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Norio Chiba
Also filed as: ANZAI HIDEYUKI · CHIBA NORIO · MATSUMURA MICHIO
68 granted patents·4 pending applications·1,204 citations·filing 1973–2012
99Inventor score
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72 records- 0199US7015455B2Near-field optical probeSEIKO INSTR INC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 21, 2006·110 cites·4 claims
- 0294US6370306B1Optical waveguide probe and its manufacturing methodSEIKO INSTR INC·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 9, 2002·156 cites·54 claims
- 0394US4203815AProcess for producing crosslinked and foamed resin sheetSEKISUI CHEMICAL CO LTD·Filed 1978·Granted May 20, 1980·95 cites·14 claims
- 0492US7599277B1Near-field optical head having tapered hole for guiding light beamSEIKO INSTR INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 6, 2009·59 cites·5 claims
- 0587US6229609B1Scanning near-field optic/atomic force microscopeSEIKO INSTR INC·Filed 1994·Granted May 8, 2001·77 cites·18 claims
- 0687US4160072AFoamable and crosslinkable polyethylene composition, process for its production, and process for producing crosslinked polyethylene foams using said compositionSEIKISUI CHEMICAL CO LTD·Filed 1977·Granted Jul 3, 1979·36 cites·31 claims
- 0784US8320228B2Near-field optical head having tapered hole for guiding light beamKATO KENJI·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 27, 2012·4 cites·16 claims
- 0883US6881947B2Near-field optical probeSEIKO INSTR INC·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 19, 2005·12 cites·8 claims
- 0982US6528780B1Optical probe for proximity fieldSEIKO INSTR INC·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 4, 2003·53 cites·20 claims
- 1079US6842558B2Optical switch manufacturing method thereofSEIKO INSTR INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 11, 2005·21 cites·22 claims
- 1178US7240541B2Optical microcantilever, manufacturing method thereof, and optical microcantilever holderSEIKO INSTR INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 10, 2007·4 cites·15 claims
- 1276US6834537B1Optical microcantileverSEIKO INSTR INC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 28, 2004·16 cites·22 claims
- 1375US6466537B1Recording apparatusSEIKO INSTR INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 15, 2002·17 cites·12 claims
- 1474US7301888B2Recording apparatusSEIKO INSTR INC·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 27, 2007·1 cites·12 claims
- 1572US6738338B1Near-field optical head, method of fabricating same, and optical drive using sameSEIKO INSTR INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 18, 2004·17 cites·27 claims
- 1672US5627365AScanning near-field optic/atomic force microscope in which imaging light is controlled in relation to a vibrating position of an optical fiber probeSEIKO INSTR INC·Filed 1995·Granted May 6, 1997·60 cites·3 claims
- 1770US8787127B2Near-field light generating element, method of manufacturing near-field light generating element, near-field light head, method of manufacturing near-field light head, and information recording and playback deviceHIRATA MASAKAZU·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 22, 2014·2 cites·19 claims
- 1869US8787128B2Near-field optical head having tapered hole for guiding light beamICHIHARA KAZUKO·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 22, 2014·2 cites·16 claims
- 1969US5960147AProbe, manufacturing method therefor and scanning probe microscopeSEIKO INSTR INC·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 28, 1999·37 cites·57 claims
- 2068US6396050B1Self-emitting optical probe, method for producing the same, and scanning near-field optical microscopeSEIKO INSTR INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 28, 2002·15 cites·37 claims
- 2168US5548130ADC superconducting quantum interference device with shield layerSEIKO INSTR INC·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 20, 1996·30 cites·38 claims
- 2268US5513168AOptical information read/write apparatusSEIKO INSTR INC·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 30, 1996·14 cites·31 claims
- 2365US8945733B2Magnetic recording mediumTANAKA YOSHIKAZU·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 3, 2015·1 cites·11 claims
