Inventor · Yokohama, JP

Yukio Murata

61Patents
12h-index
51Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 30, 1980 → Oct 2, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4437811A Submersible pump with alternate pump operation control means Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 43 Expired
US5212722A Hands-free telephone having a handset volume attenuator for controlling speaker volume in a hands-free adaptor Electricity 40 Expired
US5509067A Method and apparatus for speed dialing via one-touch and two-touch operation Electricity 37 Expired
US8116506B2 Speaker, image element protective screen, case of terminal and terminal Electricity 28 Active
US4782202A Method and apparatus for resistance adjustment of thick film thermal print heads Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US5563495A Charging circuit with battery charge monitor circuit Electricity 19 Expired
US5701354A Telephone mouthpiece for preventing wind noises and method for reducing wind noises input thereto Electricity 16 Expired
US5826683A Magnetostrictive brake Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 15 Expired
US4613947A Method of measuring color difference of dyestuffs Physics 14 Expired
US4635213A Method of estimating the result of coloration and of reproducing a given color Physics 14 Expired
US4922547A Microphone circuit Electricity 13 Expired
US4799110A Image signal coding apparatus Physics 12 Expired
US5566254A Apparatus for processing multiple images in alternating fashion Electricity 11 Expired
US5875037A Communication apparatus Electricity 9 Expired
US8139762B2 Electronic device and acoustic playback method Electricity 8 Active
US4750043A Decoding apparatus for image code Electricity 8 Expired
US5170491A Power source switch circuit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US5379450A Radio loudspeaker telephone device capable of automatically preventing howling on execution of calling operation Electricity 8 Expired
US5748774A Image processing method and apparatus having a plurality of image processing modes Electricity 7 Expired
US5992296A Hydraulic pump Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Expired
US4597670A Method of measuring color difference of dyestuffs Physics 5 Expired
US5151645A Charge device capable of lengthening a lifetime of a storage cell Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US7742201B2 Control method for document scanning device Electricity 5 Expired
US9179214B2 Audio equipment and oscillation unit Electricity 5 Active
US7139088B2 Communication apparatus and communication method Electricity 4 Expired

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