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Kenichi Kikuchi
Also filed as: KIKUCHI KENICHI · SHIRATORI HARUNORI
74 granted patents·10 pending applications·2,621 citations·filing 1978–2021
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84 records- 0198US7511695B2Display unit and backlight unitSONY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 31, 2009·110 cites·11 claims
- 0298US4862873AStereo endoscopeOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1988·Granted Sep 5, 1989·248 cites·57 claims
- 0397US4474363ASuspension for automobileTOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD·Filed 1982·Granted Oct 2, 1984·141 cites·8 claims
- 0496US7982706B2Backlight device, method of driving backlight and liquid crystal display apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 19, 2011·70 cites·8 claims
- 0595US7295180B2Backlight driving device, backlight driving method, and liquid crystal display deviceSONY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 13, 2007·41 cites·8 claims
- 0695US4969045AImage sensing apparatus having automatic iris function of automatically adjusting exposure in response to video signalSANYO ELECTRIC CO·Filed 1989·Granted Nov 6, 1990·148 cites·28 claims
- 0795US4853772AElectronic endoscope apparatus having isolated patient and secondary circuitryOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1988·Granted Aug 1, 1989·131 cites·21 claims
- 0893US7675249B2Apparatus and method for driving backlight unitSONY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 9, 2010·31 cites·16 claims
- 0993US4931867AElectronic endoscope apparatus having an isolation circuit for isolating a patient circuit from a secondary circuitOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1989·Granted Jun 5, 1990·91 cites·17 claims
- 1093US4887152AMessage delivery system operable in an override mode upon reception of a command signalSONY CORP·Filed 1988·Granted Dec 12, 1989·115 cites·31 claims
- 1190US5003339AImage sensing apparatus having automatic focusing function for automatically matching focus in response to video signalSANYO ELECTRIC CO·Filed 1990·Granted Mar 26, 1991·117 cites·16 claims
- 1289US11828366B2Sealing deviceNOK CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 28, 2023·2 cites·4 claims
- 1389US8174487B2Display unit and backlight unitFURUKAWA NORIMASA·Filed 2009·Granted May 8, 2012·11 cites·9 claims
- 1488US7507943B2Light source for LCD with individually controlled sectionsSONY CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 24, 2009·10 cites·14 claims
- 1588US5585840AEndoscope apparatus in which image pickup means and signal control means are connected to each other by signal transmitting meansOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 17, 1996·113 cites·12 claims
- 1687US5319462AAutomatic focusing apparatus for automatically adjusting focus in response to video signal by fuzzy inferenceSANYO ELECTRIC CO·Filed 1992·Granted Jun 7, 1994·76 cites·5 claims
- 1786US6654051B1Digital cameraSANYO ELECTRIC CO·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 25, 2003·97 cites·10 claims
- 1885US4424984AAlignment adjusting device for vehicleTOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD·Filed 1982·Granted Jan 10, 1984·53 cites·6 claims
- 1984US8111020B2Apparatus and method for driving backlight unitFURUKAWA NORIMASA·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 7, 2012·4 cites·10 claims
- 2082US5555022AWhite balance adjusting apparatus for automatically adjusting white balance in response to color information signal obtained from image sensing deviceSANYO ELECTRIC CO·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 10, 1996·61 cites·4 claims
- 2181US7129624B2Crystal unitNIHON DEMPA KOGYO CO·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 31, 2006·11 cites·10 claims
- 2281US4967280AImage sensing apparatus having automatic focusing function of automatically matching focus in response to video signalSANYO ELECTRIC CO·Filed 1990·Granted Oct 30, 1990·59 cites·23 claims
- 2380US4922346AAutomatic focusing apparatus having a variable focusing speed and particularly suited for use with interlaced scanningSANYO ELECTRIC CO·Filed 1988·Granted May 1, 1990·39 cites·22 claims
- 2480US4669325ATelescopic assemblyAISIN SEIKI·Filed 1985·Granted Jun 2, 1987·36 cites·4 claims
- 2579US8415858B2Piezoelectric vibrating pieces and devices, and methods for manufacturing sameISHIKAWA MANABU·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 9, 2013·6 cites·6 claims
- 2679US6847402B2Imaging apparatus having autofocus functionSANYO ELECTRIC CO·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 25, 2005·18 cites·11 claims
