Inventor

Kenichi Tanaka

Inventor

Niigata, JP

Overview

1976–2020

Patent span

Electricity

Primary field (CPC H)

Patents· 212 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

Y10Tprimary

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification7%

G11BInformation storage based on relative movement between record carrier and transducer5%

B82YSpecific uses or applications of nanostructures5%

H01FMagnets5%

B65DContainers for storage or transport of articles or materials, e.g. bags, barrels, bottles, boxes, cans, cartons, crates, drums, jars, tanks, hoppers, forwarding containers4%

H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television4%

H10BElectronic memory devices4%

G01RMeasuring electric variables4%

Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests4%

G03GElectrography3%

PatentTitleYear

10,848,144Switching control circuit2020 10,811,350Power module2020 10,756,011Power semiconductor module, electronic device, and method for controlling power semiconductor module2020 10,719,042Image heating apparatus2020 10,607,872Container storage facility2020 10,567,686Solid-state imaging device and camera system2020 10,564,576Image forming apparatus that performs a process of rotating a new endless belt before an image forming operation2020 10,551,773Cleaning apparatus, and fixing apparatus using same2020 10,486,903Article transport facility2019 10,421,944Method for producing neural stem cells using synthetic peptide2019 10,362,248Solid-state imaging device and camera system2019 10,283,863Composite antenna and method of producing the same2019 10,268,421Information recording device and information recording method2019 10,237,504Solid-state imaging device and camera system with columm parallel ADC2019 10,141,592Resin-framed membrane electrode assembly for fuel cell2018 10,130,094Pesticidal/ovicidal composition and pesticidal/ovicidal method2018 10,100,284Method for inducing differentiation of pluripotent stem cells into endodermal cells2018 10,099,819Bag with chuck tape2018 10,061,242Fixing device2018 10,056,619Fuel cell having a recess in the separator2018 9,966,623Electrolyte membrane-electrode structure with resin frame for fuel cells2018 9,669,967'Bag with chuck tape'2017 9,617,718'Digging tooth mounting assembly and digging tooth'2017 9,577,276'Fuel cell membrane electrode assembly'2017 9,563,163'Image forming apparatus'2017 9,559,376'Fuel cell with an electrolyte membrane and gas diffusion layers'2017 9,550,617'Zipper and zipper-equipped bag'2017 9,547,262'Fixing device with receiving portion configured to receive information corresponding to width of recording material from external terminal and image forming apparatus including such fixing device'2017 9,503,662'Solid-state imaging device and camera system'2016 9,465,336'Control device, image forming apparatus and fixing device'2016 9,464,411'Ground engaging tool'2016 9,456,162'Solid-state imaging device and camera system'2016 9,432,752'Optical transmission system'2016 9,393,691'Industrial robot system including action planning circuitry for temporary halts'2016 9,389,554'Image forming apparatus discriminating whether image heating device is for heating an envelope and system with display portion configured to display a display prompting an operator to mount image heating device for an envelope'2016 9,380,863'Folding table'2016 9,354,562'Image heating apparatus and image forming apparatus'2016 9,288,417'Solid-state imaging device and camera system'2016 9,285,729'Image forming apparatus including temperature detection processing of a fixing member'2016 9,267,270'Excavating tooth and ground engaging tool'2016 9,262,687'Image processing apparatus and method of operation of image processing appartus'2016 9,227,774'Zipper and zipper-equipped bag'2016 9,204,075'Solid-state imaging device and camera system'2015 9,199,777'Zipper and zipper-equipped bag'2015 9,157,783'Method for producing conductive segment'2015 9,154,220'Large-capacity fiber optical switching device and optical transmission system'2015 9,129,384'Medical image processing device'2015 9,131,179'Solid-state imaging device and camera system'2015 9,073,444'Battery charging system for vehicle and battery charge controller in the same'2015 9,069,299'Image heating apparatus and image forming apparatus'2015 9,045,047'Storage battery'2015 9,009,996'Excavating tooth and body for excavating tooth'2015 9,011,006'Bag with chuck tape'2015 8,994,801'Image processing apparatus'2015 8,976,284'Solid-state imaging device and camera system'2015 8,964,078'Solid-state imaging device and camera system'2015 8,942,612'Image heating apparatus'2015 