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Kouichi Watanabe
Also filed as: SHIMADA AKIRA · WATANABE KOUICHI
60 granted patents·10 pending applications·1,403 citations·filing 1978–2025
99Inventor score
Files withSHARP DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CORP12SHARP KK12MURATA MANUFACTURING CO8MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD5TOSHIBA KK5
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70 records- 0197US6299050B1Friction stir welding apparatus and methodHITACHI LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 9, 2001·127 cites·12 claims
- 0296US4190137AApparatus for deicing of trolley wiresDAINICHI NIPPON CABLES LTD·Filed 1978·Granted Feb 26, 1980·261 cites·10 claims
- 0394US12204193B1Liquid crystal display deviceSHARP DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2024·Granted Jan 21, 2025·2 cites·18 claims
- 0492US8829743B2Cooling structure of generator motor and generator motorWATANABE KOUICHI·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 9, 2014·19 cites·9 claims
- 0592US6892662B2Power steering device for boat with outboard motorKAYABA INDUSTRY CO LTD·Filed 2003·Granted May 17, 2005·47 cites·3 claims
- 0691US6765703B1Method and apparatus for sensing imageTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 20, 2004·49 cites·14 claims
- 0789US5396185ASystem and carrier for testing semiconductor integrated circuit devicesTOSHIBA KK·Filed 1993·Granted Mar 7, 1995·81 cites·21 claims
- 0888US5846276AExhaust gas filterMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 1996·Granted Dec 8, 1998·93 cites·2 claims
- 0988US5489319AApparatus for purifying exhaust gas of diesel engineMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 1993·Granted Feb 6, 1996·95 cites·7 claims
- 1087US7924235B2Antenna apparatus employing a ceramic member mounted on a flexible sheetPANASONIC CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 12, 2011·22 cites·18 claims
- 1186US9362797B2Generator motor and work machineMURATA HIROAKI·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 7, 2016·9 cites·19 claims
- 1285US7954609B2Damping force generating mechanism for shock absorberKAYABA INDUSTRY CO LTD·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 7, 2011·14 cites·11 claims
- 1384US6595403B2Friction stir welding methodHITACHI LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 22, 2003·27 cites·3 claims
- 1484US2025355296A1Transflective liquid crystal display deviceSHARP DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1583US6379820B1Hot-dip Zn-A1-Mg plated steel sheet good in corrosion resistance and surface appearance and method of producing the sameNISSHIN STEEL CO LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 30, 2002·25 cites·10 claims
- 1681US6235410B1Hot-dip Zn-Al-Mg coated steel sheet excellent in corrosion resistance and surface appearance and process for the production thereofNISSHIN STEEL CO LTD·Filed 1997·Granted May 22, 2001·50 cites·7 claims
- 1779US12405498B2Transflective liquid crystal display deviceSHARP DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2024·Granted Sep 2, 2025·0 cites·16 claims
- 1879US5367431AThin power supply unitMURATA MANUFACTURING CO·Filed 1992·Granted Nov 22, 1994·62 cites·20 claims
- 1979US4803597AElectric double-layer capacitorMURATA MANUFACTURING CO·Filed 1988·Granted Feb 7, 1989·27 cites·13 claims
- 2077US5227960AStacked electric double layer capacitorMURATA MANUFACTURING CO·Filed 1992·Granted Jul 13, 1993·46 cites·9 claims
- 2174USD560070SEdge of a magnetic sheetMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 22, 2008·22 cites·1 claims
- 2274US5319159ADouble-sided printed wiring board and method of manufacture thereofSONY CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Jun 7, 1994·46 cites·5 claims
- 2373US9160208B2Generator motor and work machineMURATA HIROAKI·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 13, 2015·6 cites·20 claims
- 2473US9045879B2Construction machineWATANABE KOUICHI·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 2, 2015·3 cites·7 claims
- 2572US6370343B1Image forming apparatus having color and monochromatic images transferred to intermediate transfer memberTOSHIBA TEC KK·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 9, 2002·13 cites·11 claims
- 2670US5277729AMethod of manufacturing polarizable electrode for electric double-layer capacitorMURATA MANUFACTURING CO·Filed 1992·Granted Jan 11, 1994·33 cites·9 claims
- 2770US2020133079A1Liquid crystal panel and method of manufacturing thereofSHARP KK·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 2869US10948782B2Liquid crystal panel and method of manufacturing thereofSHARP KK·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 16, 2021·0 cites·18 claims
- 2969US10551681B2Liquid crystal panel and method of manufacturing thereofSHARP KK·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 4, 2020·0 cites·10 claims
- 3068US4896249AElectric double layer capacitorMURATA MANUFACTURING CO·Filed 1989·Granted Jan 23, 1990·17 cites·4 claims
- 3166US11422412B2Liquid crystal panel and method of manufacturing thereofSHARP KK·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 23, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 3266US8884478B2Cooling structure of generator motor and generator motorWATANABE KOUICHI·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 11, 2014·2 cites·8 claims
- 3365US5627650AImage forming apparatus having electronic sorting by image rotationTOSHIBA KK·Filed 1994·Granted May 6, 1997·23 cites·9 claims
- 3464US12487487B2Transflective liquid crystal display deviceSHARP DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2024·Granted Dec 2, 2025·0 cites·18 claims
- 3564US12429734B2Liquid crystal display deviceSHARP DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2024·Granted Sep 30, 2025·0 cites·16 claims
- 3664US12147124B2Liquid crystal display device having an improved contrast ratioSHARP DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2023·Granted Nov 19, 2024·0 cites·23 claims
- 3764US10761377B2Liquid crystal panelSHARP KK·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 1, 2020·0 cites·13 claims
- 3862US12276880B2Liquid crystal display deviceSHARP DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2023·Granted Apr 15, 2025·0 cites·19 claims
- 3962US5237268AFilm carrier structure capable of simplifying testTOSHIBA KK·Filed 1991·Granted Aug 17, 1993·22 cites·6 claims
- 4059US12429737B2Liquid crystal display deviceSHARP DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2024·Granted Sep 30, 2025·0 cites·17 claims
- 4159US2025138361A1Liquid crystal display deviceSHARP DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4258US5239280ADielectric filter having inductive input/output couplingMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 1991·Granted Aug 24, 1993·15 cites·10 claims
- 4358US2025004589A1Liquid crystal display deviceSHARP DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4457US2025028207A1Liquid crystal display deviceSHARP DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4556US6622894B2Article feeding and discharging deviceANRITSU IND SOLUTIONS CO LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 23, 2003·4 cites·16 claims
- 4654US5279623AMethod of fabricating flat type electrochemical deviceMURATA MANUFACTURING CO·Filed 1992·Granted Jan 18, 1994·24 cites·8 claims
- 4753US7701669B2Magnetic head slider having aperture to prevent fall forward and magnetic disk drive for using said sliderHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 20, 2010·0 cites·8 claims
- 4852US11614659B2Liquid crystal display panelSHARP KK·Filed 2022·Granted Mar 28, 2023·0 cites·29 claims
- 4952US11086166B2Liquid crystal panel and method of manufacturing thereofSHARP KK·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 10, 2021·0 cites·16 claims
- 5052US8964324B1Magnetic head having improved clearance controlHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 24, 2015·0 cites·20 claims
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