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Masao Tanaka
Also filed as: KIYAMA NOBUO · TANAKA MASAO
53 granted patents·9 pending applications·893 citations·filing 1974–2021
98Inventor score
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62 records- 0198US7242445B2Display device having flexibility with a contact member allowing the first and second plates to be slid in the second directionTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 10, 2007·64 cites·21 claims
- 0297US7027110B2Display device having flexibility and a winding axis that winds the two slidable platesTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 11, 2006·74 cites·26 claims
- 0392US7350238B2Data transfer system, data transfer apparatus, data-recording apparatus, data management method and identifier generation methodSONY CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 25, 2008·42 cites·11 claims
- 0491US6650392B2Cell structure of liquid crystal deviceTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 18, 2003·45 cites·18 claims
- 0590US6181393B1Liquid crystal display device and method of manufacturing the sameTOSHIBA KK·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 30, 2001·119 cites·19 claims
- 0689US4088608ACatalysts for reforming hydrocarbon fuelsNIPPON SOKEN·Filed 1976·Granted May 9, 1978·33 cites·5 claims
- 0788US7058985B2Ear covering and manufacturing methodMETEX CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 13, 2006·11 cites·4 claims
- 0887US7228568B2Data recording apparatus, data recording method, and data transfer systemSONY CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 5, 2007·25 cites·11 claims
- 0985US7191346B2Data transfer system, data transfer apparatus, data recording apparatus, edit controlling method and data processing methodSONY CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 13, 2007·36 cites·23 claims
- 1080US4381601AApparatus for mounting electronic componentsTOKYO SHIBAURA ELECTRIC CO·Filed 1981·Granted May 3, 1983·57 cites·2 claims
- 1176US8077278B2Flexible display device with dilatant fluidMIYAZAKI TAKASHI·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 13, 2011·4 cites·20 claims
- 1276US4579591ADesensitizing solution for use in offset printingTOMOEGAWA PAPER CO LTD·Filed 1984·Granted Apr 1, 1986·18 cites·15 claims
- 1373US5253289ATerminal connection deviceMURATA MACHINERY LTD·Filed 1991·Granted Oct 12, 1993·60 cites·5 claims
- 1473US4869925AMethod for preparing aluminum nitride and its sinterMITSUI TOATSU CHEMICALS·Filed 1988·Granted Sep 26, 1989·17 cites·18 claims
- 1573US4189257ASheltering apparatus for use in long wall miningTAIHEIYO ENG·Filed 1978·Granted Feb 19, 1980·14 cites·12 claims
- 1669US8237044B2Concentrating solar power generation unit, concentrating solar power generation apparatus, concetrating lens, concentrating lens structure, and method of manufacturing concentrating lens structureANZAWA OSAMU·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 7, 2012·6 cites·8 claims
- 1769US4661393AInk compositions and ink sheets for use in heat transfer recordingFUJITSU LTD·Filed 1985·Granted Apr 28, 1987·23 cites·13 claims
- 1868US7267808B2Aluminum nitride powder, method for producing the same and use thereofAIST·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 11, 2007·3 cites·15 claims
- 1966US11392517B2Access control method, bus system, and semiconductor deviceSONY CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 19, 2022·1 cites·20 claims
- 2066USD373759SLight receiving moduleSANYO ELECTRIC CO·Filed 1994·Granted Sep 17, 1996·12 cites·1 claims
- 2165US6353953B1Resin cushioning elementAISIN SEIKI·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 12, 2002·38 cites·5 claims
- 2263US8429463B2Log management method and apparatus, information processing apparatus with log management apparatus and storage mediumTANAKA MASAO·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 23, 2013·4 cites·8 claims
- 2363US7453880B2Media converterALLIED TELESIS HOLDINGS KK·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 18, 2008·8 cites·4 claims
- 2462US4998043ALED stabilizing light source deviceFUJIKURA LTD·Filed 1989·Granted Mar 5, 1991·22 cites·5 claims
- 2561US8661180B2Memory controlling device and memory controlling methodTAKAGI SATOSHI·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 25, 2014·2 cites·10 claims
- 2659US8345193B2Flexible electronic device and flexible display deviceTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 1, 2013·1 cites·7 claims
- 2759USD364603SLight receiving moduleSANYO ELECTRIC CO·Filed 1994·Granted Nov 28, 1995·9 cites·1 claims
- 2858US12511705B2Image processing apparatus and image processing methodSONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORP·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 30, 2025·0 cites·11 claims
- 2958US9131633B2Display device and method for manufacturing sameMIURA KENTARO·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 8, 2015·1 cites·18 claims
- 3058USD364604SLight receiving moduleSANYO ELECTRIC CO·Filed 1994·Granted Nov 28, 1995·9 cites·1 claims
- 3156US7406175B2Key generator device, encoding/decoding device, and key generation methodSONY CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 29, 2008·4 cites·9 claims
- 3256US7086599B2Information recording medium, reproduction method, and discrimination methodTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 8, 2006·5 cites·24 claims
- 3356US4983462AMethod for preparing aluminum nitride and its sinterMITSUI TOATSU CHEMICALS·Filed 1989·Granted Jan 8, 1991·14 cites·10 claims
- 3455US6959366B2Device control method, data transfer apparatus and recording mediumSONY CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 25, 2005·5 cites·9 claims
- 3554US2011036388A1Tracking drive type solar power generation apparatusYOSHIDA HIROYUKI·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 3653US5689011AProcess for the production of glyoxals and catalysts thereforMITSUI TOATSU CHEMICALS·Filed 1995·Granted Nov 18, 1997·8 cites·10 claims
- 3749US11212529B2Image processing apparatus and image processing methodSONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 28, 2021·0 cites·9 claims
- 3849US8613985B2Liquid crystal/polymer compositeKIZAKI YUKIO·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 24, 2013·0 cites·15 claims
- 3949US7437770B2Data transfer system, data transfer apparatus, data recording apparatus, data transfer methodSONY CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 14, 2008·1 cites·25 claims
- 4049US4747667APlastic lens arrayFUJITSU LTD·Filed 1986·Granted May 31, 1988·14 cites·11 claims
- 4149US4656013AProcess for producing germanesMITSUI TOATSU CHEMICALS·Filed 1985·Granted Apr 7, 1987·10 cites·1 claims
- 4248US2011048497A1Concentrating solar power generation unit and method for manufacturing a concentrating solar power generation unitOKAMOTO CHIKAO·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4346US2004154655A1Attaching structural unit used for installing quadrangular solar-battery module onto slanted roofSHARP KK·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 4446US2007199590A1Roof Tile-Integrated Solar Battery ModuleTANAKA MASAO·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4545US5291054ALight receiving module for converting light signal to electric signalSANYO ELECTRIC CO·Filed 1992·Granted Mar 1, 1994·16 cites·10 claims
- 4645US5110575AProcess for producing sinterable crystalline aluminum nitride powderMITSUI TOATSU CHEMICALS·Filed 1991·Granted May 5, 1992·8 cites·12 claims
- 4744US7564972B2Arithmetic device and encryption/decryption deviceSONY CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 21, 2009·0 cites·20 claims
- 4844US7392272B2Calculation device and calculation methodSONY CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 24, 2008·0 cites·14 claims
- 4944US5170166ARange switching device for analog to digital conversionFUJIKURA LTD·Filed 1990·Granted Dec 8, 1992·11 cites·3 claims
- 5043US12200381B2Solid-state imaging deviceSONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 14, 2025·0 cites·17 claims
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