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Yasuhiko Kato
Also filed as: KATO YASUHIKO
56 granted patents·16 pending applications·2,152 citations·filing 1981–2024
99Inventor score
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72 records- 0198US6560511B1Electronic pet system, network system, robot, and storage mediumSONY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted May 6, 2003·344 cites·19 claims
- 0296US6438457B1Storage medium, robot, information processing device and electronic pet systemSONY CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 20, 2002·195 cites·20 claims
- 0394US11749308B2Disk device with rampsTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 5, 2023·4 cites·20 claims
- 0494US7089083B2Electronic pet system, network system, robot, and storage mediumSONY CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 8, 2006·159 cites·16 claims
- 0592US11594251B2Disk device with base and first and second coversTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 28, 2023·1 cites·9 claims
- 0692US10872632B2Disk device with base and coverTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 22, 2020·3 cites·7 claims
- 0789US10672424B2Disk drive with base and coverTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 2, 2020·5 cites·11 claims
- 0888US5353408ANoise suppressorSONY CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Oct 4, 1994·163 cites·9 claims
- 0986USD967408SBalloon catheterGOODMAN CO LTD·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 18, 2022·19 cites·1 claims
- 1086US6449518B1Storage medium, robot, information processing device and electronic pet systemSONY CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 10, 2002·142 cites·56 claims
- 1185US8722372B2Method for recovering and producing ethanol and oilKIUCHI TAKAFUMI·Filed 2009·Granted May 13, 2014·25 cites·13 claims
- 1285US6757657B1Information processing apparatus, information processing method and program storage mediumSONY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 29, 2004·31 cites·8 claims
- 1385US5991721AApparatus and method for processing natural language and apparatus and method for speech recognitionSONY CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 23, 1999·125 cites·29 claims
- 1483US7099920B1Method and system for creating an e-mail by automatically constituting a text and an attached file of the e-mail basing on at least one words or sentences and picture stored in a single picture fileSONY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 29, 2006·29 cites·6 claims
- 1583US6879958B1Communication apparatus, communication method and program storage mediumSONY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 12, 2005·36 cites·9 claims
- 1682US6725155B1Method and apparatus for information processing, and medium for information processingSONY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 20, 2004·54 cites·30 claims
- 1780US11238892B2Disk device with base and first and second coversTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 1, 2022·1 cites·11 claims
- 1880US5704013AMap determination method and apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 30, 1997·80 cites·33 claims
- 1978US7676368B2Information processing apparatus and method, recording medium, and program for converting text data to audio dataSONY CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 9, 2010·24 cites·21 claims
- 2078US6510412B1Method and apparatus for information processing, and medium for provision of informationSONY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 21, 2003·81 cites·14 claims
- 2178US6224034B1Control valve deviceMITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP·Filed 1998·Granted May 1, 2001·46 cites·8 claims
- 2277US5903867AInformation access system and recording systemSONY CORP·Filed 1994·Granted May 11, 1999·63 cites·18 claims
- 2374US7379272B2Disk drive internal latch assembly with movement restriction member to generate opposing rotation moments on shaft opposing sidesFUJITSU LTD·Filed 2005·Granted May 27, 2008·3 cites·2 claims
- 2474US7305342B2Text-to-speech synthesis system and associated method of associating content informationSONY CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 4, 2007·21 cites·14 claims
- 2574US6672293B1Exhaust gas recirculating valve deviceMITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 6, 2004·16 cites·7 claims
- 2674US6227183B1Mounting device for exhaust gas re-circulation valveMITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP·Filed 1998·Granted May 8, 2001·29 cites·9 claims
- 2774US5973888ACrash stop and disk drive employing the crash stopIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 26, 1999·25 cites·12 claims
- 2873US6792406B1Information processing apparatus, portable device, electronic pet apparatus recording medium storing information processing procedures and information processing methodSONY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 14, 2004·53 cites·23 claims
- 2971US10446177B1Disk apparatus with filter unit having detachable frameTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 15, 2019·2 cites·16 claims
- 3070US7035806B2Communication apparatus, communication method and program storage mediumSONY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 25, 2006·5 cites·1 claims
- 3170US6996530B2Information processing apparatus, information processing method, recording medium, and programSONY CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 7, 2006·19 cites·13 claims
- 3270US6708675B2Exhaust gas recirculation valveMITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 23, 2004·15 cites·6 claims
- 3367US7047199B2Communication apparatus, communication method and program storage mediumSONY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted May 16, 2006·4 cites·1 claims
- 3467US5848389ASpeech recognizing method and apparatus, and speech translating systemSONY CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Dec 8, 1998·55 cites·13 claims
- 3564US8194851B2Voice processing apparatus, voice processing system, and voice processing programSAKURABA YOHEI·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 5, 2012·2 cites·5 claims
- 3664US5963892ATranslation apparatus and method for facilitating speech input operation and obtaining correct translation thereofSONY CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 5, 1999·45 cites·34 claims
- 3760US7991166B2Microphone apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 2, 2011·1 cites·6 claims
- 3859US6789532B2Mounting device for exhaust gas recirculation valveMITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 14, 2004·8 cites·7 claims
- 3958US6161093AInformation access system and recording mediumSONY CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 12, 2000·29 cites·57 claims
- 4057US6453891B2Exhaust gas recirculation valve deviceMITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 24, 2002·8 cites·6 claims
- 4154US2025291988A1Simulation method, method for producing semiconductor device, and semiconductor deviceRESONAC CORP·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 4253US2025246211A1Disk deviceTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4352US5764853AVoice recognition device and method using a (GGM) Guaranteed Global minimum MappingSONY CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Jun 9, 1998·29 cites·26 claims
- 4452US5355432ASpeech recognition systemSONY CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Oct 11, 1994·25 cites·2 claims
- 4551US6930476B2Position detecting deviceMITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 16, 2005·4 cites·11 claims
- 4651USD438515SPortion of heat sinkMITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 6, 2001·8 cites·1 claims
- 4751US2010183163A1Sound signal processor and delay time setting methodSONY CORP·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4850US5390280ASpeech recognition apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Feb 14, 1995·26 cites·2 claims
- 4949US8107617B2Audio processorSAKURABA YOHEI·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 31, 2012·0 cites·10 claims
- 5046US2025095685A1Magnetic disk deviceTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
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