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Toru Hirano
Also filed as: HIRANO TORU
34 granted patents·11 pending applications·927 citations·filing 1977–2024
98Inventor score
Files withPANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD8HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS KK3HIRANO TORU3HONGOU HIRONOBU3LEDERLE JAPAN LTD3
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45 records- 0189US4090179ASystem for monitoring flow rate difference in water cooling conduitHOKUSHIN ELECTRIC WORKS·Filed 1977·Granted May 16, 1978·34 cites·5 claims
- 0288US5722319AEmbossed pattern stamping apparatusATENA CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 3, 1998·55 cites·17 claims
- 0381US9437581B2LED modulePANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 6, 2016·6 cites·4 claims
- 0481USD260412SToy trackwayTOMY KOGYO CO·Filed 1979·Granted Aug 25, 1981·14 cites·1 claims
- 0580US8701291B2Multi-purpose hair cutterHIRANO TORU·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 22, 2014·11 cites·4 claims
- 0679US8491476B2Ultrasound imaging apparatus and method for generating ultrasound imageIWAMA NOBUYUKI·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 23, 2013·26 cites·10 claims
- 0777US5553277AImage search method for searching and retrieving desired image from memory deviceFUJITSU LTD·Filed 1992·Granted Sep 3, 1996·81 cites·1 claims
- 0875US5285575ACutterHIRANO TORU·Filed 1992·Granted Feb 15, 1994·31 cites·7 claims
- 0975US4312824AProcess for making closure caps having linersTOYO SEIKAN KAISHA LTD·Filed 1980·Granted Jan 26, 1982·33 cites·8 claims
- 1071US5943054AFunction designate method for designating a variety of functions to be performed by a control unitFUJITSU LTD·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 24, 1999·64 cites·2 claims
- 1170US9685594B2LED module and method of preparing the LED module, lighting devicePANASONIC CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 20, 2017·3 cites·10 claims
- 1270US6152951AMethod of treating cancerHAMAMATSU PHOTONICS KK·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 28, 2000·137 cites·7 claims
- 1369US4118780ATechnique for monitoring flow rate differences in water cooling conduitHOKUSHIN ELECTRIC WORKS·Filed 1977·Granted Oct 3, 1978·18 cites·4 claims
- 1468US10226229B2Ultrasound diagnosis apparatusHONGOU HIRONOBU·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 12, 2019·4 cites·3 claims
- 1568US7591643B2Mold with ejector pin coolingHITACHI IND EQUIPMENT SYS·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 22, 2009·1 cites·7 claims
- 1666US2025307652A1System and method for unified federated learning for time series forecasting applicationsDENSO INT AMERICA INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1764US8834375B2Ultrasound probe and ultrasound diagnosis apparatusHONGOU HIRONOBU·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 16, 2014·3 cites·6 claims
- 1864US6249973B1Thinning razorTOKYO RIKI CO LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 26, 2001·38 cites·11 claims
- 1963US9997685B2Light-emitting devicePANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 12, 2018·1 cites·9 claims
- 2063US9680075B2Light-emitting devicePANASONIC CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 13, 2017·2 cites·8 claims
- 2162US6283957B1Cancer therapeutic instrumentHAMAMATSU PHOTONICS KK·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 4, 2001·92 cites·7 claims
- 2261US5976175AFiber optic laser conducting probe for photodynamic therapyLEDERLE JAPAN LTD·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 2, 1999·113 cites·11 claims
- 2359US7073861B2Hinge construction for seat backSUZUKI MOTOR CO·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 11, 2006·19 cites·2 claims
- 2458US2008277832A1Molding Method and MoldHIRANO TORU·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 2557US9598659B2Hydraulic fluid compositionJX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 21, 2017·0 cites·2 claims
- 2656US5361316AOptical fiber laser device for transmitting a pulse laser beamLEDERLE JAPAN LTD·Filed 1993·Granted Nov 1, 1994·17 cites·5 claims
- 2755US11985452B2Color conversion elementPANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2019·Granted May 14, 2024·0 cites·8 claims
- 2854US6471691B1Ophthalmic treatment apparatusKOWA CO·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 29, 2002·68 cites·30 claims
- 2951US10535807B2Light-emitting devicePANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 14, 2020·0 cites·4 claims
- 3050US2015376542A1Hydraulic fluid compositionJX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORP·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 3150US2024128413A1Wavelength converter and light emitting device provided therewithPANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 3248US2009291012A1Production method for sintered partHITACHI POWDERED METALS·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 3345US2014121519A1Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus control methodTOSHIBA MEDICAL SYS CORP·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 3444US5634922ACancer diagnosis and treatment device having laser beam generatorHAMAMATSU PHOTONICS KK·Filed 1995·Granted Jun 3, 1997·38 cites·17 claims
- 3544US5579423AOptical fiber laser deviceLEDERLE JAPAN LTD·Filed 1995·Granted Nov 26, 1996·12 cites·1 claims
- 3644USD261019SToy trackwayTOMY KOGYO CO·Filed 1979·Granted Sep 29, 1981·2 cites·1 claims
- 3744US2019069880A1Ultrasound probe and ultrasound probe manufacturing methodCANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
- 3843US2019294032A1Color conversion elementPANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 3939US10123765B2Ultrasound probe and ultrasound diagnostic apparatusHONGOU HIRONOBU·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 13, 2018·0 cites·5 claims
- 4038US2008139804A1Photosensitive CompoundsKANAYAMA NAOHIRO·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4137US10130336B2Ultrasound probe that exhausts heat via infrared-radiative heat transferMIYAJIMA YASUO·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 20, 2018·0 cites·5 claims
- 4236US2016151039A1Ultrasound diagnosis apparatusTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 4336US2022099863A1Color conversion elementPANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 4432US10062820B2InterposerPANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 28, 2018·0 cites·16 claims
- 4532US5938889ATape feeding apparatusATENA CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 17, 1999·4 cites·11 claims
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