Assignee
HOKUYO AUTOMATIC CO
JP·22 granted patents·5 pending applications·237 citations·filing 1977–2023
Top patents by PatentIndex Score
27 records- 0187US7177014B2Light wave distance measuring apparatusHOKUYO AUTOMATIC CO·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 13, 2007·57 cites·16 claims
- 0286US7602485B2Optical window contamination detecting device for optical apparatusHOKUYO AUTOMATIC CO·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 13, 2009·23 cites·6 claims
- 0385US4498033AAutomatic door actuatorHOKUYO AUTOMATIC CO·Filed 1982·Granted Feb 5, 1985·72 cites·6 claims
- 0484US9423591B2Metal elastic member, miniature machine, method of manufacturing miniature machine, swing control device and swing control methodHOKUYO AUTOMATIC CO·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 23, 2016·7 cites·13 claims
- 0578US10823828B2Object capturing deviceHOKUYO AUTOMATIC CO·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 3, 2020·3 cites·10 claims
- 0678US7388655B2High-precision laser rangefinder using burst emissionHOKUYO AUTOMATIC CO·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 17, 2008·14 cites·4 claims
- 0770USD737163SPhotoelectric sensorHOKUYO AUTOMATIC CO·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 25, 2015·17 cites·1 claims
- 0867US11592556B2Object capturing device, capture target, and object capturing systemHOKUYO AUTOMATIC CO·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 28, 2023·1 cites·13 claims
- 0967US9983404B2Light deflecting deviceHOKUYO AUTOMATIC CO·Filed 2016·Granted May 29, 2018·1 cites·11 claims
- 1065US9195060B2Deflector, optical scanner, and scanning distance measuring equipmentHOKUYO AUTOMATIC CO·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 24, 2015·3 cites·9 claims
- 1164US7630062B2Distance measuring apparatusHOKUYO AUTOMATIC CO·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 8, 2009·6 cites·5 claims
- 1256US2025123479A1Beam, swinging element, and optical scanning apparatusHOKUYO AUTOMATIC CO·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 1355US2024004070A1Optical rangefinder and optical rangefinding methodHOKUYO AUTOMATIC CO·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 1450US12481039B2Photoelectric sensor and optical rangefinderHOKUYO AUTOMATIC CO·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 25, 2025·0 cites·7 claims
- 1550US12386074B2Object detection deviceHOKUYO AUTOMATIC CO·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 12, 2025·0 cites·7 claims
- 1650US6665595B1Device for transmitting optical dataHOKUYO AUTOMATIC CO·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 16, 2003·5 cites·4 claims
- 1747US12519461B2TDC apparatus, distance measuring apparatus, and distance measuring methodHOKUYO AUTOMATIC CO·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 6, 2026·0 cites·19 claims
- 1847US2015241691A1Metal elastic member and miniature machineHOKUYO AUTOMATIC CO·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 1946US12298407B2Object detection system, transport vehicle, and object detection deviceHOKUYO AUTOMATIC CO·Filed 2020·Granted May 13, 2025·0 cites·11 claims
- 2045US10641871B2Area sensor and external storage deviceHOKUYO AUTOMATIC CO·Filed 2016·Granted May 5, 2020·1 cites·16 claims
- 2145US4633081APhotoelectric switchHOKUYO AUTOMATIC CO·Filed 1984·Granted Dec 30, 1986·13 cites·14 claims
- 2242US12120183B2Communication system, optical transmission device, and communication methodHOKUYO AUTOMATIC CO·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 15, 2024·0 cites·12 claims
- 2340US2025028032A1Histogram generating circuit, optical rangefinder, histogram generation method, and optical ranging methodHOKUYO AUTOMATIC CO·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 2439US2024183953A1Tdc apparatus, distance measuring apparatus and correction methodHOKUYO AUTOMATIC CO·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 2536US4244515APreset counterHOKUYO AUTOMATIC CO·Filed 1979·Granted Jan 13, 1981·8 cites·6 claims
- 2634USD749438SPhotoelectric sensorHOKUYO AUTOMATIC CO·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 16, 2016·3 cites·1 claims
- 2730USD249778SCombined intrusion detector and alarmHOKUYO AUTOMATIC CO·Filed 1977·Granted Oct 3, 1978·3 cites·1 claims
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