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Makoto Inoue
Also filed as: INOUE MAKOTO · INOUE MAKOTO A
172 granted patents·35 pending applications·3,186 citations·filing 1974–2025
99Inventor score
Files withSONY CORP80TAIYO YUDEN KK12MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD8MIYAJIMA YASUSHI5SHIRAI KATSUYA5
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207 records- 0198US6509119B1Carbon electrode material for a vanadium-based redox-flow batteryTOYO BOSEKI·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 21, 2003·158 cites·14 claims
- 0297US8449154B2Illumination device including a light-emitting module fastened to mount member with a constant orientationUEMOTO TAKAARI·Filed 2010·Granted May 28, 2013·101 cites·6 claims
- 0396US6381515B1Robot apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 30, 2002·149 cites·18 claims
- 0495US7521624B2Content reproduction list generation device, content reproduction list generation method, and program-recorded recording mediumSONY CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 21, 2009·22 cites·17 claims
- 0595US7397328B2Balanced filter deviceTAIYO YUDEN KK·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 8, 2008·44 cites·11 claims
- 0695US7224282B2Control apparatus and method for controlling an environment based on bio-information and environment informationSONY CORP·Filed 2004·Granted May 29, 2007·123 cites·10 claims
- 0794US8212136B2Exercise audio reproducing device, exercise audio reproducing method, and exercise audio reproducing programSHIRAI KATSUYA·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 3, 2012·78 cites·24 claims
- 0894US6684127B2Method of controlling behaviors of pet robotsSONY CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 27, 2004·67 cites·9 claims
- 0994US6415203B1Toboy device and method for controlling the sameSONY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 2, 2002·143 cites·18 claims
- 1094US5576602AMethod for extracting charged particle beam and small-sized accelerator for charged particle beamHITACHI LTD·Filed 1994·Granted Nov 19, 1996·122 cites·19 claims
- 1193US8311654B2Content reproducing apparatus, audio reproducing apparatus and content reproducing methodSAKO YOICHIRO·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 13, 2012·14 cites·18 claims
- 1293US7820901B2Information management method, information management program, and information management deviceSONY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 26, 2010·23 cites·7 claims
- 1393US7156773B2Electronic apparatus, input device, and input methodSONY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 2, 2007·72 cites·8 claims
- 1493US4965640AImage forming apparatus including detachable toner fixing unitFUJITSU LTD·Filed 1989·Granted Oct 23, 1990·51 cites·14 claims
- 1592US7790976B2Content searching method, content list searching method, content searching apparatus, and searching serverSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 7, 2010·35 cites·45 claims
- 1691USRE46481EContent reproducing apparatus, audio reproducing apparatus and content reproducing methodSONY CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 18, 2017·11 cites·88 claims
- 1791USD600213SEthernet switchOMRON TATEISI ELECTRONICS CO·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 15, 2009·39 cites·1 claims
- 1890US8264456B2Portable electronic apparatus, user interface controlling method, and programITO HIROSHI·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 11, 2012·10 cites·18 claims
- 1990US6816753B2Robot control system and robot control methodSONY CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 9, 2004·71 cites·33 claims
- 2090US4828666AElectrode for flow-through type electrolytic cellTOYO BOSEKI·Filed 1988·Granted May 9, 1989·50 cites·3 claims
- 2189US10581121B2Balance correction control apparatus, balance correction system and electric storage systemNEXT E SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 3, 2020·3 cites·10 claims
- 2289US9623741B2Exhaust structure for vehicleTOYOTA BOSHOKU KK·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 18, 2017·17 cites·18 claims
- 2389US8107327B2Interactive playlist media deviceYAMASHITA KOSEI·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 31, 2012·6 cites·19 claims
- 2489US7800493B2Communication apparatus and communication methodSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 21, 2010·16 cites·8 claims
- 2589US6442450B1Robot device and motion control methodSONY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 27, 2002·56 cites·49 claims
- 2689US5648184AElectrode material for flow-through type electrolytic cell, wherein the electrode comprises carbonaceous material having at least one grooveTOYO BOSEKI·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 15, 1997·96 cites·10 claims
- 2788US8214431B2Content and playlist providing methodMIYAJIMA YASUSHI·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 3, 2012·16 cites·16 claims
- 2888US7732700B2Playback device, contents selecting method, contents distribution system, information processing device, contents transfer method, and storing mediumSONY CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 8, 2010·8 cites·16 claims
- 2988US7076331B1Robot, method of robot control, and program recording mediumSONY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 11, 2006·58 cites·93 claims
- 3087US7515034B2Vehicle remote-operation apparatusPANASONIC CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 7, 2009·15 cites·13 claims
- 3186US7979428B2Time-shift image distribution system, time-shift image distribution method, time-shift image requesting apparatus, and image serverSONY CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 12, 2011·12 cites·12 claims
- 3284US9853461B2Balance correction apparatus and electric storage systemEVTD INC·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 26, 2017·6 cites·16 claims
- 3384US7841965B2Audio-signal generation deviceSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 30, 2010·12 cites·9 claims
- 3484US7742037B2Input device, input method and electronic equipmentSONY CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 22, 2010·38 cites·51 claims
- 3584US7297423B2Printed circuit boardSONY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 20, 2007·12 cites·15 claims
- 3683US9326130B2Communication method and apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 26, 2016·3 cites·19 claims
- 3783US7889241B2Imaging device and imaging methodSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 15, 2011·6 cites·15 claims
- 3883US7117190B2Robot apparatus, control method thereof, and method for judging character of robot apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 3, 2006·40 cites·20 claims
- 3983US6362589B1Robot apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 26, 2002·47 cites·64 claims
- 4082US7199708B2Communication apparatus and communication methodSONY CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 3, 2007·35 cites·7 claims
- 4181US8737177B2Playlist sharing methods and apparatusYAMASHITA KOSEI·Filed 2012·Granted May 27, 2014·3 cites·33 claims
- 4281US8041801B2Information recommendation system based on biometric informationSONY CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 18, 2011·11 cites·8 claims
- 4381US7544880B2Playback mode control device and playback mode control methodSONY CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 9, 2009·32 cites·9 claims
- 4481US7346562B2System for placing orders using customer-specific electronic catalogKOKUYO KK·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 18, 2008·45 cites·4 claims
- 4581US6607290B2Tubular light bulb deviceMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 19, 2003·16 cites·16 claims
- 4681US5365255AManufacturing method for ink jet recording head and ink jet recording headCANON KK·Filed 1993·Granted Nov 15, 1994·32 cites·12 claims
- 4780US8358906B2Content playback method and content playback apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 22, 2013·3 cites·19 claims
- 4880US8145034B2Contents replay apparatus and contents replay methodMIYAJIMA YASUSHI·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 27, 2012·4 cites·18 claims
- 4980US7840559B2User terminal and content searching and presentation methodSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 23, 2010·5 cites·17 claims
- 5079US7365633B2Vehicle remote control apparatus and vehicle remote control system using the sameMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 29, 2008·49 cites·6 claims
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