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Masaru Kato
Also filed as: KATO MASARU
77 granted patents·14 pending applications·1,347 citations·filing 1978–2025
99Inventor score
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91 records- 0197USD572670SLight emitting diodeNICHIA CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 8, 2008·76 cites·1 claims
- 0297US7093952B2Lighting apparatusNICHIA CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 22, 2006·52 cites·19 claims
- 0396US7736019B2Lighting systemYANCHERS CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 15, 2010·102 cites·10 claims
- 0493US4542325ARain condition dependent wiper control system for an automotive vehicleNISSAN MOTOR·Filed 1984·Granted Sep 17, 1985·61 cites·11 claims
- 0592US5119002AAutomatic windshield wiper apparatus with raindrop detector for automotive vehicles and methods for automatically controlling wiper apparatusJIDOSHA DENKI KOGYO KK·Filed 1990·Granted Jun 2, 1992·71 cites·7 claims
- 0691US6426604B1Power window controlling deviceJIDOSHA DENKI KOGYO KK·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 30, 2002·53 cites·3 claims
- 0788US5252531AThermal transfer image-receiving sheetOJI PAPER CO·Filed 1991·Granted Oct 12, 1993·60 cites·14 claims
- 0885US7011431B2Lighting apparatusNICHIA CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 14, 2006·33 cites·4 claims
- 0985US6808293B2LED lamp with prismatic cover lensNICHIA CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 26, 2004·58 cites·12 claims
- 1084US9784434B2Lighting device and lighting fixtureNICHIA CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 10, 2017·5 cites·15 claims
- 1184US7591911B2Plated film of gold-cobalt amorphous alloy, electroplating bath, and method for electroplatingKANTO KAGAKU·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 22, 2009·4 cites·5 claims
- 1283US7540631B2LED indicator lampNICHIA CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 2, 2009·15 cites·2 claims
- 1382US10116887B2Solid-state imaging device and cameraPANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 30, 2018·3 cites·7 claims
- 1482US8714770B2Lighting deviceKATO MASARU·Filed 2009·Granted May 6, 2014·21 cites·20 claims
- 1582US5410226APower window apparatus and method for controlling the sameJIDOSHA DENKI KOGYO KK·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 25, 1995·49 cites·3 claims
- 1679US7204610B2LED indicator lampNICHIA CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 17, 2007·10 cites·15 claims
- 1778US9345145B2Electroless gold plating solution for forming fine gold structure, method of forming fine gold structure using same, and fine gold structure formed using sameIWAI RYOTA·Filed 2010·Granted May 17, 2016·3 cites·13 claims
- 1877US10194105B2Solid-state imaging device and camera for suppressing vertical line noisePANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 29, 2019·3 cites·14 claims
- 1977US6929384B2Led indicator lampNICHIA CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 16, 2005·28 cites·14 claims
- 2077US5693993AElectric motor with rotation detecting mechanismJIDOSHA DENKI KOGYO KK·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 2, 1997·46 cites·19 claims
- 2176US9475128B2Drill and method for forming holeSAWABE TERUO·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 25, 2016·6 cites·10 claims
- 2276US5470381AElectroless gold plating solutionKANTO KAGAKU·Filed 1992·Granted Nov 28, 1995·44 cites·7 claims
- 2375US6444167B1Method of forming undercut in metal powder injection-molded articleINJEX CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 3, 2002·37 cites·20 claims
- 2473US2025344000A1Solid-state imaging device and imaging apparatusNUVOTON TECHNOLOGY CORP JAPAN·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2572US7022878B2Organic borate compounds and the nonaqueous electrolytes and lithium secondary batteries using the compoundsKANTO KAGAKU·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 4, 2006·7 cites·2 claims
- 2672US4584508ARain sensor in an automatic wiper drive control system for an automotive vehicleNISSAN MOTOR·Filed 1984·Granted Apr 22, 1986·23 cites·38 claims
- 2771US4971950ASupport sheet for thermal transfer image-receiving sheet and method of producing sameOJI PAPER CO·Filed 1989·Granted Nov 20, 1990·26 cites·16 claims
- 2870US7596302B2Mobile terrestrial digital broadcast receiverSANYO ELECTRIC CO·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 29, 2009·2 cites·12 claims
- 2970US5143904AThermal transfer dye image-receiving sheetOJI PAPER CO·Filed 1990·Granted Sep 1, 1992·17 cites·12 claims
- 3069US5256621AThermal transfer image-receiving sheetOJI PAPER CO·Filed 1991·Granted Oct 26, 1993·17 cites·24 claims
- 3168US8918140B2Portable audio/video playback apparatusTOYAMA TATEO·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 23, 2014·2 cites·19 claims
- 3268US6391595B1Transferase and amylase, process for producing the enzymes, use thereof, and gene coding for the sameKIRIN BREWERY·Filed 1999·Granted May 21, 2002·20 cites·38 claims
- 3368US4419551AVacuum circuit interrupter and method of producing the sameMITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP·Filed 1980·Granted Dec 6, 1983·13 cites·3 claims
- 3467USD592159SLight emitting diodeNICHIA CORP·Filed 2008·Granted May 12, 2009·11 cites·1 claims
- 3567US5252533AThermal transfer dye image-receiving sheetOJI PAPER CO·Filed 1992·Granted Oct 12, 1993·26 cites·6 claims
- 3666USD464744SArray of light emitting devicesNICHIA CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 22, 2002·14 cites·1 claims
- 3766US6335601B1Wiper control deviceJIDOSHA DENKI KOGYO KK·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 1, 2002·10 cites·14 claims
- 3865US6824928B2Organic borate compounds and the nonaqueous electrolytes and lithium secondary batteries using the compoundsHITACHI LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 30, 2004·4 cites·10 claims
- 3965US4232105APhotosensitive lithographic printing plate with hydrophilic sublayerOJI PAPER CO·Filed 1978·Granted Nov 4, 1980·18 cites·11 claims
- 4064US8368004B2Reflection plate for optical encoder and manufacturing method thereof, and optical encoderNIKON CORP·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 5, 2013·2 cites·16 claims
- 4164US5851655AReceiving paper for melt-type heat transfer recordingOJI PAPER CO·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 22, 1998·16 cites·17 claims
- 4264US5245259AWiper apparatus for motor vehicleJIDOSHA DENKI KOGYO KK·Filed 1992·Granted Sep 14, 1993·23 cites·7 claims
- 4364US4302514AContact for vacuum interrupterMITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP·Filed 1979·Granted Nov 24, 1981·10 cites·6 claims
- 4461US5925446AElectrophotographic transfer paper and color image forming methodFUJI XEROX CO LTD·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 20, 1999·12 cites·3 claims
- 4561US5468712AThermal transfer dye image-receiving sheetOJI PAPER CO·Filed 1992·Granted Nov 21, 1995·22 cites·6 claims
- 4660US6280831B1Transfer paper for electrophotographyFUJI XEROX CO LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 28, 2001·19 cites·20 claims
- 4759US9456238B2Portable audio/video playback apparatusKYOCERA CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 27, 2016·0 cites·19 claims
- 4859US6855191B2Electroless gold plating solutionKANTO KAGAKU·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 15, 2005·8 cites·11 claims
- 4958US7022169B2Electroless gold plating solutionKANTO KAGAKU·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 4, 2006·5 cites·11 claims
- 5058US6143700ATreating agent for electrical contactsKANTO KAGAKU·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 7, 2000·16 cites·13 claims
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