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Isao Asano
Also filed as: ASANO ISAO
28 granted patents·1 pending application·436 citations·filing 1977–2018
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29 records- 0192US4254322ANarrow weld-groove welding process and apparatus thereforBABCOCK HITACHI KK·Filed 1978·Granted Mar 3, 1981·42 cites·10 claims
- 0292US4188526ANarrow weld-groove welding processBABCOCK HITACHI KK·Filed 1977·Granted Feb 12, 1980·41 cites·11 claims
- 0391US5109310ADisk drive device with unified actuator assemblyALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD·Filed 1990·Granted Apr 28, 1992·67 cites·5 claims
- 0490US5099374ADisk drive with improved structure for fastening bearing assembly to rotor and housingALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD·Filed 1991·Granted Mar 24, 1992·43 cites·2 claims
- 0581US6111367ALight emission circuitHOCHIKI CO·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 29, 2000·52 cites·7 claims
- 0680US5101305ADisk drive device including a V-shaped air filterALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD·Filed 1991·Granted Mar 31, 1992·23 cites·1 claims
- 0774US4713703AInformation recording and reproducing apparatusALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD·Filed 1986·Granted Dec 15, 1987·19 cites·3 claims
- 0874US4504729AThree o'clock welding method in narrow grooveBABCOCK HITACHI KK·Filed 1981·Granted Mar 12, 1985·18 cites·13 claims
- 0969US4819100AFloating head slider device for magnetic disk apparatusALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD·Filed 1987·Granted Apr 4, 1989·16 cites·7 claims
- 1068US8432277B2Alarm device and alarm systemEGAWA YOSHITAKA·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 30, 2013·4 cites·10 claims
- 1168US7080306B1Disk device with improved error-correction capabilitySONY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 18, 2006·8 cites·2 claims
- 1267US5408375ALow-vibration retraction cam for recording/playback apparatusALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD·Filed 1993·Granted Apr 18, 1995·16 cites·3 claims
- 1365US4819095AMethod of controlling a disk head position by individually timing zones servo informationALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD·Filed 1987·Granted Apr 4, 1989·16 cites·3 claims
- 1457US7759950B2Electronic component device testing apparatusRICOH KK·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 20, 2010·1 cites·11 claims
- 1557US6130744AOptical disk discriminating method, including memory storage, for automatic multiple-disk changerALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 10, 2000·12 cites·8 claims
- 1653US5425582AThermal detector and method of producing the sameHOCHIKI CO·Filed 1993·Granted Jun 20, 1995·17 cites·8 claims
- 1749US4639575AThree o'clock narrow groove welding apparatusBABCOCK HITACHI KK·Filed 1984·Granted Jan 27, 1987·7 cites·4 claims
- 1847US5584579AThermal detectorHOCHIKI CO·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 17, 1996·14 cites·2 claims
- 1946US6600627B2Rotational driving apparatus for disk and manufacturing method thereforALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 29, 2003·1 cites·1 claims
- 2045US8742937B2Alarm unitASANO ISAO·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 3, 2014·0 cites·5 claims
- 2145US5105321ADisk drive including flexible print board and back tension regulating pieceALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD·Filed 1991·Granted Apr 14, 1992·6 cites·2 claims
- 2242US10558308B2Capacitive sensor for panel having flat-surface portion and curved-surface portionALPS ALPINE CO LTD·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 11, 2020·0 cites·3 claims
- 2341US8441359B2Fire distinguishing deviceANDO KUMIKO·Filed 2008·Granted May 14, 2013·0 cites·6 claims
- 2440US10474301B2Input device detecting both of position and applied weightALPS ALPINE CO LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 12, 2019·0 cites·21 claims
- 2540US2003031113A1Disk apparatus capable of automatically adjusting balance at the time of disk rotationALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD·Filed 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 2639US6535346B1Dual head disk drive unit for differing recording densitiesSONY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 18, 2003·5 cites·7 claims
- 2737US6094143ALight obstruction type smoke sensorHOCHIKI CO·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 25, 2000·7 cites·1 claims
- 2834US6445547B1Magnetic disc device having head control mechanism capable of effecting head contact during high speed medium rotationALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 3, 2002·0 cites·3 claims
- 2931US6775097B2Rotational driving apparatus for disk and manufacturing method thereforALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 10, 2004·1 cites·6 claims
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