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Hiroaki Kitano
Also filed as: KITANO HIROAKI
60 granted patents·23 pending applications·1,642 citations·filing 1995–2023
98Inventor score
Files withSONY CORP20MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP17JAPAN SCIENCE & TECH AGENCY14KITANO HIROAKI12JAPAN SCIENCE & TECH CORP3
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83 records- 0198US5926116AInformation retrieval apparatus and methodSONY CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 20, 1999·428 cites·5 claims
- 0296US6438457B1Storage medium, robot, information processing device and electronic pet systemSONY CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 20, 2002·195 cites·20 claims
- 0393US7215786B2Robot acoustic device and robot acoustic systemJAPAN SCIENCE & TECH AGENCY·Filed 2001·Granted May 8, 2007·127 cites·25 claims
- 0492US6943520B2Two-legs walking type moving device, method and device for controlling its walkingJAPAN SCIENCE & TECH AGENCY·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 13, 2005·75 cites·15 claims
- 0592US6055536AInformation processing apparatus and information processing methodSONY CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 25, 2000·227 cites·105 claims
- 0688US6967455B2Robot audiovisual systemJAPAN SCIENCE & TECH AGENCY·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 22, 2005·84 cites·26 claims
- 0786US6992457B2Two-legged walding locomotion apparatus and its walking controllerJAPAN SCIENCE & TECH AGENCY·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 31, 2006·64 cites·14 claims
- 0886US6449518B1Storage medium, robot, information processing device and electronic pet systemSONY CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 10, 2002·142 cites·56 claims
- 0985US10202146B2Steering control device and steering-assisting torque control method thereofMITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 12, 2019·6 cites·15 claims
- 1080US9631596B2Engine starting device and engine starting methodKITANO HIROAKI·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 25, 2017·4 cites·21 claims
- 1180US8290692B2Engine starting device for idling-stop vehicleKITANO HIROAKI·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 16, 2012·12 cites·19 claims
- 1277US8757120B2Engine start deviceKITANO HIROAKI·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 24, 2014·4 cites·22 claims
- 1376US9267479B2Engine starting device and engine starting methodKITANO HIROAKI·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 23, 2016·4 cites·10 claims
- 1476US9137122B2Network model integration device, network model integration system, network model integration method, and computer program productKITANO HIROAKI·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 15, 2015·2 cites·27 claims
- 1574US10343715B2Power steering adjustment deviceMITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 9, 2019·3 cites·7 claims
- 1673US10075544B2Information processing apparatus and information processing methodSONY CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 11, 2018·2 cites·15 claims
- 1773US7035418B1Method and apparatus for determining sound sourceJAPAN SCIENCE & TECH AGENCY·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 25, 2006·39 cites·15 claims
- 1873US6085256ACyber space system for providing a virtual reality space formed of three dimensional pictures from a server to a user via a service providerSONY CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 4, 2000·88 cites·15 claims
- 1970US6992456B2Biped walking mobile system, its walk controller, and walk control method thereforJAPAN SCIENCE & TECH AGENCY·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 31, 2006·23 cites·4 claims
- 2068US7016505B1Robot acoustic deviceJAPAN SCIENCE & TECH AGENCY·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 21, 2006·15 cites·7 claims
- 2167USRE43849EInformation retrieval apparatus and methodKITANO HIROAKI·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 11, 2012·1 cites·12 claims
- 2266US9231430B2Power supply system, charging system, and charging control device including a battery and a charging device with a shape of hexagonal cylinderNATSUME TETSU·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 5, 2016·4 cites·14 claims
- 2366US7057367B2Two-leg walking humanoid robotJAPAN SCIENCE & TECH AGENCY·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 6, 2006·17 cites·13 claims
- 2465US2005071086A1Metabolism circuit information processing method, metabolism circuit information processor, program, and recording mediumJAPAN SCIENCE & TECH AGENCY·Filed 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 2564US2007156350A1Metabolism circuit information processing method, metabolism circuit information processor, program, and recording mediumJAPAN SCIENCE & TECH AGENCY·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 2663USRE41174EInformation retrieval apparatus and methodSONY CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 30, 2010·5 cites·10 claims
- 2763US6902015B2Two-leg walking humanoid robotJAPAN SCIENCE & TECH AGENCY·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 7, 2005·18 cites·10 claims
- 2862US7526361B2Robotics visual and auditory systemHONDA MOTOR CO LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 28, 2009·14 cites·5 claims
- 2961US9249770B2Engine starterMIZUNO DAISUKE·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 2, 2016·2 cites·17 claims
- 3060US7110584B2Cell lineage extracting methodJAPAN SCIENCE & TECH CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 19, 2006·6 cites·22 claims
- 3159US9243599B2Engine starting deviceKITANO HIROAKI·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 26, 2016·1 cites·12 claims
- 3259US2011246080A1Gene clustering program, gene clustering method, and gene cluster analyzing deviceSONY CORP·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 3359US2014163894A1Motif finding program, information processor and motif finding methodSONY CORP·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 3458US9705361B2Power supply device and method of controlling power supplyISHIBASHI YOSHIHITO·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 11, 2017·1 cites·10 claims
- 3556US11546347B2Verification apparatus, information processing method, and programSONY CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 3, 2023·0 cites·8 claims
- 3656US9255561B2Engine starting deviceMIZUNO DAISUKE·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 9, 2016·1 cites·8 claims
- 3755USRE45190EInformation retrieval apparatus and methodSONY CORP·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 14, 2014·0 cites·23 claims
- 3855US2014278961A1Information processing device and programSONY CORP·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 3955US2023322228A1Vehicle control apparatusMITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4053US2003097693A1Network inferring methodFiled 2000·Application pending·0 cites
- 4151US10247161B2Motor generator, engine starting device, and engine start control methodMITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 2, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 4251US10240572B2Engine starting apparatusMITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 26, 2019·0 cites·4 claims
- 4351USRE44276EInformation retrieval apparatus and methodKITANO HIROAKI·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 11, 2013·0 cites·39 claims
- 4451US2025327667A1Mobile object positioning deviceMITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 4549US12397819B2Travel path generation apparatus and travel path generation methodMITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 26, 2025·0 cites·19 claims
- 4649US2015088480A1General-purpose simulation system using social network interfaceOKINAWA INST OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL CORP·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 4749US2013079900A1Cell selecting apparatus, cell selecting method, and computer program productKITANO HIROAKI·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 4849US2023258826A1Vehicle control deviceMITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 4948US11964712B2Steering control deviceMITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 23, 2024·0 cites·19 claims
- 5048US2024165514A1Information processing apparatus, information processing system, and information processing methodSONY GROUP CORP·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
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