RE045345'Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device'2015 8,911,916'Fuel cell'2014 8,854,516'Solid-state imaging device and camera system'2014 8,820,158'Liquid level detecting device'2014 8,808,942'Adhesive for fuel cell and membrane-electrode assembly produced using the same'2014 8,794,935'Axial flow fan'2014 8,789,247'Interlock tool, bag making use thereof and process for producing them'2014 8,753,011'Easily openable fastener tape, packaging bag with easily openable fastener tape, and method of manufacturing easily openable fastener tape'2014 8,749,684'Solid-state imaging device and camera system'2014 8,746,061'Liquid level detecting apparatus'2014 8,714,821'Cutting tape and packaging bag with cutting tape'2014 8,682,418'Diagnosis supporting apparatus and control method of diagnosis supporting apparatus'2014 8,673,845'Carrier peptide fragment and use thereof'2014 8,671,751'Liquid level detecting apparatus'2014 8,655,242'Image heating device'2014 8,646,972'Zipper tape and packaging bag with zipper tape'2014 8,639,002'Medical image processing apparatus and method for controlling medical image processing apparatus'2014 8,540,428'Easily tearable fastener tape, method of producing the fastener tape, packaging bag with easily tearable fastener tape, and device and method for producing the packaging bag'2013 8,508,642'Solid-state imaging device and camera system'2013 8,459,870'Interlocking device and packaging bag with interlocking device'2013 8,449,160'Multi-wavelength light emitting device'2013 8,421,359'Discharge lamp unit having heat dissipation structure'2013 8,403,653'Axial flow fan'2013 8,402,575'Between-bed-and-wheelchair move assist apparatus'2013 8,306,301'Image processing apparatus and image processing method'2012 8,287,994'Low reflection glass and protective plate for display'2012 8,179,465'Solid-state imaging device and camera system'2012 8,149,309'Solid-state imaging device and camera system'2012 8,070,662'Method and device for manufacturing bag with clamping device'2011 8,066,434'Chuck tape with cut tape, its manufacturing method, and packaging bag with chuck tape'2011 8,063,924'Image forming apparatus'2011 8,044,698'Liquid level detection apparatus'2011 8,034,732'Antimicrobial glass and method of producing antimicrobial glass'2011 8,024,969'Liquid level detection device'2011 8,023,312'Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device'2011 8,011,831'Zipper tape, packing bag with zipper tape and apparatus for producing packing bag with zipper tape'2011 8,009,391'Magnetic sensing element and method for manufacturing the same'2011 7,969,693'Tunnel magnetoresistive sensor in which at least part of pinned layer is composed of CoFeB layer and method for manufacturing the tunnel magnetoresistive sensor'2011 7,965,347'Electro optical device and electronic apparatus'2011 7,952,473'Liquid level detecting apparatus'2011 7,947,505'Method for testing efficacy of antithrombotic agent'2011 7,887,653'Device and method for manufacturing bag with chuck tape'2011 7,875,842'Solid state image pickup element and camera system'2011 7,765,649'Chuck and chuck-equipped bag'2010 7,764,585'Optical head and disk reproducing apparatus'2010 7,736,058'Chuck tape and packaging bag with chuck tape'2010 7,695,419'Method and device for manufacturing bag with clamping device'2010 7,683,307'Solid state image pickup element and camera system'2010 7,639,266'Information device and computer product'2009 7,547,929'Semiconductor HBT MMIC device and semiconductor module'2009 7,541,911'Resistance plate and liquid level detection apparatus provided with said resistance plate'2009 7,496,215'Information device and computer product'2009 7,490,515'Liquid level measuring system'2009 7,443,635'Magnetic detector including antiferromagnetic layer, amorphous barrier layer, base layer, and hard layer arranged in that order and method for manufacturing magnetic detector'2008 7,397,520'Electro-optical device and electronic apparatus'2008 7,331,225'Non-contact type liquid level sensor'2008 7,315,299'Multi-way input device and operating failure avoidance method using the same'2008 7,276,744'Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same'2007 7,253,754'Data form converter between serial and parallel'2007 7,225,672'Liquid level sensor and method of manufacturing the same'2007 7,222,530'Non-contact type liquid level sensor and non-contact type liquid level detecting method'2007 7,177,188'Semiconductor memory device, display device, and portable electronic apparatus'2007 7,077,936'Method of producing exchange coupling film and method of producing magnetoresistive sensor by using exchange coupling film'2006 7,067,857'Semiconductor device