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Minoru Ando
Also filed as: ANDO MINORU
20 granted patents·8 pending applications·232 citations·filing 1974–2013
94Inventor score
Files withFANUC LTD12NGK SPARK PLUG CO6ANDO MINORU2MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD2MURATA MACHINERY LTD2
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28 records- 0196US7257136B2Laser apparatusFANUC LTD·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 14, 2007·83 cites·20 claims
- 0292US7348517B2Laser cutting apparatus with a high quality laser beamFANUC LTD·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 25, 2008·18 cites·5 claims
- 0375US7013696B2Method of making a flanged tubular metallic partNGK SPARK PLUG CO·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 21, 2006·26 cites·18 claims
- 0468US7830935B2LaserFANUC LTD·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 9, 2010·3 cites·4 claims
- 0568US7586969B2Method for discriminating anomaly in gas composition and discharge excitation type gas laser oscillatorFANUC LTD·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 8, 2009·3 cites·4 claims
- 0667US8643944B2Infrared zooming lensANDO MINORU·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 4, 2014·2 cites·13 claims
- 0767US5210457AOuter electrode for spark plug and a method of manufacturing thereofNGK SPARK PLUG CO·Filed 1991·Granted May 11, 1993·30 cites·7 claims
- 0859US5760533ASpark plug for an internal combustion engineNGK SPARK PLUG CO·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 2, 1998·16 cites·5 claims
- 0956US8264785B2Imaging lensANDO MINORU·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 11, 2012·2 cites·6 claims
- 1052US7149237B2Laser oscillatorFANUC LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 12, 2006·2 cites·11 claims
- 1149US7172483B2Method of making metallic shell for spark plug, method of making spark plug having metallic shell and spark plug produced by the sameNGK SPARK PLUG CO·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 6, 2007·4 cites·8 claims
- 1249US5962957ASpark plug for internal combustion engineNGK SPARK PLUG CO·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 5, 1999·10 cites·12 claims
- 1349US5815945APit membrane-broken wood drying method and apparatusCHUOU MOKUZAI KAIHATSU KABUSIK·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 6, 1998·15 cites·19 claims
- 1449US4882925AMethod of making terminal nut for ignition plug by plastic workingNGK SPARK PLUG CO·Filed 1988·Granted Nov 28, 1989·15 cites·9 claims
- 1544US2015116818A1Infrared zoom lensTAMRON KK·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 1643US7436872B2High frequency discharge excited gas laser oscillatorFANUC LTD·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 14, 2008·0 cites·1 claims
- 1743US2007177128A1Laser control method and laser control apparatusFANUC LTD·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 1842US2009116521A1Abnormality detection method for gas laser oscillator and gas laser oscillator for implementing the methodFANUC LTD·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 1942US2006114959A1Gas laser oscillatorFANUC LTD·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 2042US2006280213A1Laser oscillatorFANUC LTD·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 2141US7154925B2Gas laser oscillatorFANUC LTD·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 26, 2006·0 cites·11 claims
- 2241US2008304533A1Startup method for gas laser unit and gas laser unit having startup functionFANUC LTD·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 2339US2011216397A1Infrared zooming lensKAWAGUCHI KOUJI·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 2439US2012212808A1Infrared LensWATANABE YUKO·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 2532USD468712SHard disc video recorderMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 14, 2003·1 cites·1 claims
- 2631USD243277STelevision receiverMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 1974·Granted Feb 1, 1977·0 cites·1 claims
- 2728US5257308APair facsimile devicesMURATA MACHINERY LTD·Filed 1991·Granted Oct 26, 1993·1 cites·1 claims
- 2827US5128986APair facsimile devicesMURATA MACHINERY LTD·Filed 1990·Granted Jul 7, 1992·1 cites·6 claims
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