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Masataka Kato
Also filed as: KATO MASATAKA
149 granted patents·30 pending applications·2,280 citations·filing 1979–2025
99Inventor score
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179 records- 0199US5446690ASemiconductor nonvolatile memory deviceHITACHI LTD·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 29, 1995·442 cites·16 claims
- 0298US11383536B2Inkjet printing apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 12, 2022·6 cites·13 claims
- 0398US11077687B2Inkjet printing apparatus and inkjet printing methodCANON KK·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 3, 2021·8 cites·12 claims
- 0498US9738087B2Inkjet printing apparatus and control method with coordinated filling operationsCANON KK·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 22, 2017·41 cites·10 claims
- 0598US5592415ANon-volatile semiconductor memoryHITACHI LTD·Filed 1993·Granted Jan 7, 1997·157 cites·8 claims
- 0697US9862195B2Inkjet printing apparatus and preliminary discharging methodCANON KK·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 9, 2018·11 cites·8 claims
- 0796US11247471B2Printing apparatus, control method thereof and storage mediumCANON KK·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 15, 2022·3 cites·12 claims
- 0896US9586398B2Ink jet recording apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 7, 2017·9 cites·12 claims
- 0995US11794495B2Inkjet printing apparatus and printing method with conveying print medium in first direction and second direction and with control of nip of conveyance rollersCANON KK·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 24, 2023·2 cites·14 claims
- 1095US10668717B2Liquid ejection apparatus, correction method, and storage mediumCANON KK·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 2, 2020·11 cites·12 claims
- 1195US10369797B2Inkjet printing apparatus and preliminary discharging methodCANON KK·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 6, 2019·5 cites·17 claims
- 1295US9707763B2Printing apparatus and mist collection methodCANON KK·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 18, 2017·6 cites·6 claims
- 1395US5422856ANon-volatile memory programming at arbitrary timing based on current requirementsHITACHI LTD·Filed 1994·Granted Jun 6, 1995·143 cites·19 claims
- 1494US9561658B2Printing apparatus and control methodCANON KK·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 7, 2017·8 cites·34 claims
- 1594US7528036B2Non-volatile semiconductor memory and method of making same, and semiconductor device and method of making deviceRENESAS TECH CORP·Filed 2005·Granted May 5, 2009·18 cites·18 claims
- 1694US7234873B2Rolling-contact bearing containing solid lubricant thereinNIPPON THOMPSON CO LTD·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 26, 2007·131 cites·12 claims
- 1794US6510086B2Nonvolatile semiconductor memoryHITACHI LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 21, 2003·44 cites·22 claims
- 1893US7562595B2Dust proof sliding deviceNIPPON THOMPSON CO LTD·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 21, 2009·16 cites·1 claims
- 1993US6531735B1Semiconductor integrated circuitHITACHI LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 11, 2003·67 cites·4 claims
- 2092US6461916B1Non-volatile semiconductor memory and method of making same, and semiconductor device and method of making the deviceHITACHI LTD·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 8, 2002·67 cites·50 claims
- 2192US6420754B2Semiconductor integrated circuit deviceHITACHI LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 16, 2002·72 cites·17 claims
- 2291US6722289B2Table system with angular position controlsNIPPON THOMPSON CO LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 20, 2004·32 cites·11 claims
- 2391US6444554B1Method of making a non-volatile memory and semiconductor deviceHITACHI LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 3, 2002·36 cites·9 claims
- 2490US11077670B2Inkjet printing apparatus and ink filling methodCANON KK·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 3, 2021·3 cites·15 claims
- 2590US8132898B2Recording head and recording apparatusFUKAZAWA HIDEO·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 13, 2012·17 cites·9 claims
- 2689US8702192B2Inkjet printing apparatus and methodDANZUKA TOSHIMITSU·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 22, 2014·7 cites·4 claims
- 2789US8469484B2Inkjet apparatus and method for judging replacement timing for components of the apparatusJOGO JUMPEI·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 25, 2013·7 cites·10 claims
- 2889US7637662B2Rolling guide unitNIPPON THOMPSON CO LTD·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 29, 2009·12 cites·5 claims
- 2989US6272042B1Nonvolatile semiconductor memoryHITACHI LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 7, 2001·24 cites·8 claims
- 3089US5978270ASemiconductor non-volatile memory device and computer system using the sameHITACHI LTD·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 2, 1999·57 cites·22 claims
- 3188US11560003B2Recording apparatus, control method, and storage mediumCANON KK·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 24, 2023·1 cites·27 claims
- 3288US8882232B2Inkjet print apparatus and inkjet control method for removing ink from a receiving unitIBE TSUYOSHI·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 11, 2014·8 cites·15 claims
- 3388US8613492B2Inkjet apparatus and method of judging replacement timing for components of the apparatusSUZUKI KAZUO·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 24, 2013·5 cites·9 claims
- 3488US5828600ANon-volatile semiconductor memoryHITACHI LTD·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 27, 1998·40 cites·29 claims
- 3587US11987122B2Display control device, display system, and display control method for controlling display of alertPANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2022·Granted May 21, 2024·1 cites·11 claims
- 3687US7692234B2Non-volatile semiconductor memory and method of making same, and semiconductor device and method of making deviceRENESAS TECH CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 6, 2010·8 cites·11 claims
- 3787US7560224B2Method of manufacturing liquid discharge head, and liquid discharge headCANON KK·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 14, 2009·9 cites·8 claims
- 3887US6370059B2Nonvolatile semiconductor memoryHITACHI LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 9, 2002·20 cites·23 claims
- 3986US9162462B2Printing apparatus and cleaning method thereofCANON KK·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 20, 2015·4 cites·14 claims
- 4086US9114651B2Recording apparatus and color measuring method for recording apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 25, 2015·4 cites·10 claims
- 4186US9028021B2Ink filling method and inkjet recording apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2013·Granted May 12, 2015·4 cites·15 claims
- 4286US7452474B2Method of manufacturing substrate for ink jet recording head and method of manufacturing recording head using substrate manufactured by this methodCANON KK·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 18, 2008·8 cites·54 claims
- 4386US6101123ANonvolatile semiconductor memory with programming and erasing verificationHITACHI LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 8, 2000·30 cites·19 claims
- 4486US5910913ANon-volatile semiconductor memoryHITACHI LTD·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 8, 1999·32 cites·18 claims
- 4585US6749057B2Sealing means for sliding unitNIPPON THOMPSON CO LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 15, 2004·21 cites·21 claims
- 4685US6538926B2Nonvolatile semiconductor memory system with capability of starting a new program operation while an existing program operation is being performedHITACHI LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 25, 2003·17 cites·18 claims
- 4784US6423584B2method for forming capacitors and field effect transistors in a semiconductor integrated circuit deviceHITACHI LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 23, 2002·33 cites·27 claims
- 4884US6130841ASemiconductor nonvolatile memory apparatus and computer system using the sameHITACHI LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 10, 2000·43 cites·13 claims
- 4983US6335880B2Nonvolatile semiconductor memoryHITACHI LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 1, 2002·15 cites·23 claims
- 5083US6201735B1Electrically erasable and programmable nonvolatile semiconductor memoryHITACHI LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 13, 2001·26 cites·8 claims
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