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Tohru Watanabe
Also filed as: WATANABE TOHRU
101 granted patents·26 pending applications·1,862 citations·filing 1976–2022
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127 records- 0198US5067437AApparatus for coating of silicon semiconductor surfaceTOSHIBA KK·Filed 1989·Granted Nov 26, 1991·360 cites·12 claims
- 0296US7092018B1Image signal processor and deficient pixel detection methodSANYO ELECTRIC CO·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 15, 2006·89 cites·15 claims
- 0396US6381522B1Method for controlling a hybrid vehicleHITACHI LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 30, 2002·108 cites·23 claims
- 0494US11043821B2Electricity storage system and management devicePANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 22, 2021·17 cites·7 claims
- 0593US9722443B2Power distribution deviceISHIDA TAKAHARU·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 1, 2017·16 cites·11 claims
- 0691US5398459AMethod and apparatus for polishing a workpieceTOSHIBA KK·Filed 1993·Granted Mar 21, 1995·74 cites·15 claims
- 0789US7755680B2Image signal processor and deficient pixel detection methodSANYO ELECTRIC CO·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 13, 2010·10 cites·9 claims
- 0888US6163456AHybrid module and methods for manufacturing and mounting thereofTAIYO YUDEN KK·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 19, 2000·135 cites·35 claims
- 0986US11329327B2Electricity storage system and management devicePANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2018·Granted May 10, 2022·5 cites·7 claims
- 1086US11277013B2Power storage system having a plurality of power storage blocks interconnected in parallel and control devicePANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 15, 2022·5 cites·7 claims
- 1185US11404899B2Battery system and battery management device for cancelling polarization voltage by applying a reverse currentPANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 2, 2022·4 cites·5 claims
- 1284US8620116B2Optical modulation apparatus, method for controlling optical modulation apparatusUESAKA KATSUMI·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 31, 2013·5 cites·12 claims
- 1384US7944482B2Pixel information readout method and image pickup apparatusSANYO ELECTRIC CO·Filed 2007·Granted May 17, 2011·8 cites·15 claims
- 1481US10136249B2Information distribution apparatus and methodHITACHI LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 20, 2018·3 cites·17 claims
- 1581US6768513B1Deficient pixel detection method and image signal processorSANYO ELECTRIC CO·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 27, 2004·29 cites·10 claims
- 1680US5410352AImage data compressing apparatusCASIO COMPUTER CO LTD·Filed 1993·Granted Apr 25, 1995·52 cites·13 claims
- 1779US11107094B2Prediction system and prediction methodHITACHI LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 31, 2021·2 cites·13 claims
- 1879US5920343AImaging system with image processing for re-writing a portion of a pixel blockSANYO ELECTRIC CO·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 6, 1999·65 cites·8 claims
- 1978US4390669AProcess for multi-step gas-phase polymerization of olefinsMITSUI PETROCHEMICAL IND·Filed 1981·Granted Jun 28, 1983·28 cites·10 claims
- 2075US11949257B2Management device and power supply systemPANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 2, 2024·2 cites·6 claims
- 2175US11409498B2Data processing system and data processing methodHITACHI LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 9, 2022·1 cites·16 claims
- 2275US9742189B2Microgrid control systemWATANABE TOHRU·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 22, 2017·11 cites·5 claims
- 2375US4921397AWork stacking apparatusCATERPILLAR MITSUBISHI LTD·Filed 1989·Granted May 1, 1990·36 cites·4 claims
- 2474US7027085B2Imaging apparatusSANYO ELECTRIC CO·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 11, 2006·13 cites·19 claims
- 2573US5902472AAqueous solution for forming metal complexes, tin-silver alloy plating bath, and process for producing plated object using the plating bathNAGANOKEN AND SHINKO ELECTRIC·Filed 1997·Granted May 11, 1999·47 cites·17 claims
- 2673US4426548AMultilayer wiring structureHITACHI LTD·Filed 1982·Granted Jan 17, 1984·24 cites·5 claims
- 2772US7327392B2Signal processing apparatusSANYO ELECTRIC CO·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 5, 2008·10 cites·6 claims
- 2870US7154552B1Solid-state image pickup apparatus for generating an image signal by adding outputs corresponding to two types of light receiving pixels having different storage time of information chargesSANYO ELECTRIC CO·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 26, 2006·10 cites·11 claims
- 2969US11862978B2Power supply system, control system and power control method for power supply systemSANYO ELECTRIC CO·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 2, 2024·2 cites·10 claims
- 3069US9727069B2Power demand adjustment system and power demand adjustment methodWATANABE TOHRU·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 8, 2017·2 cites·6 claims
- 3169US9395741B2Electric-power management system, electric-power management method, and section controllerSHIGA YASUKO·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 19, 2016·7 cites·17 claims
- 3269US5703641ASolid-state color image pickup device for reproducing a color imageSANYO ELECTRIC CO·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 30, 1997·39 cites·20 claims
- 3369US4091147AWelded steel products having low sensitivity to weld cracking and a production method thereofNIPPON STEEL CORP·Filed 1976·Granted May 23, 1978·22 cites·6 claims
- 3467US11772512B2Vehicle power supply system and vehicle dispatch systemPANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 3, 2023·1 cites·15 claims
- 3567US9483306B2Predictive sequential calculation deviceTAJIMA YOSHIYUKI·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 1, 2016·5 cites·15 claims
- 3666US7365792B2Image signal processor for processing image signals of a predetermined formatSANYO ELECTRIC CO·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 29, 2008·7 cites·9 claims
- 3766US7110038B2Image signal processor employing voltage regulators to decrease overall power consumptionSANYO ELECTRIC CO·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 19, 2006·7 cites·12 claims
- 3866US6674469B1Driving method for solid-state image pickup deviceSANYO ELECTRIC CO·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 6, 2004·7 cites·3 claims
- 3966US4876223AMethod of manufacturing semiconductor devicesTOSHIBA KK·Filed 1988·Granted Oct 24, 1989·32 cites·9 claims
- 4065US8045049B2Signal processor configured to process a first signal to generate a second signalSEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS IND·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 25, 2011·1 cites·6 claims
- 4165US7746393B2Image signal processor and deficient pixel detection methodSANYO ELECTRIC CO·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 29, 2010·1 cites·12 claims
- 4265US5907359AHighly-integrated image sensing apparatus producing digitized outputSANYO ELECTRIC CO·Filed 1996·Granted May 25, 1999·31 cites·8 claims
- 4364US7372500B2Image signal processor for use with a solid-state imaging deviceSANYO ELECTRIC CO·Filed 2002·Granted May 13, 2008·5 cites·6 claims
- 4464US5552628ASemiconductor device and method of manufacturing the sameTOSHIBA KK·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 3, 1996·29 cites·85 claims
- 4564US4478678AMethod of reactive ion etching molybdenum and molybdenum silicideTOKYO SHIBAURA ELECTRIC CO·Filed 1984·Granted Oct 23, 1984·24 cites·8 claims
- 4663US5437961AMethod of manufacturing semiconductor deviceTOSHIBA KK·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 1, 1995·29 cites·18 claims
- 4763US5302548ASemiconductor device manufacturing methodTOSHIBA KK·Filed 1992·Granted Apr 12, 1994·30 cites·8 claims
- 4863US2021336436A1Trading planning apparatus and trading planning methodHITACHI LTD·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 4962US12072387B2Battery state estimation device, battery state estimation method, and battery systemPANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 27, 2024·0 cites·5 claims
- 5062US7173664B2Image signal processor with reduced power consumptionSANYO ELECTRIC CO·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 6, 2007·5 cites·12 claims
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