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Hironori Tomita
Also filed as: TOMITA HIRONORI
50 granted patents·19 pending applications·382 citations·filing 1989–2021
98Inventor score
Files withMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD28PANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD14PANASONIC CORP12EZAWA KOZO3MURAKAMI YUTAKA2
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69 records- 0193US8182093B2Image projection device including determining displayable regionKUROZUKA AKIRA·Filed 2006·Granted May 22, 2012·20 cites·25 claims
- 0292US7914154B2Image projection device, image projection screen and image display systemPANASONIC CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 29, 2011·20 cites·13 claims
- 0387US7923894B2Actuator, image projection apparatus and production method for actuatorPANASONIC CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 12, 2011·11 cites·10 claims
- 0485US10337805B2Heat storage devicePANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 2, 2019·5 cites·14 claims
- 0585US5488603AOptical information recording reproducing apparatus with first and second electrokinetic transducers at respective distancesMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 30, 1996·37 cites·38 claims
- 0684US8181192B2Disk apparatus and disk drive unit including a lock mechanism that is released only when the display unit is in a closed stateEZAWA KOZO·Filed 2008·Granted May 15, 2012·6 cites·11 claims
- 0783US6831882B1Optical head and optical head feederMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 14, 2004·17 cites·27 claims
- 0882US5044729AObjective lens actuatorMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 1989·Granted Sep 3, 1991·28 cites·7 claims
- 0980US7972011B2Image projection apparatus and image projection system having beam deflection sectionPANASONIC CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 5, 2011·9 cites·13 claims
- 1080US5241528AOptical pickupMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 1992·Granted Aug 31, 1993·31 cites·2 claims
- 1177US10094622B2Method for forming crystal nucleus in latent heat storage material and heat storage devicePANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 9, 2018·2 cites·6 claims
- 1276US10077836B2SelectorPANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 18, 2018·2 cites·15 claims
- 1376US6865743B2Optical head and method of manufacturing the sameMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 8, 2005·9 cites·6 claims
- 1475US10574127B2Actuator and coil unitPANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 25, 2020·2 cites·21 claims
- 1575US5751688AOptical disc clamp mechanism for use in selectively clamping a mini disc or a compact disc in an optical disc apparatusMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 1995·Granted May 12, 1998·22 cites·9 claims
- 1674US8031578B2Microarray with actuators inside and outside of light-irradiated region, and optical head device and optical information device incorporating the samePANASONIC CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 4, 2011·2 cites·26 claims
- 1774US7812491B2Stepping motorNIDEC COPAL CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 12, 2010·7 cites·8 claims
- 1873US8284646B2Objective lens driving device, control circuit, optical disc device and objective lens driving methodMURAKAMI YUTAKA·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 9, 2012·2 cites·10 claims
- 1973US5586105AOptical disc clamp mechanism and adapter for use in an optical disc apparatusMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 1993·Granted Dec 17, 1996·17 cites·12 claims
- 2072US5646934AAdapter and adapter system for playback of a compact disc and a mini disc in an optical disc apparatusMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 8, 1997·19 cites·18 claims
- 2170US7742219B2Micromachine structurePANASONIC CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 22, 2010·5 cites·13 claims
- 2268US8009526B2Optical pickup device and collimate lensPANASONIC CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 30, 2011·1 cites·25 claims
- 2366US5475661AObjective lens actuator having frame-shaped leaf springs for minimizing focusing and tracking errorsMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 1993·Granted Dec 12, 1995·16 cites·6 claims
- 2465US5373496AObjective lens actuator having rodlike elastic members supporting U-shaped lens holderMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 1992·Granted Dec 13, 1994·17 cites·3 claims
- 2564US5881033AObjective lens actuator having a high degree of design freedomMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 9, 1999·17 cites·26 claims
- 2664US5319497ALens drive device with lens holder carrying drive flux generating magnetsMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 1992·Granted Jun 7, 1994·15 cites·3 claims
- 2761US7209411B1Method of manufacturing optical headMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 24, 2007·3 cites·14 claims
- 2861US2006090207A1Content distribution system, content distribution method and content reception deviceTOMITA HIRONORI·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 2959US7630152B1Optical pickup device, and optical disc devicePANASONIC CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 8, 2009·2 cites·10 claims
- 3059US7209412B2Optical head and optical disk drive unit therewithMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 24, 2007·3 cites·11 claims
- 3159US6310852B1Optical recording/reproducing apparatusMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 30, 2001·14 cites·8 claims
- 3258US7317675B2Method of manufacturing optical headMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 8, 2008·2 cites·7 claims
- 3357US12308536B2Connection device providing multidirectional contactsPANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2021·Granted May 20, 2025·0 cites·11 claims
- 3457US7036134B2Optical head and method of manufacturing the sameMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 25, 2006·2 cites·4 claims
- 3554US10108219B2Input/output operation devicePANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 23, 2018·0 cites·21 claims
- 3654US8077562B2Optical disc deviceEZAWA KOZO·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 13, 2011·0 cites·15 claims
- 3754US8037487B2Optical disk devicePANASONIC CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 11, 2011·0 cites·9 claims
- 3854US5999501AObjective lens actuator and method for producing the sameMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 7, 1999·12 cites·3 claims
- 3952US7729212B2Objective lens driving device, optical pickup device, and optical disk drivePANASONIC CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 1, 2010·0 cites·13 claims
- 4051US10119768B2Heat storage device and heat storage module including the samePANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 6, 2018·0 cites·20 claims
- 4151US8108885B2Disk cartridgeEZAWA KOZO·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 31, 2012·0 cites·18 claims
- 4251US7317672B2Optical headMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 8, 2008·1 cites·30 claims
- 4348US10571951B2Input/output operation devicePANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 25, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 4446US2004090881A1Method of manufacturing optical headMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 4546US2008019025A1Objective Lens DriveMURAKAMI YUTAKA·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4644US2005232087A1Magnetic head device and magneto-optical disc apparatusMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 4743US10274988B2Input/output operation devicePANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 30, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 4843US7855825B2Micromachine structure system and method for manufacturing samePANASONIC CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 21, 2010·0 cites·15 claims
- 4943US7607897B2Reciprocating compressorVALEO THERMAL SYS JAPAN CO·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 27, 2009·1 cites·6 claims
- 5043US2004252402A1Magnetic head lifting and lowering deviceMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
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