- 2779US4266439AVibration damping device for a mechanical clutch release systemTOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD·Filed 1978·Granted May 12, 1981·26 cites·3 claims
- 2878US8013912B2Camera apparatus, image server and image server systemPANASONIC CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 6, 2011·4 cites·21 claims
- 2977US5408263AElectronic endoscope apparatusOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1993·Granted Apr 18, 1995·203 cites·76 claims
- 3076US5282022AWhite balance adjusting apparatus for automatically adjusting white balance in response to luminance information signal and color information signal obtained from image sensing deviceSANYO ELECTRIC CO·Filed 1990·Granted Jan 25, 1994·40 cites·25 claims
- 3176US5031036AElectronic endoscope apparatus simultaneously displaying an original picture image and special picture image on a single displaying picture surfaceOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1989·Granted Jul 9, 1991·29 cites·46 claims
- 3276US4721514ACoal gasification method using coal powderNIPPON KOKAN KK·Filed 1986·Granted Jan 26, 1988·22 cites·6 claims
- 3376US4601095AProcess for fabricating a Schottky-barrier gate field effect transistorSUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES·Filed 1982·Granted Jul 22, 1986·28 cites·19 claims
- 3475US5514464AMagnetic recording mediumVICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN·Filed 1994·Granted May 7, 1996·22 cites·2 claims
- 3575US4632204APower assisted steering systemTOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD·Filed 1985·Granted Dec 30, 1986·31 cites·6 claims
- 3674US7872670B2Camera performing photographing in accordance with photographing mode depending on object sceneSANYO ELECTRIC CO·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 18, 2011·10 cites·6 claims
- 3772US5838374AAutofocus video camera that can compensate for variation in the amount of load on a mobile unit of a linear motor in a focus operationSANYO ELECTRIC CO·Filed 1995·Granted Nov 17, 1998·44 cites·3 claims
- 3871US7456555B2Angular velocity sensor and method of fabrication thereofNIHON DEMPA KOGYO CO·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 25, 2008·8 cites·12 claims
- 3970US5442408AWhite balance adjusting apparatus for automatically adjusting white balance in response to luminance information signal and color information signal obtained from image sensing deviceSANYO ELECTRIC CO·Filed 1990·Granted Aug 15, 1995·23 cites·15 claims
- 4068US4377899AMethod of manufacturing Schottky field-effect transistors utilizing shadow maskingSUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES·Filed 1980·Granted Mar 29, 1983·22 cites·8 claims
- 4166US9178226B2Fuel cell sealing structureMASAKA TAKESHI·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 3, 2015·1 cites·6 claims
- 4266US7969481B2Camera performing photographing in accordance with photographing mode depending on object sceneSANYO ELECTRIC CO·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 28, 2011·1 cites·3 claims
- 4365US7340767B2Camera apparatus, image server and image server systemMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 4, 2008·5 cites·28 claims
- 4464US5111301AAutomatic exposure adjusting apparatus for automatically adjusting exposure by fuzzy inferenceSANYO ELECTRIC CO·Filed 1990·Granted May 5, 1992·23 cites·30 claims
- 4563US8514320B2Electronic camera and focus control method which minimizes the time required for adjusting a focusKIKUCHI KENICHI·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 20, 2013·1 cites·4 claims
- 4663US6757020B1Detecting/setting the on/off state of a display in a video camera with manual and automatic functionSANYO ELECTRIC CO·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 29, 2004·22 cites·9 claims
- 4762US5489939AWhite balance adjusting apparatus for automatically adjusting white balance in response to a color information signal obtained from an image sensing deviceSANYO ELECTRIC CO·Filed 1994·Granted Feb 6, 1996·16 cites·10 claims
- 4859US7280150B2Video camera with aperture bladeSANYO ELECTRIC CO·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 9, 2007·3 cites·9 claims
- 4957US2013317759A1Valve servicing controlling device and controlling methodAZBIL CORP·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 5056US4192529AStabilizer mounting meansTOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD·Filed 1978·Granted Mar 11, 1980·15 cites·2 claims
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