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Naofumi Kimura
Also filed as: KIMURA NAOFUMI
49 granted patents·5 pending applications·2,668 citations·filing 1984–2024
99Inventor score
Files withSHARP KK36TOYODA AUTOMATIC LOOM WORKS8TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI KK3MOROI TAKAHIRO2GLENCORE TECH PTY LTD1
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54 records- 0199US4914553ALighting deviceSHARP KK·Filed 1988·Granted Apr 3, 1990·277 cites·11 claims
- 0297US5408345AReflection type liquid crystal display device wherein the reflector has bumpsSHARP KK·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 18, 1995·237 cites·18 claims
- 0397US5006840AColor liquid-crystal display apparatus with rectilinear arrangementSHARP KK·Filed 1989·Granted Apr 9, 1991·160 cites·4 claims
- 0496US5144288AColor liquid-crystal display apparatus using delta configuration of picture elementsSHARP KK·Filed 1990·Granted Sep 1, 1992·199 cites·13 claims
- 0596US4651148ALiquid crystal display driving with switching transistorsSHARP KK·Filed 1984·Granted Mar 17, 1987·161 cites·5 claims
- 0695US5204765ALiquid crystal display device having reflector of a substrate, a patterned resin, and a reflective film, and method of making sameSHARP KK·Filed 1992·Granted Apr 20, 1993·131 cites·7 claims
- 0793US5418635ALiquid crystal device with a reflective substrate with bumps of photosensitive resin which have 2 or more heights and random configurationSHARP KK·Filed 1993·Granted May 23, 1995·121 cites·5 claims
- 0892US5311205AColor liquid-crystal display apparatus with rectilinear arrangementSHARP KK·Filed 1992·Granted May 10, 1994·96 cites·12 claims
- 0991US5691791AReflective liquid crystal display device and reflectorSHARP KK·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 25, 1997·122 cites·15 claims
- 1090US5847789AReflective type liquid crystal display deviceSHARP KK·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 8, 1998·112 cites·10 claims
- 1190US5610741AReflection type liquid crystal display device with bumps on the reflectorSHARP KK·Filed 1994·Granted Mar 11, 1997·93 cites·11 claims
- 1289US5684551AReflective type liquid crystal display device with phase compensator and reflector with undulating surfaceSHARP KK·Filed 1995·Granted Nov 4, 1997·107 cites·25 claims
- 1389US5579199ANon-volatile memory device and a method for producing the sameSHARP KK·Filed 1993·Granted Nov 26, 1996·76 cites·24 claims
- 1489US4706173ALighting apparatusSHARP KK·Filed 1986·Granted Nov 10, 1987·73 cites·10 claims
- 1586US6296457B1Discharge pulsation damping apparatus for compressorTOYODA AUTOMATIC LOOM WORKS·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 2, 2001·30 cites·10 claims
- 1686US5220444AReflective-type liquid crystal display device with etched oxide layer between substrate and metal film and method for producing sameSHARP KK·Filed 1991·Granted Jun 15, 1993·71 cites·5 claims
- 1782US6600535B1Reflector, method for fabricating the same and reflective liquid crystal display device incorporating the sameSHARP KK·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 29, 2003·58 cites·7 claims
- 1882US5936688AReflector, method for fabricating the same and reflective liquid crystal display device incorporating the sameSHARP KK·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 10, 1999·61 cites·10 claims
- 1976US5841492ALiquid crystal display deviceSHARP KK·Filed 1995·Granted Nov 24, 1998·52 cites·25 claims
- 2075US9243621B2Compressor having suction reed valve and valve plate arrangementTOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI KK·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 26, 2016·3 cites·7 claims
- 2174US6471490B2Piston type compressor having suction structure with arcuately shaped suction valveTOYODA AUTOMATIC LOOM WORKS·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 29, 2002·18 cites·10 claims
- 2274US4935757ALiquid crystal display deviceSHARP KK·Filed 1988·Granted Jun 19, 1990·34 cites·6 claims
- 2371US8991300B2Variable displacement swash plate type compressorTOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI KK·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 31, 2015·2 cites·8 claims
- 2468US6247902B1Torsional vibration attenuating structure in compressorTOYODA AUTOMATIC LOOM WORKS·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 19, 2001·10 cites·23 claims
