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Minoru Shimizu
Also filed as: SHIMIZU MINORU
45 granted patents·4 pending applications·856 citations·filing 1988–2022
98Inventor score
Files withSONY CORP22SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC8KOMATSU MFG CO LTD6HITACHI LTD2MITSUBISHI RAYON CO2
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49 records- 0197USD524241SBatterySONY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 4, 2006·92 cites·1 claims
- 0296US5722669AResin CVJ boot with distinct large and small crest portionsKEEPER KK·Filed 1995·Granted Mar 3, 1998·167 cites·20 claims
- 0393US9552014B2Electronic apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 24, 2017·11 cites·12 claims
- 0493US9280181B2Electronic apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 8, 2016·25 cites·20 claims
- 0592US9952623B2Electronic apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 24, 2018·10 cites·6 claims
- 0692USD526958SCombined charger and connectorSONY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 22, 2006·53 cites·1 claims
- 0792USD503922SBatterySONY CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 12, 2005·46 cites·1 claims
- 0891USD532370SBattery chargerSONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 21, 2006·47 cites·1 claims
- 0985USRE42686ERemote controllerSONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 13, 2011·28 cites·1 claims
- 1085USD542234SRemote controllerSONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC·Filed 2005·Granted May 8, 2007·34 cites·1 claims
- 1182USD332616SElectronic microscopeHITACHI LTD·Filed 1990·Granted Jan 19, 1993·23 cites·1 claims
- 1281US11168458B2Work vehicle and method of controlling work vehicleKOMATSU MFG CO LTD·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 9, 2021·4 cites·6 claims
- 1381USD521460SRemote controllerSONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC·Filed 2005·Granted May 23, 2006·24 cites·1 claims
- 1480US5007515AViscous coupling apparatusTOCHIGI FUJI SANGYO KK·Filed 1989·Granted Apr 16, 1991·24 cites·5 claims
- 1577US9097831B2Surface light source device, light guide element used for surface light source device, and method for producing light guide elementYAGI KENJI·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 4, 2015·6 cites·20 claims
- 1675USD488495SVideo cameraSONY CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 13, 2004·19 cites·1 claims
- 1774USD532369SBattery chargerSONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 21, 2006·20 cites·1 claims
- 1874USD521928SCombined charger and connectorSONY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted May 30, 2006·20 cites·1 claims
- 1973USD737269SComputerSONY CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 25, 2015·18 cites·1 claims
- 2072USD541777SMobile phoneSONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMM AB·Filed 2004·Granted May 1, 2007·13 cites·1 claims
- 2169USD557720SVideo cameraSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 18, 2007·16 cites·1 claims
- 2267USD499438SCombined video camera, video tape recorder and storage medium player/recorderSONY CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 7, 2004·14 cites·1 claims
- 2366US12509853B2Computing device and computing methodKOMATSU MFG CO LTD·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 30, 2025·0 cites·17 claims
- 2462US12297625B2Manipulation guide deviceKOMATSU MFG CO LTD·Filed 2021·Granted May 13, 2025·0 cites·11 claims
- 2560USD557309SCombined video camera, video tape recorder and storage medium player/recorderSONY CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 11, 2007·11 cites·1 claims
- 2659US5012067ADiamond cutting methodSHOWA DENKO KK·Filed 1989·Granted Apr 30, 1991·15 cites·17 claims
- 2757US5026995AParticle beam surface analyzerHITACHI LTD·Filed 1990·Granted Jun 25, 1991·19 cites·12 claims
- 2853USD532410SMicrophoneSONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 21, 2006·8 cites·1 claims
- 2952USD566152SCombined video camera and disc recorderSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 8, 2008·8 cites·1 claims
- 3052USD529868SElectric connectorSONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 10, 2006·8 cites·1 claims
- 3152USD501216SVideo cameraSONY CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 25, 2005·7 cites·1 claims
- 3251US9507077B2Resin composition for light guide article-preform, light guide article-preform, laminated light guide article-preform, light guide article for surface light source device and surface light source deviceMITSUBISHI RAYON CO·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 29, 2016·0 cites·17 claims
- 3350USD566743SCombined video camera and disc recorderSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 15, 2008·7 cites·1 claims
- 3450USD532411SMicrophoneSONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 21, 2006·7 cites·1 claims
- 3550USD456399SImage data and information terminalNEC CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 30, 2002·7 cites·1 claims
- 3650US2022195704A1System including work machine, computer implemented method, method for producing trained posture estimation model, and training dataKOMATSU MFG CO LTD·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 3749US2023106835A1Working system, computer implemented method, method for producing trained posture estimation model, and training dataKOMATSU MFG CO LTD·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 3848US2023080719A1Manipulation systemKOMATSU MFG CO LTD·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 3947USD559289SVideo cameraSONY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 8, 2008·6 cites·1 claims
- 4047USD543225SVideo cameraSONY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted May 22, 2007·6 cites·1 claims
- 4144USD576189SCombined video camera and video tape recorderSONY CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 2, 2008·5 cites·1 claims
- 4243US4833374AControl circuit for brushless electric motorTAMAGAWA SEIKI CO LTD·Filed 1988·Granted May 23, 1989·7 cites·3 claims
- 4342USD565625SControl knobSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 1, 2008·4 cites·1 claims
- 4442USD494981STransparent disc cartridgeSHARP KK·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 24, 2004·5 cites·1 claims
- 4542US2015227168A1Operation deviceSONY CORP·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 4641US5993951ATransparent plastic sheetMITSUBISHI RAYON CO·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 30, 1999·7 cites·5 claims
- 4738US9836116B2Information processing apparatus and information processing method that transitions between multiple postures for controlling a display stateSONY CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 5, 2017·0 cites·13 claims
- 4837USD906869SWrist band attachmentSONY CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 5, 2021·3 cites·1 claims
- 4934USD494600SDisc cartridgeSHARP KK·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 17, 2004·2 cites·1 claims
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