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Akira Kosaka
Also filed as: KOSAKA AKIRA
49 granted patents·9 pending applications·1,209 citations·filing 1982–2024
99Inventor score
Files withMINOLTA CO LTD22KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS INC8KONICA MINOLTA OPTO INC8KOSAKA AKIRA4KUBOTA KK4
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58 records- 0199US6701071B2Lens barrel with built-in blur correction mechanismMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 2, 2004·184 cites·20 claims
- 0298US7057645B1Camera system that compensates low luminance by composing multiple object imagesMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 6, 2006·150 cites·8 claims
- 0396US6307678B2Image shake correction device for optical apparatus and optical apparatus having image shake correction deviceMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 23, 2001·65 cites·34 claims
- 0495US8248497B2Image sensor device with movable sensorTANIMURA YASUTAKA·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 21, 2012·51 cites·21 claims
- 0594US6516146B1Actuator using shape memory alloy and method for controlling the sameMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 4, 2003·75 cites·13 claims
- 0694US6459855B1ActuatorMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 1, 2002·46 cites·17 claims
- 0791US8421908B2Actuator, drive device, and imaging deviceKOSAKA AKIRA·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 16, 2013·16 cites·6 claims
- 0891US6528926B2Driving apparatusMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 4, 2003·40 cites·12 claims
- 0990US6554501B2Actuator control method and control deviceMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 29, 2003·29 cites·14 claims
- 1088US5943512AApparatus equipment with position detecting deviceMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 24, 1999·29 cites·25 claims
- 1186US8836096B2Image sensor unit and image sensor apparatusKOSAKA AKIRA·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 16, 2014·7 cites·13 claims
- 1286US8138564B2Image sensor unit and image sensor apparatusKOSAKA AKIRA·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 20, 2012·12 cites·6 claims
- 1385US7170558B2Compact and low-profile digital cameraMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 30, 2007·28 cites·20 claims
- 1483US7701486B2Image capturing deviceKONICA MINOLTA OPTO INC·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 20, 2010·6 cites·9 claims
- 1583US7614228B2System and method of manufacturing actuatorKONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 10, 2009·9 cites·24 claims
- 1683US6434932B2Control mechanism with actuator employing shape memory alloy and method for adjusting servo control of the control mechanismMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 20, 2002·27 cites·28 claims
- 1780US7248037B2Position sensing device for determining a relative position of a magnet with respect to a magnetic field sensing element pairKONICA MINOLTA PHOTO IMAGING·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 24, 2007·20 cites·9 claims
- 1880US6856072B2Ultrasonic driving mechanismMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 15, 2005·23 cites·15 claims
- 1980US5925156ASintered metal filtersKUBOTA KK·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 20, 1999·42 cites·9 claims
- 2079US5986826ADrive device using electromechanical conversion elementMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 16, 1999·52 cites·22 claims
- 2178US8717486B2Imaging unit and imaging deviceKOSAKA AKIRA·Filed 2009·Granted May 6, 2014·5 cites·12 claims
- 2278US7916210B2Driving device and image stabilizing systemKONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 29, 2011·5 cites·16 claims
- 2378US7703281B2Motor, motor device, and lens drive mechanism using the sameKONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 27, 2010·8 cites·18 claims
- 2476US6618212B2Lens driving apparatus and photographic apparatusMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 9, 2003·21 cites·8 claims
- 2576US6005723ALens movable in a perpendicular direction to the optical axisMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 21, 1999·45 cites·14 claims
- 2674US7180542B2Imaging lens device and digital camera having the imaging lens deviceMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 20, 2007·15 cites·32 claims
- 2774US4554249AMethod for the quantitative determination of physiological components in biological fluidsAMANO PHARMA CO LTD·Filed 1982·Granted Nov 19, 1985·22 cites·19 claims
- 2873US8000590B2Driving apparatus, image capturing unit, and image capturing apparatusKONICA MINOLTA OPTO INC·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 16, 2011·4 cites·11 claims
- 2973US5993502ASintered metal filtersKUBOTA KK·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 30, 1999·31 cites·5 claims
- 3072US7535626B2Shape-variable optical element, optical device and image pickup apparatusKONICA MINOLTA OPTO INC·Filed 2007·Granted May 19, 2009·5 cites·11 claims
- 3171US7286163B2Image taking device with bent optical systemMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 23, 2007·10 cites·1 claims
- 3270US6232700B1Electromechanical actuator that compensates for an applied load and apparatus employing the sameMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1998·Granted May 15, 2001·26 cites·22 claims
- 3370US6157779AImage shake correcting optical apparatusMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 5, 2000·33 cites·16 claims
- 3469US7576475B2Actuator device and method of manufacturing the sameKONICA MINOLTA OPTO INC·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 18, 2009·4 cites·3 claims
- 3568US9353803B2Power transmitting apparatusFCC KK·Filed 2014·Granted May 31, 2016·2 cites·16 claims
- 3667US8345111B2Image capturing deviceKONICA MINOLTA OPTO INC·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 1, 2013·1 cites·6 claims
- 3766US7608979B2Driving device and driving systemKONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 27, 2009·4 cites·21 claims
- 3865US8384812B2Imaging device formed by lamination of a plurality of layersKONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 26, 2013·1 cites·9 claims
- 3965US8379334B2Lens driving device and camera unitKONICA MINOLTA OPTO INC·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 19, 2013·3 cites·19 claims
- 4062US7532382B2Display elementKONICA MINOLTA OPTO INC·Filed 2007·Granted May 12, 2009·1 cites·8 claims
- 4161US7750534B2Drive device and drive systemKONICA MINOLTA OPTO INC·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 6, 2010·3 cites·19 claims
- 4261US7305933B2Seasoning apparatus, and product manufacturing system provided therewithISHIDA SEISAKUSHO·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 11, 2007·5 cites·32 claims
- 4360US6448694B2Actuator and driving method thereofMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 10, 2002·9 cites·23 claims
- 4459US2025020578A1Photometric apparatus, photometric method, and calibration systemKONICA MINOLTA INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4558US5625861APorous metal body and process for producing sameKUBOTA KK·Filed 1995·Granted Apr 29, 1997·21 cites·8 claims
- 4656US2011026148A1Actuator array sheetKONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 4755US8715444B2Imaging device and imaging device manufacturing methodKONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2013·Granted May 6, 2014·0 cites·6 claims
- 4855US6921517B2Process and apparatus for the pyrolysis of hydrocarbon gasKUBOTA KK·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 26, 2005·4 cites·12 claims
- 4948US7647806B2DriveKONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 19, 2010·0 cites·12 claims
- 5048US2005259156A1Camera-shake compensation apparatus and position detection apparatusKONICA MINOLTA PHOTO IMAGING·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
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