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Akira Taniguchi
Also filed as: TANIGUCHI AKIRA
63 granted patents·16 pending applications·3,469 citations·filing 1977–2022
99Inventor score
Files withOLYMPUS CORP22OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO17NISSHINBO CHEMICAL INC6MAEKAWA SEISAKUSHO KK4TANIGUCHI AKIRA4
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79 records- 0197US5150234AImaging apparatus having electrooptic devices comprising a variable focal length lensOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1991·Granted Sep 22, 1992·294 cites·14 claims
- 0291US11181225B2Attachment device, electronic device, attachment device securing method, and sheetPANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 23, 2021·13 cites·6 claims
- 0391US8992290B2Device and method for removing shoulder blade of bone-in meat and deboning system of bone-in meat including the deviceMAEKAWA SEISAKUSHO KK·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 31, 2015·14 cites·8 claims
- 0491US5868666AEndoscope apparatus using programmable integrated circuit to constitute internal structure thereofOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1996·Granted Feb 9, 1999·154 cites·6 claims
- 0591US5071229AImaging apparatus having electrooptic devices which comprise a variable focal length lensOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1989·Granted Dec 10, 1991·85 cites·15 claims
- 0690US8204621B2Tablet discharging methodIMAI TAKAFUMI·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 19, 2012·20 cites·2 claims
- 0790US8038016B2Injection drug takeout deviceYUYAMA MFG CO LTD·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 18, 2011·33 cites·9 claims
- 0890US7914443B2Endoscope with non-contact signal transmission and receptionOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 29, 2011·71 cites·26 claims
- 0989US7896804B2Endoscope with first and second imaging and illumination unitsOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 1, 2011·55 cites·22 claims
- 1089US6059718AEndoscope form detecting apparatus in which coil is fixedly mounted by insulating member so that form is not deformed within endoscopeOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1995·Granted May 9, 2000·565 cites·8 claims
- 1187US7935047B2Double-balloon endoscope systemOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2006·Granted May 3, 2011·55 cites·13 claims
- 1287US6444621B1Grease composition for steering of motorcarsKOYODO YUSHI CO LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 3, 2002·36 cites·13 claims
- 1385US5840024AEndoscope form detecting apparatus in which coil is fixedly mounted by insulating member so that form is not deformed within endoscopeOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 24, 1998·379 cites·83 claims
- 1483US8221308B2Endoscope apparatus with advancement/retreat detection meansNOGUCHI TOSHIAKI·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 17, 2012·18 cites·10 claims
- 1583US4467308AFuse assemblySAN O IND CO·Filed 1981·Granted Aug 21, 1984·24 cites·1 claims
- 1682US8038605B2Bending control deviceOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 18, 2011·11 cites·21 claims
- 1782US4860758AMultiple diagnosable distance range ultrasonic diagnostic apparatusOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1987·Granted Aug 29, 1989·48 cites·5 claims
- 1881US8403010B2Tablet filling deviceTANIGUCHI AKIRA·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 26, 2013·20 cites·4 claims
- 1979US8167008B2Tablet filling instrumentTANIGUCHI AKIRA·Filed 2008·Granted May 1, 2012·12 cites·10 claims
- 2079US5178135ATherapeutical apparatus of extracorporeal typeOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1991·Granted Jan 12, 1993·226 cites·3 claims
- 2179US4984575ATherapeutical apparatus of extracorporeal typeOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1988·Granted Jan 15, 1991·153 cites·2 claims
- 2278US6589163B2Endoscope shape detecting apparatus wherein form detecting processing is controlled according to connection state of magnetic field generating meansOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 8, 2003·87 cites·2 claims
- 2376US7942810B2Endoscope and endoscopic systemOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2006·Granted May 17, 2011·14 cites·12 claims
- 2475US8096942B2Endoscope balloon control deviceYOSHIDA TAKATOSHI·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 17, 2012·21 cites·19 claims
- 2575US7862504B2Insertion apparatusOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 4, 2011·12 cites·19 claims
- 2675US7544313B2Cap for fuel tank comprising electrically conductive resin composition of a polyamide typeTOYO BOSEKI·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 9, 2009·2 cites·4 claims
- 2774US9513234B2Device and method for capturing X-ray image of bone-in meat and deboning system of bone-in meat including the deviceMAEKAWA SEISAKUSHO KK·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 6, 2016·5 cites·5 claims
- 2873US9580309B2Ammonia oxidation/decomposition catalystARAKI SADAO·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 28, 2017·3 cites·1 claims
- 2973US6773393B1Apparatus and method for detecting and displaying form of insertion part of endoscopeOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 10, 2004·59 cites·2 claims
- 3072US9479753B2Image processing system for multiple viewpoint parallax image groupTSUKAGOSHI SHINSUKE·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 25, 2016·2 cites·14 claims
- 3172US7883460B2EndoscopeOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 8, 2011·9 cites·27 claims
- 3272US6890294B2Endoscope apparatusOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2003·Granted May 10, 2005·48 cites·5 claims
- 3371US7963914B2EndoscopeOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 21, 2011·8 cites·15 claims
- 3470US9033774B2Device and method for conveying bone-in meat and deboning system of bone-in meat including the deviceMAEKAWA SEISAKUSHO KK·Filed 2014·Granted May 19, 2015·4 cites·9 claims
- 3570US6432041B1Endoscope shape detecting apparatus wherein form detecting processing is controlled according to connection state of magnetic field generating meansOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 13, 2002·143 cites·42 claims
- 3670US5997473AMethod of locating a coil which consists of determining the space occupied by a source coil generating a magnetic fieldOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 7, 1999·177 cites·22 claims
- 3769US7850601B2Endoscope having non-contact charging apparatusOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 14, 2010·6 cites·19 claims
- 3868US6511417B1System for detecting the shape of an endoscope using source coils and sense coilsOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 28, 2003·126 cites·21 claims
- 3967US6949068B2Endoscope shape detectorOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 27, 2005·44 cites·19 claims
- 4067US6773394B2System for detecting the shape of an endoscope using source coils and sense coilsOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 10, 2004·36 cites·16 claims
- 4166US7195587B2Apparatus and method using it for detecting and displaying form of insertion part of endoscope inserted into body cavityOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 27, 2007·32 cites·12 claims
- 4265US7837616B2Endoscope,system, and method for detecting relative position of endoscope and markers placed at target areaOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 23, 2010·3 cites·42 claims
- 4365US5917653ABinoculars capable of vibration reductionNIKON CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 29, 1999·28 cites·6 claims
- 4464US5065741AExtracoporeal ultrasonic lithotripter with a variable focusOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1991·Granted Nov 19, 1991·106 cites·7 claims
- 4563US7888286B2Method of selectively controlling morning glory (Ipomoea) sppBAYER CROPSCIENCE AG·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 15, 2011·0 cites·13 claims
- 4663US2014228135A1Grease composition for constant velocity joint and constant velocity jointKYODO YUSHI·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 4762US7938772B2Insertion apparatusOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2006·Granted May 10, 2011·2 cites·21 claims
- 4862US7896801B2Endoscope with rigidity variation sectionOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 1, 2011·2 cites·24 claims
- 4962US6745065B2Endoscope apparatusOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 1, 2004·20 cites·15 claims
- 5060US6706136B2Resin composition for high-frequency bondingTOYO BOSEKI·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 16, 2004·2 cites·8 claims
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