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Yoji Watanabe
Also filed as: WATANABE YOJI
49 granted patents·9 pending applications·405 citations·filing 1977–2025
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58 records- 0196US6658208B2Focal-length adjusting unit for photographing apparatusesOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 2, 2003·110 cites·77 claims
- 0295US11024031B1System and method for diagnosing severity of gastric cancerOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 1, 2021·20 cites·20 claims
- 0391US9651871B2Spatial light modulator, exposure apparatus, and method for manufacturing deviceNIKON CORP·Filed 2016·Granted May 16, 2017·3 cites·24 claims
- 0490US9291814B2Spatial light modulator, exposure apparatus, and method for manufacturing deviceOWA SOICHI·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 22, 2016·9 cites·34 claims
- 0587US8610819B2Imaging device and control method for imaging deviceWATANABE YOJI·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 17, 2013·5 cites·1 claims
- 0685US7680403B2Image pickup apparatus controlling shake sensing and/or shake compensation during dust removalOLYMPUS IMAGING CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 16, 2010·9 cites·19 claims
- 0785US5862421ALight emitting elementOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 19, 1999·23 cites·14 claims
- 0884US5867741ACamera for image pickup on film and also for electronic image-sensingOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 2, 1999·22 cites·27 claims
- 0983US11232570B2System and method for diagnosing severity of gastritisOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 25, 2022·2 cites·20 claims
- 1083US10761431B2Spatial light modulator, method of driving same, and exposure method and apparatusNIKON CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 1, 2020·2 cites·12 claims
- 1183US7787020B2Aperture value calculation for a digital camera capable of displaying and/or recording a movie imageOLYMPUS IMAGING CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 31, 2010·8 cites·5 claims
- 1283US6327434B1CameraOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 4, 2001·19 cites·28 claims
- 1382US5335029AMagnetic recording system for camera using film with magnetic recording portionOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1993·Granted Aug 2, 1994·26 cites·48 claims
- 1481US9613671B2Nonvolatile random access memory including control circuit configured to receive commands at high and low edges of one clock cycleSHIRAI YUTAKA·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 4, 2017·5 cites·15 claims
- 1580US7565716B2Cleaning method and device for objective lens of optical disc deviceSONY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 28, 2009·4 cites·13 claims
- 1680US2025341783A1Exposure method, exposure device, and device manufacturing methodNIKON CORP·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1779US10054858B2Spatial light modulator, method of driving same, and exposure method and apparatusWATANABE YOJI·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 21, 2018·2 cites·16 claims
- 1879US4951627AEngine idling speed control system for internal combustion engineMAZDA MOTOR·Filed 1989·Granted Aug 28, 1990·33 cites·11 claims
- 1978US8988596B2Imaging device and control method for imaging deviceWATANABE YOJI·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 24, 2015·2 cites·16 claims
- 2076US9042198B2Nonvolatile random access memorySHIRAI YUTAKA·Filed 2013·Granted May 26, 2015·4 cites·19 claims
- 2174US12436468B2Exposure apparatus, exposure method, device manufacturing method, and deviceNIKON CORP·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 7, 2025·0 cites·29 claims
- 2274US7502127B2Sensor device and stage deviceSUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 10, 2009·4 cites·9 claims
- 2373US9599906B2Method for driving spatial light modulator, method for forming pattern for exposure, exposure method, and exposure apparatusWATANABE YOJI·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 21, 2017·2 cites·36 claims
- 2472US8982266B2Imaging device and control method for imaging deviceWATANABE YOJI·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 17, 2015·1 cites·18 claims
- 2572US8760552B2Shooting apparatusNONAKA OSAMU·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 24, 2014·2 cites·12 claims
- 2671US7940306B2Camera capable of displaying moving image and control method of the sameOLYMPUS IMAGING CORP·Filed 2007·Granted May 10, 2011·3 cites·7 claims
- 2768US4692313AApparatus for thermal cracking of or heating of hydrocarbonsSHOWA DENKO KK·Filed 1984·Granted Sep 8, 1987·20 cites·6 claims
- 2867US11119411B2Drive method for spatial light modulator, method for generating pattern for exposure, and exposure method and apparatusNIKON CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 14, 2021·1 cites·23 claims
- 2967US6345157B1Camera with built-in electric circuitOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 5, 2002·7 cites·15 claims
- 3065US10338479B2Spatial light modulator, method of driving same, and exposure method and apparatusNIKON CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 2, 2019·0 cites·25 claims
- 3164US10495977B2Spatial light modulator, exposure apparatus, and method for manufacturing deviceNIKON CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 3, 2019·0 cites·15 claims
- 3262US11088991B2Firewall device to automatically select a rule required for each individual web serverCYBER SECURITY CLOUD INC·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 10, 2021·1 cites·6 claims
- 3362US8576301B2Digital camera having plurality of image recording media and control method for the sameOKUMURA YOICHIRO·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 5, 2013·1 cites·7 claims
- 3462US6304726B1CameraOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 16, 2001·5 cites·13 claims
- 3562US5474508AControl system for automatic transmissionMAZDA MOTOR·Filed 1993·Granted Dec 12, 1995·18 cites·12 claims
- 3662US2024377754A1Exposure method, device manufacturing method, exposure device, and exposure systemNIKON CORP·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3761US5343264ACamera using film having magnetic recording portionOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1993·Granted Aug 30, 1994·10 cites·43 claims
- 3860US10222700B2Method for forming pattern and method for producing deviceNIKON CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 5, 2019·0 cites·17 claims
- 3960US7948553B2Digital camera having sequential shooting modeOLYMPUS IMAGING CORP·Filed 2007·Granted May 24, 2011·1 cites·8 claims
- 4060US2009135295A1Imaging device and control method for imaging deviceKUNISHIGE KEIJI·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4159US10222705B2Spatial light modulator, exposure apparatus, and method for manufacturing deviceNIKON CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 5, 2019·0 cites·21 claims
- 4259US9946160B2Method for forming pattern and method for producing deviceNIKON CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 17, 2018·0 cites·58 claims
- 4356US9420199B2Imaging device and control method for imaging deviceOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 16, 2016·0 cites·21 claims
- 4455US4454021AMethod for thermal cracking of hydrocarbons in an apparatus of an alloy having alkali or alkaline earth metals in the alloy to minimize coke depositionSHOWA DENKO KK·Filed 1981·Granted Jun 12, 1984·12 cites·18 claims
- 4553US2008158379A1Image compression apparatus and method, image regeneration apparatus, camera and camera systemOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4651US9172874B2Imaging apparatus and image generation method for generating one piece of image including a moving image and still imageOLYMPUS IMAGING CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 27, 2015·0 cites·6 claims
- 4751US5430512ACamera with magnetic recording apparatus wherein relative positions of a magnetic and a recording head are set with precisionOLYMPUS OPTICAL CO·Filed 1993·Granted Jul 4, 1995·6 cites·23 claims
- 4849US2011085056A1Image compression apparatus and method, image regeneration apparatus, camera and camera systemOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 4948US9997216B2Nonvolatile random access memory including control circuit configured to receive commands at high and low edges of one clock cycleTOSHIBA MEMORY CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 12, 2018·0 cites·16 claims
- 5047US2007183771A1Imaging apparatus and imaging unitTAKANASHI TATSUO·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
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