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Hirofumi Nishimura
Also filed as: NISHIMURA HIROFUMI
82 granted patents·22 pending applications·1,653 citations·filing 1983–2025
99Inventor score
Files withMAZDA MOTOR36PANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD19PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO LTD12PANASONIC CORP8MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD6
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104 records- 0197US9958541B2Radar device, vehicle, and moving object speed detection methodPANASONIC CORP·Filed 2015·Granted May 1, 2018·35 cites·21 claims
- 0297US6560960B2Fuel control apparatus for an engineMAZDA MOTOR·Filed 2001·Granted May 13, 2003·94 cites·4 claims
- 0396US4726332AVariable valve mechanism for internal combustion enginesMAZDA MOTOR·Filed 1986·Granted Feb 23, 1988·70 cites·17 claims
- 0494US9689983B2Radar apparatus and running vehicle sensing methodPANASONIC CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 27, 2017·21 cites·11 claims
- 0594US9618616B2Radar apparatusPANASONIC CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 11, 2017·19 cites·10 claims
- 0692US6044642ADirect fuel injection engineMAZDA MOTOR·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 4, 2000·64 cites·38 claims
- 0792US4690110AVariable valve mechanism for internal combustion enginesMAZDA MOTOR·Filed 1986·Granted Sep 1, 1987·47 cites·12 claims
- 0891US6212879B1Fuel combustion control system for engineMAZDA MOTOR·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 10, 2001·49 cites·18 claims
- 0990US6178943B1Control system for an engineMAZDA MOTOR·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 30, 2001·58 cites·12 claims
- 1089US8085140B2Travel information providing deviceMOCHIZUKI MAKOTO·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 27, 2011·36 cites·13 claims
- 1189US6345499B1Catalyst light-off method and device for direct injection engineMAZDA MOTOR·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 12, 2002·96 cites·11 claims
- 1289US6125346ASpeech synthesizing system and redundancy-reduced waveform database thereforMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 26, 2000·188 cites·15 claims
- 1389US4646522AKnock control system for supercharged engineMAZDA MOTOR·Filed 1985·Granted Mar 3, 1987·37 cites·12 claims
- 1488US9921305B2Radar apparatus and object sensing methodPANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 20, 2018·9 cites·8 claims
- 1587US8867790B2Object detection device, object detection method, and programNANRI TAKUYA·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 21, 2014·11 cites·13 claims
- 1687US5950419AMethod of and system for purifying exhaust gas for enginesMAZDA MOTOR·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 14, 1999·98 cites·126 claims
- 1786US6116208AControl system for a direct injection-spark ignition engineMAZDA MOTOR·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 12, 2000·49 cites·23 claims
- 1886US5909724AEngine control methodMAZDA MOTOR·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 8, 1999·47 cites·16 claims
- 1985US6434929B1Control apparatus for direct injection engineMAZDA MOTOR·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 20, 2002·33 cites·18 claims
- 2084US10605896B2Radar-installation-angle calculating device, radar apparatus, and radar-installation-angle calculating methodPANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 31, 2020·6 cites·9 claims
- 2184US6330796B1Control device for direct injection engineMAZDA MOTOR·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 18, 2001·44 cites·31 claims
- 2283US9041588B2Object detection device and object detection methodYASUGI MAKOTO·Filed 2012·Granted May 26, 2015·13 cites·14 claims
- 2381US4522179AEngine speed detecting system for multiple-displacement engineMAZDA MOTOR·Filed 1984·Granted Jun 11, 1985·24 cites·7 claims
- 2480US10267907B2Radar apparatus and radar state estimation methodPANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 23, 2019·5 cites·6 claims
- 2580US6318074B1Control device for direct injection engineMAZDA MOTOR·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 20, 2001·38 cites·11 claims
- 2679US9275463B2Stereo image processing device and stereo image processing methodNANRI TAKUYA·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 1, 2016·6 cites·11 claims
- 2779US8983130B2Positioning information forming device, detection device, and positioning information forming methodYASUGI MAKOTO·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 17, 2015·9 cites·12 claims
- 2879US7884705B2Safety-drive assistance devicePANASONIC CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 8, 2011·17 cites·6 claims
- 2977US6085718AControl system for a direct injection-spark ignition engineMAZDA MOTOR·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 11, 2000·30 cites·16 claims
- 3075US9185382B2Stereo image processor and stereo image processing methodPANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 10, 2015·2 cites·6 claims
- 3175US6257197B1Control system for a direct injection-spark ignition engineMAZDA MOTOR·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 10, 2001·31 cites·18 claims
- 3275US6237327B1Fuel combustion control system for engineMAZDA MOTOR·Filed 1998·Granted May 29, 2001·23 cites·11 claims
- 3375US6141960AExhaust gas purifying system for engineMAZDA MOTOR·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 7, 2000·38 cites·16 claims
- 3474US12344235B2Parking support apparatus and parking support methodPANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2023·Granted Jul 1, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3574US10101448B2On-board radar apparatus and region detection methodPANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 16, 2018·3 cites·10 claims
- 3672US6725650B2Exhaust gas purifying system for engineMAZDA MOTOR·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 27, 2004·18 cites·7 claims
- 3771US9297887B2Device for detecting intruding objects, and method for detecting intruding objectsPANASONIC CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 29, 2016·4 cites·6 claims
- 3870US10158265B2Embedded permanent magnet type rotating electric machineFUJI ELECTRIC CO LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 18, 2018·1 cites·17 claims
- 3969US12397860B2Driving assistance device and driving assistance methodPANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2024·Granted Aug 26, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 4069US4530333AAutomobile fuel control systemMAZDA MOTOR·Filed 1983·Granted Jul 23, 1985·16 cites·6 claims
- 4169US2025319926A1Vehicle control methodPANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO LTD·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4268US2025296553A1Vehicle control method and vehicle control devicePANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO LTD·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4366US2025282225A1Vehicle control method and vehicle control devicePANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO LTD·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4465US10009594B2Stereo image processing device and stereo image processing methodPANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 26, 2018·1 cites·3 claims
- 4565US6234139B1Control system for an engineMAZDA MOTOR·Filed 1999·Granted May 22, 2001·35 cites·9 claims
- 4664US10353398B2Moving object detection device, program, and recording mediumPANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 16, 2019·1 cites·8 claims
- 4764US2025128683A1Driving assistance device, driving assistance method, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium with driving assistance program recorded thereonPANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO LTD·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4864US2024355222A1Flight simulation control apparatusKAWASAKI HEAVY IND LTD·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4963US8903135B2Stereo image processing apparatus and method of processing stereo imageNANRI TAKUYA·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 2, 2014·2 cites·6 claims
- 5063US4805563ABlock construction of engineMAZDA MOTOR·Filed 1987·Granted Feb 21, 1989·19 cites·11 claims
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