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HIRATA EIJI
JP30 patents
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KAO CORP
12 patentsUS5577873ANov 26, 1996
Method and apparatus for stowing a load
KAO CORP48 citations92
US5515664AMay 14, 1996
Method and apparatus for accommodating goods in container
KAO CORP35 citations92
US5427492AJun 27, 1995
Method for shifting goods and apparatus therefor
KAO CORP23 citations92
US5425219AJun 20, 1995
Method and apparatus for cutting and recovering bundling body
KAO CORP20 citations92
US5101703AApr 7, 1992
Box cutting method and apparatus thereof
KAO CORP70 citations92
US5163808ANov 17, 1992
Layer palletizing apparatus
KAO CORP31 citations89
US5004401AApr 2, 1991
Layer palletizing method
KAO CORP29 citations89
US5000643AMar 19, 1991
Goods handling method and apparatus thereof
KAO CORP30 citations89
US5332363AJul 26, 1994
Method for shifting goods and apparatus therefor
KAO CORP13 citations82
US5181818AJan 26, 1993
Method for shifting goods and apparatus therefor
KAO CORP9 citations74
US5020965AJun 4, 1991
Method for shifting goods and apparatus therefor
KAO CORP8 citations74
US5024572AJun 18, 1991
Goods handling method and apparatus thereof
KAO CORP15 citations70
SONY CORP
8 patentsUS10021335B2Jul 10, 2018
Imaging element, imaging method and electronic apparatus
SONY CORP13 citations91
US10911707B2Feb 2, 2021
Imaging element, imaging method and electronic apparatus
SONY CORP3 citations82
US10432884B2Oct 1, 2019
Imaging element, imaging method and electronic apparatus
SONY CORP3 citations82
US10586819B2Mar 10, 2020
Solid-state imaging device and electronic apparatus including driver control circuits for driving multiple pixel rows
SONY CORP3 citations73
US10659716B2May 19, 2020
Imaging element, imaging method and electronic apparatus
SONY CORP2 citations71
US9083352B2Jul 14, 2015
Oscillator, oscillating method, image sensor, and imaging apparatus
SONY CORP3 citations63
US10666889B2May 26, 2020
Solid-state imaging element, solid-state imaging element operation method, imaging apparatus, and electronic device for suppressing image breakup of moving subjects
SONY CORP1 citations62
US11483509B2Oct 25, 2022
Imaging element, imaging method and electronic apparatus
SONY CORP0 citations61
SONY GROUP CORP
4 patentsUS11696053B2Jul 4, 2023
Imaging element, imaging method and electronic apparatus
SONY GROUP CORP5 citations84
US12513430B2Dec 30, 2025
Solid-state imaging device, method for driving the same, and electronic device for simultaneously reading signal levels of different capacitive elements
SONY GROUP CORP0 citations62
US12088956B2Sep 10, 2024
Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program
SONY GROUP CORP0 citations62
US12372346B2Jul 29, 2025
Range-finding apparatus and range-finding method
SONY GROUP CORP0 citations48
SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORP
4 patentsUS11394913B2Jul 19, 2022
Solid-state imaging element, electronic device, and method for controlling correction of luminance in the solid-state imaging element
SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORP0 citations62
US10992892B2Apr 27, 2021
Image sensor and imaging apparatus
SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORP0 citations62
US10880509B2Dec 29, 2020
Solid-state imaging element, electronic device, and method for correcting uneven luminance
SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORP0 citations52
US11743603B2Aug 29, 2023
Solid-state imaging device and information processing method of solid-state imaging device
SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORP0 citations46