Inventor · disambiguated record
Kazuo Okamura
Also filed as: OKAMURA KAZUO
100 granted patents·14 pending applications·2,179 citations·filing 1977–2023
99Inventor score
Files withMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD40NTN TOYO BEARING CO LTD18DAIKIN IND LTD12KOMATSU MFG CO LTD9SUMITOMO METAL IND7
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114 records- 0196US6390681B1Dynamic pressure bearing-unitNTN TOYO BEARING CO LTD·Filed 2000·Granted May 21, 2002·76 cites·10 claims
- 0295US6023114ASpindle motor and rotating shaft supporting device for spindle motorNTN TOYO BEARING CO LTD·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 8, 2000·68 cites·23 claims
- 0394US10445751B2Information obtaining method, information obtaining system, and information appliancePANASONIC IP CORP AMERICA·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 15, 2019·19 cites·13 claims
- 0494US6191782B1Terminal apparatus and method for achieving interactive operations by displaying a desired piece of image information at high speed using cache memories, out of a large amount of image information sent in a one-way directionMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 20, 2001·172 cites·58 claims
- 0593US7059052B2Hydrodynamic type porous oil-impregnated bearingNTN TOYO BEARING CO LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 13, 2006·28 cites·12 claims
- 0693US5941646AHydrodynamic type porous oil-impregnated bearing and bearing deviceNTN TOYO BEARING CO LTD·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 24, 1999·57 cites·25 claims
- 0792US6353930B1Digital broadcasting system, digital broadcasting apparatus, and receiver apparatus for digital broadcastersMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 5, 2002·141 cites·26 claims
- 0892US6250807B1Hydrodynamic type bearing and hydrodynamic type bearing unitNTN TOYO BEARING CO LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 26, 2001·74 cites·13 claims
- 0990US6710789B1Device and method for authorizing use of a pre-coded display areaMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 23, 2004·58 cites·4 claims
- 1089US7213213B2Display control device and methodMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 2003·Granted May 1, 2007·23 cites·8 claims
- 1188US4255299APolymer containing perfluoroalkyl group, process for preparing the same and coating compositionDAIKIN IND LTD·Filed 1979·Granted Mar 10, 1981·34 cites·6 claims
- 1285US7094473B2Wear-resistant sintered contact material, wear-resistant sintered composite contact component and method of producing the sameKOMATSU MFG CO LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 22, 2006·21 cites·24 claims
- 1385US6157948AProgram reception/execution apparatus which can start execution of program even when only part of program is received, and program transmitter for itMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 5, 2000·97 cites·21 claims
- 1485US5973681AInteractive data communication system with unidirectionally transmitted broadcast waveMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 26, 1999·135 cites·32 claims
- 1585US5853043AMethod and apparatus for continuous casting of a thin slabSUMITOMO METAL IND·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 29, 1998·29 cites·7 claims
- 1684US10531714B2Personal ornamentsHOUJIN CO LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 14, 2020·7 cites·1 claims
- 1784US6712514B2Hydrodynamic bearing unitNTN TOYO BEARING CO LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 30, 2004·18 cites·14 claims
- 1883US7819585B2Fluid dynamic bearing apparatus and a motor using the sameNTN TOYO BEARING CO LTD·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 26, 2010·7 cites·19 claims
- 1983US7648773B2Thermal spray membrane contact material, contact member and contact part, and apparatuses to which they are appliedKOMATSU MFG CO LTD·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 19, 2010·4 cites·9 claims
- 2082US8569001B2Method for detecting lysosomal storage diseasesOKAMURA KAZUO·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 29, 2013·4 cites·19 claims
- 2182US7690220B2Personal ornamentTRIPLE A CO LTD·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 6, 2010·15 cites·5 claims
- 2282US6757911B1Digital broadcasting system, digital broadcasting apparatus, and a reception apparatus for digital broadcastsMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 29, 2004·67 cites·22 claims
- 2382US6557171B1Digital tv broadcast sending apparatus, digital tv broadcast receiving apparatus, and digital tv broadcast sending / receiving system which facilitate preselection of tv programs, and computer readable recording medium storing a program for achieving a function of the digital tv broadcast receiving apparatusMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 29, 2003·74 cites·31 claims
- 2482US6557016B2Data processing apparatus for facilitating data selection and data processingMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 29, 2003·20 cites·12 claims
