Inventor
HOSHINO HIDEKAZU
JP40 patents
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NHK SPRING CO LTD
30 patentsUS5602381AFeb 11, 1997
Objects to be checked for authenticity, and method and apparatus for checking whether or not objects are authentic
NHK SPRING CO LTD158 citations98
US5300764AApr 5, 1994
Transparent optical identification label with infrared directivity
NHK SPRING CO LTD132 citations98
US5451759ASep 19, 1995
Using high-permeability magnetic elements randomly scattered in the objects
NHK SPRING CO LTD68 citations96
US6301047B1Oct 9, 2001
System for optically identifying an object
NHK SPRING CO LTD75 citations95
US6061122AMay 9, 2000
Optical identification system using cholesteric liquid crystals
NHK SPRING CO LTD86 citations95
US5497227AMar 5, 1996
System for determining the authenticity of an object
NHK SPRING CO LTD131 citations95
US5756220AMay 26, 1998
Object to be checked for authenticity and a method for manufacturing the same
NHK SPRING CO LTD73 citations94
US5601931AFeb 11, 1997
Object to be checked for authenticity and a method for manufacturing the same
NHK SPRING CO LTD68 citations94
US5442433AAug 15, 1995
Identification system for an article having individually attached patches
NHK SPRING CO LTD56 citations94
US7201821B2Apr 10, 2007
Identifying medium and identifying method for object
NHK SPRING CO LTD21 citations92
US6740431B2May 25, 2004
Medium for identifying matter to be identified and method for production thereof
NHK SPRING CO LTD20 citations92
US5621515AApr 15, 1997
Identification system using regions of predetermined properties interspersed among regions of other properties
NHK SPRING CO LTD74 citations92
US5583333ADec 10, 1996
Checking objects including bistable magnetic devices, to be checked for authenticity
NHK SPRING CO LTD22 citations92
US5473147ADec 5, 1995
Method and an apparatus for checking objects to be checked for authenticity
NHK SPRING CO LTD31 citations92
US5739517AApr 14, 1998
Apparatus and a method for checking an object to be checked for authenticity
NHK SPRING CO LTD23 citations91
US5438403AAug 1, 1995
Article identification system
NHK SPRING CO LTD39 citations91
US4457622AJul 3, 1984
Screw inspection device
NHK SPRING CO LTD38 citations91
US7391546B2Jun 24, 2008
Discrimination medium and discrimination method using the same
NHK SPRING CO LTD14 citations84
US5347111ASep 13, 1994
Authenticity identifying structure for an article
NHK SPRING CO LTD17 citations74
US5594229AJan 14, 1997
Method and apparatus for checking the authenticity of a checking object by detecting magnetic flux reversals
NHK SPRING CO LTD13 citations73
US5126988AJun 30, 1992
Optical head structure
NHK SPRING CO LTD7 citations72
US7388627B2Jun 17, 2008
Discrimination medium and article to be discriminated
NHK SPRING CO LTD8 citations70
US7879415B2Feb 1, 2011
Discrimination medium and discrimination method therefor
NHK SPRING CO LTD5 citations63
US7590239B2Sep 15, 2009
Object identifying medium using multi-layer thin-film
NHK SPRING CO LTD2 citations62
US8749750B2Jun 10, 2014
Discrimination medium and production method therefor
NHK SPRING CO LTD3 citations61
US7943392B2May 17, 2011
Discrimination medium, discrimination method, article to be discriminated, and discrimination apparatus
NHK SPRING CO LTD5 citations60
US7762203B2Jul 27, 2010
Discrimination medium and article having the same
NHK SPRING CO LTD3 citations58
US9643444B2May 9, 2017
Identification medium
NHK SPRING CO LTD0 citations51
US7812937B2Oct 12, 2010
Identification medium, article, identification device, and method of identifying identification medium
NHK SPRING CO LTD1 citations50
US9688090B2Jun 27, 2017
Identification medium
NHK SPRING CO LTD0 citations34
HOSHINO HIDEKAZU
8 patentsUS8915437B2Dec 23, 2014
Identification medium, method for reading data therefrom, apparatus for identification, and method and apparatus for production thereof
HOSHINO HIDEKAZU12 citations83
US8421987B2Apr 16, 2013
Discrimination medium and production method therefor
HOSHINO HIDEKAZU5 citations82
US8970953B2Mar 3, 2015
Identification medium and identification method therefor
HOSHINO HIDEKAZU3 citations61
US8168080B2May 1, 2012
Identifying medium, identifying medium manufacturing method, article, and identifying medium identifying method
HOSHINO HIDEKAZU3 citations60
US8322753B2Dec 4, 2012
Identification medium, identification method, and identification apparatus
HOSHINO HIDEKAZU3 citations59
US9298036B2Mar 29, 2016
Identification medium
HOSHINO HIDEKAZU2 citations58
US8652592B2Feb 18, 2014
Discrimination medium and discrimination method for discriminating the same
HOSHINO HIDEKAZU1 citations52
US8279394B2Oct 2, 2012
Discrimination medium comprising a liquid crystal layer acting as a half-wave plate wherein a gradation of gradual or continuous color changes are displayed according to an area
HOSHINO HIDEKAZU0 citations48