- 2566US8869837B2CompressorMOROI TAKAHIRO·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 28, 2014·2 cites·7 claims
- 2666US5535027ALiquid crystal display device with a photoconductor at each intersection of a linear luminous source and a linear electrodeSHARP KK·Filed 1994·Granted Jul 9, 1996·30 cites·10 claims
- 2766US5148297ALiquid crystal display device having an optical fiber substrate including fibers whose periphery is coated with a conductive materialSHARP KK·Filed 1991·Granted Sep 15, 1992·30 cites·9 claims
- 2863US5975860AVibration torsion system damper for a shaft of a compressorTOYODA AUTOMATIC LOOM WORKS·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 2, 1999·17 cites·32 claims
- 2963US5706066ADeflecting device and projection-type display unit using sameSHARP KK·Filed 1996·Granted Jan 6, 1998·30 cites·26 claims
- 3062US5640259ALiquid crystal device with the retardation of the liquid crystal layer greater than λ/2 and a method for driving the sameSHARP KK·Filed 1994·Granted Jun 17, 1997·24 cites·50 claims
- 3161US12338838B2Mounting structure for compressor and compressorTOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI KK·Filed 2024·Granted Jun 24, 2025·0 cites·4 claims
- 3261US6313895B1Reflecting plate, reflection type liquid crystal display device and processes for manufacturing sameSHARP KK·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 6, 2001·29 cites·6 claims
- 3361US4941737ALiquid-crystal display device using twisted nematic liquid crystal moleculesSHARP KK·Filed 1988·Granted Jul 17, 1990·20 cites·18 claims
- 3459US5044732ALiquid-crystal display deviceSHARP KK·Filed 1988·Granted Sep 3, 1991·19 cites·3 claims
- 3557US4952029ATwo celled liquid crystal display device with dependency of birefringence on wavelength larger in first cellSHARP KK·Filed 1988·Granted Aug 28, 1990·18 cites·6 claims
- 3656US5576860ALiquid crystal display device in which the heights of the reflection plate projections are less than half the thicknesses of the two aligning films togetherSHARP KK·Filed 1993·Granted Nov 19, 1996·19 cites·7 claims
- 3756US2009241766A1Variable displacement compressorONISHI TORU·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 3853US2009107327A1Capacity-variable type swash plate compressorOTA MASAKI·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 3952US5245453ALiquid crystal modulator having a photoconductor and/or a dielectric mirror composed of hydrogenated amorphous silicon carbideSHARP KK·Filed 1992·Granted Sep 14, 1993·16 cites·18 claims
- 4052US5142391ALiquid-crystal display device of optical writing type having a light absorbing layer composed of a carbon-dispersed system coatingSHARP KK·Filed 1991·Granted Aug 25, 1992·16 cites·17 claims
- 4151US6579071B1Structure for suppressing pulsation in compressorTOYODA AUTOMATIC LOOM WORKS·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 17, 2003·9 cites·23 claims
- 4251US6094252AGH LCD having particular parameters and characteristicsSHARP KK·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 25, 2000·19 cites·14 claims
- 4351US4622162ALiquid crystal compositionSHARP KK·Filed 1984·Granted Nov 11, 1986·13 cites·4 claims
- 4449US6474957B2Piston type compressor having arcuately shaped fluid portTOYODA AUTOMATIC LOOM WORKS·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 5, 2002·2 cites·10 claims
- 4548US6092997ACompressorTOYODA AUTOMATIC LOOM WORKS·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 25, 2000·10 cites·15 claims
- 4643US2022313625A1Pharmaceutical agent, medicinal solution for cleaning pulmonary alveoli, and nebulizerTHE JIKEI UNIV·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 4742US12031223B2Stripping of metal from cathodesGLENCORE TECH PTY LTD·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 9, 2024·0 cites·36 claims
- 4842US5305129ALiquid crystal display device of optical writing type having a carbon dispersed light absorbing layer and a cholesteric reflectorSHARP KK·Filed 1991·Granted Apr 19, 1994·9 cites·9 claims
- 4941US5983780AMultiple piston swash plate type of compressor including different dead volumes of the cylinder bores by the use of different length pistonsTOYODA AUTOMATIC LOOM WORKS·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 16, 1999·9 cites·17 claims
- 5041US5233450ALiquid crystal photoconductive layer including a back-to-back diodeSHARP KK·Filed 1991·Granted Aug 3, 1993·9 cites·17 claims
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