- 2581US7998238B2Sintered sliding member and connecting deviceKOMATSU MFG CO LTD·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 16, 2011·21 cites·3 claims
- 2681US7340687B2Display control device and methodMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 4, 2008·12 cites·18 claims
- 2781US7065782B2Digital broadcasting system, digital broadcasting apparatus, and receiver apparatus for digital broadcastsMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 20, 2006·18 cites·12 claims
- 2881US6102101AContinuous casting method and apparatus thereofSUMITOMO METAL IND·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 15, 2000·22 cites·11 claims
- 2980US6701524B1Interactive data transmitting apparatus, data receiving apparatus, data receiving method, recording medium for recording receiving program thereof, and communication system using a broadcast waveMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 2, 2004·72 cites·56 claims
- 3080US6609144B1Program reception/execution apparatus that can commence execution of a machine program having only received the program in part, and a program transmission apparatus that enables such executionMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 19, 2003·16 cites·12 claims
- 3179US10407758B2Steel for oil country tubular goods and method of producing the sameNIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 10, 2019·2 cites·5 claims
- 3279US7739619B2Display control device and methodPANASONIC CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 15, 2010·2 cites·1 claims
- 3379US6299356B1Hydrodynamic type porous oil-impregnated bearingNTN TOYO BEARING CO LTD·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 9, 2001·24 cites·6 claims
- 3478US7282078B2Wear-resistant sintered contact material, wear-resistant sintered composite contact component and method of producing the sameKOMATSU MFG CO LTD·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 16, 2007·3 cites·19 claims
- 3577US7302647B2Display control device and methodMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 27, 2007·9 cites·15 claims
- 3677US6431757B1Hydrodynamic type bearing unitNTN TOYO BEARING CO LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 13, 2002·15 cites·5 claims
- 3777US6357920B1Sintered oil retaining bearing and spindle motor for information equipmentNTN TOYO BEARING CO LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 19, 2002·13 cites·9 claims
- 3876US6944861B2Program reception/execution apparatus that can commence execution of a machine program having only received the program in part, and a program transmission apparatus that enables such executionMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 13, 2005·8 cites·11 claims
- 3975US8003337B2Method for detecting lysosomal storage diseasesSEIKAGAKU KOGYO CO LTD·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 23, 2011·3 cites·16 claims
- 4075US6292226B1Broadcast receiver selectively using navigation information multiplexed on transport stream and recording medium recording the method of the sameMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 18, 2001·52 cites·14 claims
- 4175US5808705ALiquid crystal display apparatus with two viewing angle modes and drive electrodes for mode dependent selectionSHARP KK·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 15, 1998·47 cites·11 claims
- 4274US4947924AMetal-ceramic composite and method of producing the sameSUMITOMO METAL IND·Filed 1989·Granted Aug 14, 1990·14 cites·3 claims
- 4374US4668414AProcess for producing acicular particles containing an iron carbideDAIKIN IND LTD·Filed 1985·Granted May 26, 1987·20 cites·14 claims
- 4473US7437750B1Data transceiving system and method thereforMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 14, 2008·12 cites·25 claims
- 4573US2018135154A1Low alloy steel for oil country tubular goods having excellent sulfide stress cracking resistance and manufacturing method thereforNIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORP·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
- 4672US9719794B2Route display method, route display apparatus, and database generation methodPANASONIC IP CORP AMERICA·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 1, 2017·2 cites·18 claims
- 4772US6314570B1Data processing apparatus for facilitating data selection and data processing in at television environment with reusable menu structuresMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 6, 2001·39 cites·11 claims
- 4872US5930808AData conversion apparatus for data communication systemMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 27, 1999·44 cites·27 claims
- 4970US2023214858A1Information acquisition method, information acquisition system, and information acquisition apparatusPANASONIC IP CORP AMERICA·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 5069US8002471B2Fluid dynamic bearing apparatus and a motor using the sameNTN TOYO BEARING CO LTD·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 23, 2011·2 cites·12 claims
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