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Kazuo Hirano
Also filed as: HIRANO KAZUO
32 granted patents·2 pending applications·1,106 citations·filing 1979–2003
98Inventor score
Files withDAIWA SEIKO INC17MIURA DOLPHINS KK6SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES6ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORP1FUJI ELECTRIC CO LTD1
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34 records- 0197US5556671AArtificial snow in an aggregate form of snow granulesMIURA DOLPHINS KK·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 17, 1996·263 cites·6 claims
- 0293US5839086AOn-board route display receiving information from external deviceSUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES·Filed 1995·Granted Nov 17, 1998·202 cites·19 claims
- 0391US4516121ATransmission control systemTOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD·Filed 1982·Granted May 7, 1985·68 cites·8 claims
- 0490US5065612AMethod of correcting zero point of gyro and apparatus thereforSUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES·Filed 1989·Granted Nov 19, 1991·73 cites·4 claims
- 0587US5436039AArtificial snow in an aggregate form of snow granulesMIURA DOLPHINS KK·Filed 1993·Granted Jul 25, 1995·57 cites·7 claims
- 0684US5865387AFishing reel brake device providing adjustable brake force through adjustable brake shoeDAIWA SEIKO INC·Filed 1996·Granted Feb 2, 1999·44 cites·9 claims
- 0781US5307277ALocation detecting apparatusSUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES·Filed 1992·Granted Apr 26, 1994·78 cites·2 claims
- 0874US5333813AFishing line retaining device in reel for fishingDAIWA SEIKO INC·Filed 1992·Granted Aug 2, 1994·30 cites·8 claims
- 0970US5443570AHandle folding device for fishing reelDAIWA SEIKO INC·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 22, 1995·27 cites·19 claims
- 1062US5370330AOne-way clutch for a fishing reel with an improved contact surface configurationDAIWA SEIKO INC·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 6, 1994·22 cites·11 claims
- 1161US5503343AReverse rotation preventive device for fishing reelDAIWA SEIKO INC·Filed 1993·Granted Apr 2, 1996·21 cites·14 claims
- 1260US4728870AWiper control apparatusSUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES·Filed 1987·Granted Mar 1, 1988·23 cites·5 claims
- 1359US4513751AMethod for measuring oxygen metabolism in internal organ or tissueSUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES·Filed 1983·Granted Apr 30, 1985·43 cites·7 claims
- 1459US4273253AAutomatic vending machineFUJI ELECTRIC CO LTD·Filed 1979·Granted Jun 16, 1981·16 cites·9 claims
- 1557US7579060B2Releasing material and release agentASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 25, 2009·6 cites·30 claims
- 1657US5494232AReversal preventive deviceDAIWA SEIKO INC·Filed 1995·Granted Feb 27, 1996·9 cites·24 claims
- 1756US5266367AArtificial snow granuleMIURA DOLPHINS KK·Filed 1991·Granted Nov 30, 1993·12 cites·7 claims
- 1851US5372323AFishing reel with one-way brake mechanismDAIWA SEIKO INC·Filed 1993·Granted Dec 13, 1994·16 cites·12 claims
- 1950US2003013898A1Pericyte protective agentTORAY INDUSTRIES·Filed 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 2047US5570851AReverse rotation preventing mechanism in spinning reel for fishingDAIWA SEIKO INC·Filed 1994·Granted Nov 5, 1996·13 cites·10 claims
- 2144US2002063180A1Reversed rotation preventive deviceDAIWA SEIKO INC·Filed 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 2243US5538198AHandle for fishing reelDAIWA SEIKO INC·Filed 1993·Granted Jul 23, 1996·9 cites·2 claims
- 2342US5632152AArtificial snow in an aggregate form of snow granulesMIURA DOLPHINS KK·Filed 1995·Granted May 27, 1997·7 cites·9 claims
- 2442US5136849ASnow composition and method for making artificial snowMIURA DOLPHINS KK·Filed 1991·Granted Aug 11, 1992·10 cites·16 claims
- 2542US4588140AReverse prevention device for fishing reelDAIWA SEIKO INC·Filed 1985·Granted May 13, 1986·10 cites·16 claims
- 2641US5918825AReversal preventive deviceDAIWA SEIKO INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 6, 1999·4 cites·17 claims
- 2741US5662286AReversal preventive deviceDAIWA SEIKO INC·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 2, 1997·5 cites·16 claims
- 2840US5678781AReversal preventive deviceDAIWA SEIKO INC·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 21, 1997·5 cites·22 claims
- 2937US5374001AReverse rotation preventing mechanism in spinning reel for fishingDAIWA SEIKO INC·Filed 1993·Granted Dec 20, 1994·7 cites·11 claims
- 3037US5261245AMethod for making ice slab and/or artificial snowMIURA DOLPHINS KK·Filed 1992·Granted Nov 16, 1993·8 cites·20 claims
- 3137US4661796ANormal and abnormal condition indicating deviceSUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES·Filed 1984·Granted Apr 28, 1987·4 cites·15 claims
- 3234US6113018AReversal preventive deviceDAIWA SEIKO INC·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 5, 2000·2 cites·12 claims
- 3333US5813620ASpinning reel for fishing comprising rotational balancing weightsDAIWA SEIKO INC·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 29, 1998·5 cites·45 claims
- 3430US6247810B1Hinge for eyeglassesMARUMAN OPTICAL KABUSHIKI KAIS·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 19, 2001·7 cites·6 claims
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