel, display apparatus using the same and driving method thereof Electricity 32 Expired
US4826025A Ampoule package Human Necessities 32 Expired
US4823168A Flow-through cell for a photometer formed using a pair of cell body members Physics 30 Expired
US5327522A Neuron unit Physics 29 Expired
US5412413A Method and apparatus for making liquid drop fly to form image by generating bubble in liquid Performing Operations; Transporting 27 Expired
US5007682A Vehicular seat assembly Performing Operations; Transporting 26 Expired
US5360470A Magnetic levitating transporting apparatus with a movable magnetic unit Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 26 Expired
US6528952B2 Plasma display panel, display apparatus using the same and driving method thereof Electricity 25 Expired
US5362445A Biochemical analyzer and attenuated total reflection prism cell used in said analyzer Physics 23 Expired

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