Inventor
HIRANO AKIHIKO
JP43 patents
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HITACHI LTD
20 patentsUS5633766AMay 27, 1997
Magnetic disk storage apparatus with phase sync circuit having controllable response characteristics
HITACHI LTD72 citations96
US5404250AApr 4, 1995
Magnetic disk storage apparatus with phase sync circuit having controllable response characteristic
HITACHI LTD59 citations96
US6697976B1Feb 24, 2004
Performance evaluation method, performance evaluation system, and information storage apparatus using same
HITACHI LTD32 citations93
US6334201B1Dec 25, 2001
Decoding circuit and information processing apparatus
HITACHI LTD33 citations93
US6034998AMar 7, 2000
Method of and apparatus for detecting phase
HITACHI LTD33 citations93
US6335841B1Jan 1, 2002
Coding apparatus and coding method
HITACHI LTD17 citations92
US6104331AAug 15, 2000
Reproduced signal processing method, reproduced signal processing circuit, and a magnetic storage apparatus
HITACHI LTD21 citations92
US5999353ADec 7, 1999
Magnetic disk storage apparatus with phase sync circuit having controllable response characteristic
HITACHI LTD28 citations92
US5940416AAug 17, 1999
Digital signal decoding apparatus and a decoding method used therein
HITACHI LTD32 citations92
US5818655AOct 6, 1998
Signal processing circuit and information recording/reproducing apparatus using the same, and method for optimizing coefficients of equalizer circuit
HITACHI LTD30 citations92
US5553104ASep 3, 1996
Information recording/reproducing apparatus having a clock timing extraction circuit for extracting a clock signal from an input data signal
HITACHI LTD20 citations92
US5448424ASep 5, 1995
AGC circuit and recording and reproducing apparatus using AGC circuit
HITACHI LTD21 citations92
US5805024ASep 8, 1998
Phase lock loop system including a primary phase lock loop apparatus and a high order phase lock loop apparatus
HITACHI LTD23 citations90
US6725418B2Apr 20, 2004
Decoding circuit using path sequence including feed-back type path sequence storing blocks
HITACHI LTD13 citations84
US6661594B2Dec 9, 2003
Signal processing circuit and information recording/reproducing apparatus using the same, and method for optimizing coefficients of equalizer circuit
HITACHI LTD14 citations83
US6704154B2Mar 9, 2004
Decoding apparatus and decoding method
HITACHI LTD6 citations74
US5659309AAug 19, 1997
Data recording/reproducing apparatus having viterbi decoder and method thereof
HITACHI LTD9 citations74
US6266200B1Jul 24, 2001
Magnetic disk storage apparatus
HITACHI LTD4 citations73
US5463504AOct 31, 1995
Magnetic disk system and waveform equalizer therefor
HITACHI LTD5 citations63
US5475715ADec 12, 1995
Sync data introduction method and system
HITACHI LTD5 citations62
HOSHIZAKI ELECTRIC CO LTD
12 patentsUS7444829B2Nov 4, 2008
Automatic ice making machine
HOSHIZAKI ELECTRIC CO LTD33 citations93
US7975497B2Jul 12, 2011
Refrigeration unit having variable performance compressor operated based on high-pressure side pressure
HOSHIZAKI ELECTRIC CO LTD27 citations92
US7168262B2Jan 30, 2007
Ice making machine
HOSHIZAKI ELECTRIC CO LTD30 citations92
US7908039B2Mar 15, 2011
Cooling storage cabinet and method of operating the same
HOSHIZAKI ELECTRIC CO LTD9 citations84
US7536867B2May 26, 2009
Auger-type ice-making machine
HOSHIZAKI ELECTRIC CO LTD12 citations83
US7775058B2Aug 17, 2010
Cooler and refrigerator
HOSHIZAKI ELECTRIC CO LTD16 citations82
US5584186ADec 17, 1996
Refrigerant circuit for ice making machine etc.
HOSHIZAKI ELECTRIC CO LTD13 citations74
US5555744ASep 17, 1996
Refrigerant circuit for ice making machines etc.
HOSHIZAKI ELECTRIC CO LTD11 citations74
US7743618B2Jun 29, 2010
Auger type ice making machine
HOSHIZAKI ELECTRIC CO LTD4 citations62
US4986083AJan 22, 1991
Freezer machine
HOSHIZAKI ELECTRIC CO LTD4 citations62
US7331189B2Feb 19, 2008
Cooling device
HOSHIZAKI ELECTRIC CO LTD3 citations61
US8365543B2Feb 5, 2013
Cooling storage
HOSHIZAKI ELECTRIC CO LTD1 citations51
RICOH KK
3 patentsUS6115495ASep 5, 2000
Image extraction method and apparatus, and image recognition method and apparatus for extracting/recognizing specific images from input image signals
RICOH KK75 citations96
US6181820B1Jan 30, 2001
Image extraction method and apparatus and image recognition method and apparatus for extracting/recognizing specific images from input image signals
RICOH KK33 citations92
US6226417B1May 1, 2001
Method and system for recognizing a rotated image pattern with reduced processing time and memory space
RICOH KK25 citations90