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Masato Imai
Also filed as: IMAI MASATO
53 granted patents·14 pending applications·1,359 citations·filing 1990–2023
98Inventor score
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67 records- 0197US8624867B2Liquid crystal display device, manufacturing method of liquid crystal display device, display device and information input apparatusTAMAKI MASAYA·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 7, 2014·58 cites·7 claims
- 0296US7591203B2Control apparatus and control method for vehicleHITACHI LTD·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 22, 2009·35 cites·10 claims
- 0396US6578589B1Apparatus for manufacturing semiconductor waferSUPER SILICON CRYSTAL RES INST·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 17, 2003·516 cites·3 claims
- 0492US10663971B2Lane change systemHITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LTD·Filed 2016·Granted May 26, 2020·19 cites·7 claims
- 0591US6266122B1Liquid crystal display device and method for manufacturing the sameSHARP KK·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 24, 2001·114 cites·11 claims
- 0691US6067141ALiquid crystal display device with reduced viewing angle dependencySHARP KK·Filed 1998·Granted May 23, 2000·138 cites·19 claims
- 0790US9862416B2Automatic parking control device, and parking assistance deviceCLARION CO LTD·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 9, 2018·15 cites·10 claims
- 0888US11396288B2Parking assistance deviceHITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LTD·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 26, 2022·5 cites·10 claims
- 0985US8441584B2Stereoscopic image displaying apparatusOHYAMA TSUYOSHI·Filed 2010·Granted May 14, 2013·7 cites·13 claims
- 1085US6721024B1Liquid crystal display deviceSHARP KK·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 13, 2004·32 cites·20 claims
- 1184US7136125B2Method of manufacturing a color transflective liquid crystal display device having adjusting windows corresponding to reflective region wherein the adjusting windows having color concentration of more than zeroSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 14, 2006·6 cites·6 claims
- 1283US7831366B2Vehicle speed control systemZANAVY INFORMATICS KK·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 9, 2010·13 cites·14 claims
- 1382US10845809B2Automatic driving deviceHITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 24, 2020·4 cites·5 claims
- 1482US6115098ALCD having an LC layer with spacers arranged so that LC molecules are in axial symmetry upon application of voltageSHARP KK·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 5, 2000·68 cites·23 claims
- 1581US6245152B1Method and apparatus for producing epitaxial waferSUPER SILICON CRYSTAL RES INST·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 12, 2001·43 cites·11 claims
- 1679US11987286B2Vehicle automatic parking control deviceCLARION CO LTD·Filed 2020·Granted May 21, 2024·1 cites·8 claims
- 1779US8005602B2Vehicle speed control device, method of determining target speed by using the device, and program executing the methodHITACHI LTD·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 23, 2011·13 cites·10 claims
- 1879US6335780B1LCD with protrusion structures for axially symmetrically aligning liquid crystal in regions smaller than 70 μm×70 μmSHARP KK·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 1, 2002·59 cites·16 claims
- 1978US8828139B2Method of manufacturing sapphire seed and method of manufacturing sapphire single crystalIMAI MASATO·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 9, 2014·2 cites·8 claims
- 2078US7778758B2Cruise control system for a vehicleHITACHI LTD·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 17, 2010·12 cites·6 claims
- 2178US6262393B1Epitaxial growth furnaceSUPER SILICON CRYSTAL RES INST·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 17, 2001·48 cites·7 claims
- 2276US7751000B2Liquid crystal display having a plurality of retardation films in reflective areas and method for manufacturing the sameSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 6, 2010·3 cites·12 claims
- 2374US11247677B2Vehicle control device for maintaining inter-vehicle spacing including during mergingHITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LTD·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 15, 2022·3 cites·9 claims
- 2474US8363104B2Lane determining device and navigation systemCLARION CO LTD·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 29, 2013·11 cites·14 claims
- 2573US2025141044A1Insulating film for secondary battery and method for producing itTOSOH FINECHEM CORP·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 2672US11163310B2Vehicle control deviceHITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 2, 2021·2 cites·11 claims
- 2771US11370442B2Vehicle control device and control methodHITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LTD·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 28, 2022·2 cites·9 claims
- 2870US8594890B2Lane departure warning deviceIMAI MASATO·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 26, 2013·4 cites·6 claims
- 2970US7218366B2Transreflective LCD having color adjusting windows substantially same size and shape, but different in number in at least 2 different colorsSONY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted May 15, 2007·2 cites·1 claims
- 3069US5427056AApparatus and method for producing single crystalKOMATSU DENSHI KINZOKU KK·Filed 1990·Granted Jun 27, 1995·21 cites·20 claims
- 3168US6327016B1LCD device having pit region in top of protrusion structure for axisymmetrically aligning liquid crystal moleculesSHARP KK·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 4, 2001·37 cites·7 claims
- 3263US5488923AMethod for producing single crystalKOMATSU DENSHI KINZOKU KK·Filed 1995·Granted Feb 6, 1996·17 cites·2 claims
- 3362US9393966B2Vehicle attitude angle calculating device, and lane departure warning system using sameCLARION CO LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 19, 2016·1 cites·16 claims
- 3461US7148938B2Color transflective LCD device having adjusting windows corresponding to reflective region wherein the adjusting windows having color concentration of more than zeroSONY CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 12, 2006·5 cites·6 claims
- 3559US8599338B2Liquid crystal display and method for manufacturing the same related application dataOHYAMA TSUYOSHI·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 3, 2013·0 cites·2 claims
- 3656US11975709B2Vehicle control deviceHITACHI ASTEMO LTD·Filed 2020·Granted May 7, 2024·0 cites·11 claims
- 3756US8170769B2Vehicle speed control systemTSUCHIYA KAZUTOSHI·Filed 2008·Granted May 1, 2012·5 cites·11 claims
- 3855US7800722B2Method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display having a patterned retardation filmSONY CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 21, 2010·3 cites·3 claims
- 3952US2025010823A1Vehicle control deviceHITACHI ASTEMO LTD·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 4051US8189144B2Liquid crystal display having a patterned retardation film and method for manufacturing the sameOHYAMA TSUYOSHI·Filed 2006·Granted May 29, 2012·0 cites·17 claims
- 4151US7542114B2Liquid crystal display deviceSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 2, 2009·0 cites·7 claims
- 4249US10997860B2Parking assistance deviceHITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LTD·Filed 2019·Granted May 4, 2021·0 cites·11 claims
- 4349US2018037262A1Vehicle Control DeviceCLARION CO LTD·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 4448US11390272B2Parking assistance deviceHITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LTD·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 19, 2022·0 cites·9 claims
- 4548US7153614B2Mask for photolithography, method of forming thin film, liquid crystal display device, and method of producing the liquid crystal display deviceSONY CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 26, 2006·2 cites·7 claims
- 4648US2014009618A1Lane Departure Warning DeviceCLARION CO LTD·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 4747US10625675B2Lane departure judgment apparatus, lane departure warning apparatus and vehicle control system using the sameCLARION CO LTD·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 21, 2020·0 cites·6 claims
- 4847US9500907B2Liquid crystal display comprising first and second alignment films having first and second anchoring strengths respectively and manufacturing method thereofJAPAN DISPLAY INC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 22, 2016·0 cites·7 claims
- 4946US12084109B2Vehicle control deviceHITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LTD·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 10, 2024·0 cites·16 claims
- 5045US11753000B2Parking assistance deviceHITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LTD·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 12, 2023·0 cites·18 claims
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