Inventor · disambiguated record
Yujiro Ito
Also filed as: ITO YUJIRO
48 granted patents·3 pending applications·520 citations·filing 1983–2015
98Inventor score
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51 records- 0188US7546030B2Autofocus device and methodSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 9, 2009·12 cites·9 claims
- 0287US7756270B2Encryption device and decryption deviceSONY CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 13, 2010·37 cites·42 claims
- 0386US7593053B2Autofocus device methodSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 22, 2009·10 cites·7 claims
- 0482US7973852B2Auto-focus apparatus, image capture apparatus, and auto-focus methodSONY CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 5, 2011·11 cites·14 claims
- 0582US7536096B2Autofocus device and methodSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted May 19, 2009·7 cites·7 claims
- 0682US4570553ATruck with automatic ground softening apparatusKOWA AUTOMOBILE IND CO LTD·Filed 1983·Granted Feb 18, 1986·43 cites·2 claims
- 0779US7616252B2Control apparatus, control method, computer program, and cameraSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 10, 2009·6 cites·18 claims
- 0878US7536095B2Autofocus device and methodSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted May 19, 2009·5 cites·9 claims
- 0977US7620311B2Auto-focus apparatus. image-capture apparatus, and auto-focus methodSONY CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 17, 2009·5 cites·13 claims
- 1075US5065455AOptical atmospheric link systemSONY CORP·Filed 1989·Granted Nov 12, 1991·41 cites·9 claims
- 1174US4692721ADielectric rotary couplerSONY CORP·Filed 1985·Granted Sep 8, 1987·25 cites·11 claims
- 1272US7944479B2Image-capture apparatus, camera control unit, video camera system, and method of transmitting warning informationSONY CORP·Filed 2007·Granted May 17, 2011·3 cites·16 claims
- 1372US7505678B2Control apparatus, control method, and computer programSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 17, 2009·3 cites·14 claims
- 1471US6175451B1Optical axis correcting apparatus and method of correcting optical axisSONY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 16, 2001·37 cites·6 claims
- 1568US6362852B2Focus control apparatus and method for use with a video camera or the likeSONY CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 26, 2002·35 cites·38 claims
- 1665US6917386B2Auto-focus apparatus, focus adjusting method, image capturing apparatus and image capturing method utilizing an emitting device to focus an imageSONY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 12, 2005·5 cites·12 claims
- 1764US7706532B2Encryption/decryption device and methodSONY CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 27, 2010·7 cites·20 claims
- 1864US5329395AOptical atmospheric communication systemSONY CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Jul 12, 1994·34 cites·4 claims
- 1962US7696835B2Communication system, transmitting device, transmitting method, receiving device, and receiving methodSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 13, 2010·2 cites·6 claims
- 2060US7885407B2Transmitting apparatus, receiving apparatus, and data transmission systemSONY CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 8, 2011·4 cites·16 claims
- 2158US7519182B2Encryption device and decryption deviceSONY CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 14, 2009·3 cites·24 claims
- 2258US5506716AMethod, circuit, and apparatus for mitigating effects of wavelength-dependent atmospheric transmission characteristics on atmospheric optical telecommunicationSONY CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 9, 1996·29 cites·37 claims
- 2356US8024580B2Transmitting apparatus, receiving apparatus, and data transmitting systemSONY CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 20, 2011·0 cites·19 claims
- 2454US7209425B2Drive apparatus for tape-like optical recording mediumSONY CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 24, 2007·2 cites·9 claims
- 2553US8000476B2Data encryption/decryption method, and deviceSONY CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 16, 2011·1 cites·19 claims
- 2652US4914272ALaser beam soldering apparatus and soldering method using the sameSONY CORP·Filed 1988·Granted Apr 3, 1990·16 cites·13 claims
- 2751US7453512B2Auto-focus apparatus, focus adjusting method, image capturing apparatus and image capturing methodSONY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 18, 2008·0 cites·1 claims
- 2851US7408585B2Auto-focus apparatus, focus adjusting method, image capturing apparatus and image capturing methodSONY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 5, 2008·0 cites·1 claims
- 2950US6618177B1Light space-transmission deviceSONY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 9, 2003·16 cites·8 claims
- 3050US5448391AOptical atmospheric link systemSONY CORP·Filed 1993·Granted Sep 5, 1995·20 cites·10 claims
- 3149US7612823B2Control apparatus, control method, computer program, and cameraSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 3, 2009·0 cites·10 claims
- 3248US8165295B2Data transmission methodITO YUJIRO·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 24, 2012·1 cites·24 claims
- 3348US5210643AWave combining apparatus for semiconductor lasersSONY CORP·Filed 1991·Granted May 11, 1993·17 cites·12 claims
- 3446US7965840B2Data transmission and reception method and data transmission and reception deviceSONY CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 21, 2011·0 cites·10 claims
- 3544US8542829B2Method of and apparatus for transmitting dataITO YUJIRO·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 24, 2013·0 cites·10 claims
- 3644US7035136B2Nonvolatile magnetic memory device and method of writing data into tunnel magnetoresistance device in nonvolatile magnetic memory deviceSONY CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 25, 2006·4 cites·20 claims
- 3744US6275262B1Focus control method and video camera apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 14, 2001·10 cites·29 claims
- 3843US2008002048A1Auto-focus apparatus, image capture apparatus, and auto-focus methodITO YUJIRO·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3943US2008002033A1Image-capture apparatus, camera control unit, video camera system, and method of transmitting control informationITO YUJIRO·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4042US7292518B2Apparatus for recording information and apparatus for recording and reproducing informationSONY CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 6, 2007·0 cites·36 claims
- 4141US6658214B1Optical space transmission apparatus and information transmission methodSONY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 2, 2003·10 cites·11 claims
- 4241US6155690AOptical axis correction deviceSONY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 5, 2000·9 cites·7 claims
- 4341US5237166AOptical atmospheric link apparatus with light path correctionSONY CORP·Filed 1991·Granted Aug 17, 1993·12 cites·13 claims
- 4440US6222587B1Focus control method and video cameraSONY CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 24, 2001·9 cites·15 claims
- 4540US6034727AFocus control method and video camera apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 7, 2000·9 cites·38 claims
- 4639US10469727B2Imaging apparatus, imaging method, and imaging systemSONY CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 5, 2019·0 cites·10 claims
- 4738US5221985AOptical communication systemSONY CORP·Filed 1991·Granted Jun 22, 1993·8 cites·16 claims
- 4837US5367398AOptical atmospheric link systemSONY CORP·Filed 1993·Granted Nov 22, 1994·8 cites·8 claims
- 4935US8374482B2Memory card, imaging apparatus, and recording/reproducing apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 12, 2013·0 cites·21 claims
- 5034US4958902AOptical space transmission apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 1988·Granted Sep 25, 1990·4 cites·7 claims
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