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Masaaki Kobayashi
Also filed as: FUJISAWA KIYOJI · KOBAYASHI MASAAKI · NAGAOKA YOSHITOMI
240 granted patents·51 pending applications·4,267 citations·filing 1977–2024
99Inventor score
Files withMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD55CANON KK47HITACHI LTD22TDK CORP22TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD17
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291 records- 0198US6606183B2Method for producing a cell for an electrochromic mirror and an electrochromic mirrorNIPPON OIL CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 12, 2003·253 cites·20 claims
- 0298US6523096B2Apparatus for and method of accessing a storage region across a networkHITACHI LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 18, 2003·173 cites·19 claims
- 0397US10397575B2Image coding apparatus, image coding method, and program, and image decoding apparatus, image decoding method, and programCANON KK·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 27, 2019·18 cites·27 claims
- 0497US6484245B1Apparatus for and method of accessing a storage region across a networkHITACHI LTD·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 19, 2002·215 cites·24 claims
- 0597US5552986APassenger restraint belt systemNISSAN MOTOR·Filed 1994·Granted Sep 3, 1996·172 cites·19 claims
- 0696US10062974B2ConnectorSUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 28, 2018·30 cites·5 claims
- 0796US6877073B2Fiber channel connection storage controllerHITACHI LTD·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 5, 2005·85 cites·12 claims
- 0896US6742090B2Fiber channel connection storage controllerHITACHI LTD·Filed 2001·Granted May 25, 2004·90 cites·16 claims
- 0996US6728844B2Method for preventing unauthorized access to storage volumesHITACHI LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 27, 2004·81 cites·4 claims
- 1096US6507896B2Protocol for use in accessing a storage region across a networkHITACHI LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 14, 2003·94 cites·10 claims
- 1194US6535964B2Fiber channel connection storage controllerHITACHI LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 18, 2003·62 cites·17 claims
- 1294US6519072B2Electrochromic deviceNIPPON MITSUBISHI OIL CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 11, 2003·86 cites·6 claims
- 1393US10750177B2Image coding apparatus, image coding method, and program, and image decoding apparatus, image decoding method, and programCANON KK·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 18, 2020·5 cites·25 claims
- 1493US8275950B2Fiber channel connection storage controllerSANADA AKEMI·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 25, 2012·16 cites·50 claims
- 1593US7729469B2X-ray imaging apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 1, 2010·116 cites·4 claims
- 1693US6609180B2Fiber channel connection storage controllerHITACHI LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 19, 2003·56 cites·24 claims
- 1792US9918089B2Image coding apparatus, image coding method, and program, pertaining to an image quality parameter, and image decoding apparatus, image decoding method, and program, pertaining to an image quality parameterCANON KK·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 13, 2018·5 cites·29 claims
- 1892US6870728B1Electrolytic capacitorTDK CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 22, 2005·76 cites·8 claims
- 1992US6583947B1Disk array unitHITACHI LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 24, 2003·121 cites·27 claims
- 2092US5248729AProcess for preparing thermoplastic resin compositionNIPPON PETROCHEMICALS CO LTD·Filed 1992·Granted Sep 28, 1993·72 cites·9 claims
- 2192US4979052ADigital signal magnetic recording/reproducing apparatusMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 1988·Granted Dec 18, 1990·51 cites·10 claims
- 2291US8744044B2X-ray imaging apparatusSUWA HIDETOMO·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 3, 2014·11 cites·7 claims
- 2390US11274619B2Vehicle and control method thereforTOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 15, 2022·2 cites·7 claims
- 2490US8872121B2Radiation imaging apparatusKATO KATSUSHI·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 28, 2014·8 cites·8 claims
- 2590US8208792B2Content shooting apparatus for generating scene representation metadataMORIOKA YOSHIHIRO·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 26, 2012·21 cites·23 claims
- 2690US6826005B2Disk array unitHITACHI LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 30, 2004·40 cites·36 claims
- 2789US11623634B2Hybrid vehicle and control method thereforTOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 11, 2023·2 cites·12 claims
- 2889US10081323B2Vehicle occupant protection deviceFUJI HEAVY IND LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 25, 2018·9 cites·38 claims
- 2989US10072323B2Hot rolled ferritic stainless steel sheet, method for producing same, and method for producing ferritic stainless steel sheetNIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN SST·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 11, 2018·2 cites·12 claims
- 3089US9445094B2Image coding apparatus, image coding method, and program, and image decoding apparatus, image decoding method, and program, relating to use of an image quality control parameterKOBAYASHI MASAAKI·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 13, 2016·6 cites·16 claims
- 3189US7246485B2Exhaust gas purifying device and method for internal combustion engineTOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 24, 2007·43 cites·2 claims
- 3289US5860075ADocument data filing apparatus for generating visual attribute values of document data to be filedMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 12, 1999·199 cites·12 claims
- 3388US10073180B2Radiation imaging apparatus and radiation imaging systemCANON KK·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 11, 2018·6 cites·20 claims
- 3488US5045383AThermosensitive image transfer recording mediumRICOH KK·Filed 1989·Granted Sep 3, 1991·43 cites·51 claims
- 3587US9154752B2Image display device and image display methodKOBAYASHI MASAAKI·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 6, 2015·8 cites·12 claims
- 3687US7884860B2Content shooting apparatusPANASONIC CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 8, 2011·10 cites·14 claims
- 3787US7747800B2Storage system comprising power saving functionHITACHI LTD·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 29, 2010·13 cites·19 claims
- 3887US5990422AApparatus for measuring weight and length of articleSHINKO DENSHI KK·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 23, 1999·96 cites·15 claims
- 3987US5095392ADigital signal magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus using multi-level QAM modulation and maximum likelihood decodingMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 1989·Granted Mar 10, 1992·49 cites·16 claims
- 4086US7218506B2Electrolytic capacitor and method of manufacturing the sameTDK CORP·Filed 2005·Granted May 15, 2007·13 cites·19 claims
- 4186US5159016AProcess for preparing thermoplastic resin compositionNIPPON PETROCHEMICALS CO LTD·Filed 1988·Granted Oct 27, 1992·35 cites·10 claims
- 4286US4812783APhase locked loop circuit with quickly recoverable stabilityMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 1987·Granted Mar 14, 1989·59 cites·3 claims
- 4385US11062464B2Image processing apparatus, method, and storage medium to derive optical flowCANON KK·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 13, 2021·4 cites·19 claims
- 4485US6922988B2Exhaust emission control apparatus and method for internal combustion engineTOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 2, 2005·27 cites·16 claims
- 4585US5630738AFemale terminal, metal fixtureSUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS·Filed 1995·Granted May 20, 1997·52 cites·11 claims
- 4684US9832460B2Image coding apparatus, method for coding image, program therefor, image decoding apparatus, method for decoding image, and program thereforKOBAYASHI MASAAKI·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 28, 2017·5 cites·33 claims
- 4784US7953909B2Storage system comprising power saving functionHITACHI LTD·Filed 2010·Granted May 31, 2011·6 cites·20 claims
- 4884US7732733B2Ferritic stainless steel welding wire and manufacturing method thereofNIPPON WELDING ROD CO LTD·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 8, 2010·7 cites·8 claims
- 4983US11214243B2Vehicle and control method thereofTOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 4, 2022·1 cites·11 claims
- 5083US7355806B2Disk array unitHITACHI LTD·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 8, 2008·7 cites·35 claims
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