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Akihiro Kawano
Also filed as: KAWANO AKIHIRO
58 granted patents·11 pending applications·689 citations·filing 1982–2025
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69 records- 0196US6164940AScroll type compressor in which a soft starting mechanism is improved with a simple structureSANDEN CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 26, 2000·89 cites·12 claims
- 0294US12155303B2Switching converter including controller circuit driving switchesROHM CO LTD·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 26, 2024·2 cites·15 claims
- 0394US4547138ALubricating mechanism for scroll-type fluid displacement apparatusSANDEN CORP·Filed 1984·Granted Oct 15, 1985·66 cites·4 claims
- 0493US5993177AScroll type compressor with improved variable displacement mechanismSANDEN CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 30, 1999·74 cites·8 claims
- 0593US4505651AScroll type compressor with displacement adjusting mechanismSANDEN CORP·Filed 1983·Granted Mar 19, 1985·58 cites·4 claims
- 0693US4457674AHigh efficiency scroll type compressor with wrap portions having different axial heightsSANDEN CORP·Filed 1982·Granted Jul 3, 1984·59 cites·10 claims
- 0791US12134422B2Vehicle front body structureMAZDA MOTOR·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 5, 2024·2 cites·20 claims
- 0890US9701345B2Side vehicle-body structure of automotive vehicleMAZDA MOTOR·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 11, 2017·9 cites·8 claims
- 0989US11244978B2Photoelectric conversion apparatus and equipment including the sameCANON KK·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 8, 2022·5 cites·25 claims
- 1089US10124838B2Underfloor structure of automotive vehicleMAZDA MOTOR·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 13, 2018·8 cites·10 claims
- 1188US5690086AAir/fuel ratio control apparatusNISSAN MOTOR·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 25, 1997·55 cites·17 claims
- 1284US9800149B2Switching regulatorSII SEMICONDUCTOR CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 24, 2017·4 cites·2 claims
- 1383US9391227B2Manufacturing method of semiconductor deviceCANON KK·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 12, 2016·4 cites·5 claims
- 1483US6804995B2Fuel vapor treatment system with failure diagnosis apparatusNISSAN MOTOR·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 19, 2004·23 cites·16 claims
- 1582US6220229B1Apparatus for detecting evaporative emission control system leakNISSAN MOTOR·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 24, 2001·40 cites·13 claims
- 1681US8039293B2Method of manufacturing photoelectric conversion deviceCANON KK·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 18, 2011·2 cites·6 claims
- 1779US10680504B2Bandgap reference circuit and DCDC converter having the sameSII SEMICONDUCTOR CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 9, 2020·3 cites·5 claims
- 1879US8334167B2Method of manufacturing photoelectric conversion deviceKAWANO AKIHIRO·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 18, 2012·2 cites·12 claims
- 1977US8823853B2Solid-state image sensor, method of manufacturing the same and cameraKAWANO AKIHIRO·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 2, 2014·2 cites·12 claims
- 2077US6712049B2Evaporative emission control systemNISSAN MOTOR·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 30, 2004·16 cites·11 claims
- 2176US6736116B2Fuel vapor treatment systemNISSAN MOTOR·Filed 2002·Granted May 18, 2004·16 cites·18 claims
- 2276US6227037B1Diagnosis for evaporative emission control systemNISSAN MOTOR·Filed 1999·Granted May 8, 2001·31 cites·15 claims
- 2376US2025364901A1Rectifier circuitROHM CO LTD·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2476US2025364900A1Rectifier circuitROHM CO LTD·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2574US10396667B2DC-DC converter including an intermittent overcurrent protection circuitSII SEMICONDUCTOR CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 27, 2019·2 cites·2 claims
- 2674US10008935B2DC-DC converterSII SEMICONDUCTOR CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 26, 2018·1 cites·5 claims
- 2774US6016792ALeak test system for vaporized fuel treatment mechanismNISSAN MOTOR·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 25, 2000·30 cites·7 claims
- 2874US2025388185A1Vehicle front structureMAZDA MOTOR·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2973US11848611B2Switching power supply deviceROHM CO LTD·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 19, 2023·0 cites·8 claims
- 3073US9941787B2Reference voltage generation circuit and DCDC converter having the sameSII SEMICONDUCTOR CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 10, 2018·2 cites·8 claims
- 3173US9912237B2Switching regulatorSII SEMICONDUCTOR CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 6, 2018·2 cites·5 claims
- 3273US9800157B2Switching regulatorSII SEMICONDUCTOR CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 24, 2017·2 cites·3 claims
- 3371US12218592B2Control circuit for DC/DC converterROHM CO LTD·Filed 2022·Granted Feb 4, 2025·0 cites·17 claims
- 3471US6220230B1Evaporative emission control system for internal combustion engineNISSAN MOTOR·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 24, 2001·27 cites·12 claims
- 3570US12283887B2Controller circuit and control method for resonant switched capacitor converterROHM CO LTD·Filed 2022·Granted Apr 22, 2025·0 cites·5 claims
- 3669US5330335AHorizontally oriented rotary machine having internal lubication oil pumpSANDEN CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Jul 19, 1994·27 cites·9 claims
- 3768US10967909B2Side vehicle-body structure of vehicleMAZDA MOTOR·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 6, 2021·2 cites·8 claims
- 3868US10431617B2Photoelectric conversion device and apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 1, 2019·1 cites·20 claims
- 3968US6814063B2Control of fuel vapor processing deviceNISSAN MOTOR·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 9, 2004·12 cites·11 claims
- 4067US11682686B2Photoelectric conversion apparatus and equipment including the sameCANON KK·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 20, 2023·0 cites·26 claims
- 4167US11381168B2Switching power supply deviceROHM CO LTD·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 5, 2022·0 cites·8 claims
- 4266US2025332904A1Front vehicle-body structure of vehicle in which battery unit is mountedMAZDA MOTOR·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4365US10050532B2DC-DC converter with pseudo ripple voltage generationSII SEMICONDUCTOR CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 14, 2018·1 cites·8 claims
- 4465US9859795B2Switching regulator for detecting a plurality of abnormalities using only one comparison circuitSII SEMICONDUCTOR CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 2, 2018·1 cites·2 claims
- 4565US9087762B2Method for manufacturing semiconductor deviceCANON KK·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 21, 2015·0 cites·11 claims
- 4664US12395077B2Series capacitor step-down converter, controller circuit thereof, and control methodROHM CO LTD·Filed 2023·Granted Aug 19, 2025·0 cites·13 claims
- 4763US12074524B2Control circuit of step-down converter, step-down converter, and electronic equipmentROHM CO LTD·Filed 2022·Granted Aug 27, 2024·0 cites·16 claims
- 4862US11192591B2Vehicle body structure of vehicleMAZDA MOTOR·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 7, 2021·1 cites·18 claims
- 4960US12348119B2Series capacitor step-down converter, and controller circuit and control method thereofROHM CO LTD·Filed 2023·Granted Jul 1, 2025·0 cites·8 claims
- 5060US6863057B2Fuel vapor treatment systemNISSAN MOTOR·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 8, 2005·8 cites·12 claims
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