- 2465US6587426B1Recording medium having information reproducible using near-field lightSEIKO INSTR INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 1, 2003·4 cites·2 claims
- 2564US5821409AScanning near-field optic/atomic-force microscope with observing function in liquidSEIKO INSTR INC·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 13, 1998·31 cites·13 claims
- 2663US7150185B2Optical microcantileverSEIKO INSTR INC·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 19, 2006·6 cites·14 claims
- 2760US6914873B2Recording apparatusSEIKO INSTR INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 5, 2005·2 cites·7 claims
- 2860US6104030AOptical probe having tapered wave guide and scanning near-field optical microscope utilizing optical probeSEIKO INSTR INC·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 15, 2000·31 cites·19 claims
- 2960US5093204AVibration-damping composite sheet steelNIPPON KOKAN KK·Filed 1990·Granted Mar 3, 1992·33 cites·3 claims
- 3058US8289819B2Information reproducing apparatus and information reproducing methodOUMI MANABU·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 16, 2012·0 cites·25 claims
- 3158US7709981B2Stator, motor and record medium drive apparatus and method of fabricating statorSEIKO INSTR INC·Filed 2007·Granted May 4, 2010·2 cites·17 claims
- 3258US6563782B1Information recording medium having double-layer structure, and information reproducing apparatus and information recording and reproducing apparatus utilizing information recording medium having double-layer structureSEIKO INSTR INC·Filed 1999·Granted May 13, 2003·12 cites·29 claims
- 3357US6934440B2Optical switch and optical switch deviceSEIKO INSTR INC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 23, 2005·6 cites·20 claims
- 3457US6448543B1Near field optical head and reproduction methodSEIKO INSTR INC·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 10, 2002·12 cites·7 claims
- 3555US6479816B1Near-field optical probeSEIKO INSTR INC·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 12, 2002·18 cites·33 claims
- 3654US7095212B2Battery pack with a remaining battery power calculating functionSEIKO INSTR INC·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 22, 2006·8 cites·16 claims
- 3753US5406201AMagnetic field detecting circuit having a relaxation oscillator SQUIDSEIKO INSTR INC·Filed 1992·Granted Apr 11, 1995·16 cites·4 claims
- 3853US5306521AProcess for manufacturing DC superconducting quantum interference deviceSEIKO INSTR INC·Filed 1992·Granted Apr 26, 1994·15 cites·13 claims
- 3953US4551367APackaged photographic productKONISHIROKU PHOTO IND·Filed 1984·Granted Nov 5, 1985·7 cites·7 claims
- 4052US6580677B1Information recording medium and information reproducing apparatusSEIKO INSTR INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 17, 2003·9 cites·15 claims
- 4152US6430324B1Optical probe and method for manufacturing same and scanning proximity field optical microscopeSEIKO INSTR INC·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 6, 2002·18 cites·25 claims
- 4251US6950385B1Information recording apparatusSEIKO INSTR INC·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 27, 2005·19 cites·31 claims
- 4351US2007177287A1Method of manufacturing a mirror and a mirror deviceOKA KAZUNARI·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4450US6429419B1Near-field optical headSEIKO INSTR INC·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 6, 2002·8 cites·45 claims
- 4550US6280647B1Method for sharpening a probeSEIKO INSTR INC·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 28, 2001·19 cites·27 claims
- 4649US7602692B2Near-field optical probe for reproducing information on a recording medium using near-field lightSEIKO INSTR INC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 13, 2009·0 cites·18 claims
- 4749US7042829B2Recording apparatusSEIKO INSTR INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 9, 2006·0 cites·4 claims
- 4849US6376827B1Near field optical memory headSEIKO INSTR INC·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 23, 2002·17 cites·36 claims
- 4948US7496250B2Optical microcantileverSEIKO INSTR INC·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 24, 2009·0 cites·12 claims
- 5048US7282157B2Method of manufacturing light-propagating probe for near-field microscopeSII NANOTECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 16, 2007·4 cites·52 claims
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