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Masahiro Inata
Also filed as: INATA MASAHIRO
40 granted patents·12 pending applications·190 citations·filing 1999–2018
97Inventor score
Files withPANASONIC CORP18MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD13PANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD10EZAWA KOZO3YUMIKI NAOTO3
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52 records- 0193US9046949B2Electronic devicePANASONIC CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 2, 2015·20 cites·10 claims
- 0291US6839898B2Disk driveMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 4, 2005·37 cites·14 claims
- 0388US8027579B2Camera driverPANASONIC CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 27, 2011·11 cites·32 claims
- 0485US7010798B2Disk driveMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 7, 2006·20 cites·18 claims
- 0585US6834393B2Disk deviceMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 21, 2004·24 cites·23 claims
- 0684US8181192B2Disk apparatus and disk drive unit including a lock mechanism that is released only when the display unit is in a closed stateEZAWA KOZO·Filed 2008·Granted May 15, 2012·6 cites·11 claims
- 0780US9918004B2Camera body capable of driving an image sensor along an optical axis in response to a change in an optical state of an object imagePANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 13, 2018·3 cites·13 claims
- 0878US8780264B2Camera drive deviceINATA MASAHIRO·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 15, 2014·5 cites·9 claims
- 0977US9069384B2Electronic devicePANASONIC CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 30, 2015·4 cites·6 claims
- 1075US7340753B2Disk driveMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 4, 2008·10 cites·27 claims
- 1175US6697321B2Disc apparatusMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 24, 2004·10 cites·22 claims
- 1274US8884908B2Electronic apparatusPANASONIC CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 11, 2014·3 cites·19 claims
- 1372US8730335B2Imaging apparatus and imaging systemYUMIKI NAOTO·Filed 2012·Granted May 20, 2014·2 cites·11 claims
- 1469US10200592B2Camera body and imaging devicePANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 5, 2019·1 cites·14 claims
- 1569US8823812B2Image capturing apparatus and method for displaying a subject of image capturing and indicating motion of the image capturing apparatus during the image capturingNGUYEN KHANG·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 2, 2014·2 cites·14 claims
- 1667US9094597B2Imaging apparatus and imaging systemYUMIKI NAOTO·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 28, 2015·1 cites·18 claims
- 1766US7281254B2Optical disc drive having a traverse holder that is rotatable around an axis that is mutually different from the axis of a traverse baseMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 9, 2007·6 cites·12 claims
- 1865US7260041B2Disk driveMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 21, 2007·6 cites·40 claims
- 1964US7093271B2Disk driveMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 15, 2006·5 cites·18 claims
- 2059US9182821B2Electronic device, information providing system, and method for controlling electronic devicePANASONIC CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 10, 2015·1 cites·19 claims
- 2159US7630152B1Optical pickup device, and optical disc devicePANASONIC CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 8, 2009·2 cites·10 claims
- 2254US8077562B2Optical disc deviceEZAWA KOZO·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 13, 2011·0 cites·15 claims
- 2354US8037487B2Optical disk devicePANASONIC CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 11, 2011·0 cites·9 claims
- 2454US7853965B2Disk drivePANASONIC CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 14, 2010·0 cites·12 claims
- 2553US6178154B1Optical disk device having increased height at an outer periphery of the optical diskMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 23, 2001·10 cites·8 claims
- 2652US8051439B2Disk devicePANASONIC CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 1, 2011·0 cites·8 claims
- 2752US7826172B2Read/write disk apparatus having a mechanism for pivoting cartridge storage portions which enclose the disk thereby allowing access to the diskPANASONIC CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 2, 2010·0 cites·13 claims
- 2851US9389390B2Lens barrelPANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 12, 2016·0 cites·5 claims
- 2951US8209712B2Disk cartridge with rotatably supported disk storage portionsTAKIZAWA TERUYUKI·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 26, 2012·0 cites·10 claims
- 3051US8108885B2Disk cartridgeEZAWA KOZO·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 31, 2012·0 cites·18 claims
- 3149US9372323B2Lens barrelPANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 21, 2016·0 cites·7 claims
- 3248US8099741B2Disk deviceINATA MASAHIRO·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 17, 2012·0 cites·10 claims
- 3348US2015296120A1Imaging apparatus and imaging systemPANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 3447US10012817B2Lens barrel and imaging device equipped with the lens barrelPANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 3, 2018·0 cites·10 claims
- 3547US9557815B2Electronic devicePANASONIC CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 31, 2017·0 cites·11 claims
- 3647US9501146B2Electronic devicePANASONIC CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 22, 2016·0 cites·13 claims
- 3747US2015009176A1Electronic devicePANASONIC CORP·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 3847US2014300567A1Electronic apparatusPANASONIC CORP·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 3946US9762789B2Autofocus device, imaging device, and autofocus methodPANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 12, 2017·0 cites·14 claims
- 4046US2013265268A1Electronic devicePANASONIC CORP·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 4144US2009013343A1Disk ApparatusMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4244US2013141378A1Electronic devicePANASONIC CORP·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 4344US2012307080A1Imaging apparatus and imaging systemYUMIKI NAOTO·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 4442US2021165183A1Actuator and camera devicePANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
- 4541US10073238B2Lens barrel and imaging apparatusPANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 11, 2018·0 cites·6 claims
- 4641US2004246826A1Tray and recording/reproducing apparatusFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 4741US2005076349A1Disk driveMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 4840US2003048732A1Disk driveMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 4939US10633102B2Screen device and image projection systemPANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 28, 2020·0 cites·7 claims
- 5039US2005286359A1Disc deviceMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
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