having led out conductor layers, manufacturing method of the same, and semiconductor module'2006 7,053,440'Non-volatile semiconductor memory device and manufacturing method of the same'2006 7,054,116'Spin valve element and thin film magnetic head'2006 7,005,014'Method of producing exchange coupling film and method of producing magnetoresistive sensor by using exchange coupling film'2006 6,992,867'Spin valve element and thin film magnetic head having antiferromagnetic coupled layers'2006 6,922,083'High speed sampling receiver with reduced output impedance'2005 6,912,121'Personal computer device having constant tilt display with adjustable height'2005 6,893,734'Magnetic sensing element with improved sensitivity and method for making the same'2005 6,879,472'Exchange coupling film and electoresistive sensor using the same'2005 6,873,500'Exchange coupling film capable of improving playback characteristics'2005 6,862,158'Exchange coupling film having improved wettability of seed layer'2005 6,856,494'Spin-valve type thin film magnetic element having bias layers and ferromagnetic layers'2005 6,853,521'Exchange coupling film having improved wettability of seed layer'2005 6,847,508'Spin valve thin film magnetic element and thin film magnetic head'2005 6,831,028'Antibacterial glass and method for production thereof'2004 6,790,541'Exchange coupling film and electroresistive sensor using the same'2004 6,788,530'User friendly computer equipment, monitor unit, and monitor unit setting base'2004 6,764,778'Thin film magnetic element with accurately controllable track width and method of manufacturing the same'2004 6,757,962'Method for manufacturing exchange bias type magnetic field sensing element'2004 6,725,567'Method of drying honeycomb structural bodies'2004 6,724,035'Semiconductor memory with source/drain regions on walls of grooves'2004 6,711,372'Developing apparatus'2004 6,711,014'Modular personal computer, connection device for modular personal computer, method of cooling modular personal computer, and personal computer system'2004 6,678,128'Exchange coupling film and electroresistive sensor using the same'2004 6,648,985'Method of producing exchange coupling film and method of producing magnetoresistive sensor by using exchange coupling'2003 6,639,762'Spin valve thin-film magnetic device having free magnetic layer in ferrimagnetic state and manufacturing method therefor'2003 6,635,366'Spin valve thin film magnetic element and thin film magnetic head'2003 6,613,735'Composition for polypeptide transfer to cells'2003 6,607,641'Method of producing exchange coupling film and method of producing magnetoresistive sensor by using the exchange coupling film'2003 6,608,740'Spin-valve thin-film magnetic element provided with single free magnetic layer'2003 6,608,739'Spin valve thin film magnetic element having first and second free magnetic layers having antiparallel magnetization directions'2003 6,586,121'Spin-valve thin-film magnetic element'2003 6,476,654'Slew rate adjusting circuit'2002 6,372,714'Composition for gene introduction into cell'2002 6,119,513'Method for endurance testing of pneumatic tires'2000 5,955,160'Snap zipper and a bag with the same'1999 5,891,774'Method of fabricating EEPROM using oblique implantation'1999 5,817,380'Snap-zipper and bag with the same'1998 5,701,996'Snap-fastener bag'1997 5,700,091'Snap fastener and a bag for packaging with a snap fastener'1997 5,679,615'Reversible heat-sensitive recording medium'1997 5,606,193'DRAM and MROM cells with similar structure'1997 5,534,389'Processing method of black-and-white light-sensitive silver halide photographic material and processing agent for the same'1996 5,474,913'Process for the preparation of motilin-like polypeptide and expression thereof'1995 5,466,957'Transistor having source-to-drain nonuniformly-doped channel and method for fabricating the same'1995 5,459,049'Motilin-like polypeptide and use thereof'1995 5,432,261'Motlin-like polypeptide and use thereof'1995 5,420,079'Process for producing semiconductor device comprising two step annealing treatment'1995 5,416,735'Non-volatile random access memory with ferroelectric capacitor'1995 5,414,653'Non-volatile random access memory having a high load device'1995 5,411,904'Process for fabricating nonvolatile random access memory having a tunnel oxide film'1995 5,401,993'Non-volatile memory'1995 5,399,841'Honeycomb heater'1995 5,383,151'Dynamic random access memory'1995 5,357,460'Semiconductor memory device having two transistors and at least one ferroelectric film capacitor'1994 5,331,181'Non-volatile semiconductor memory'1994 5,309,386'Semiconductor memory with enhanced capacity'1994 5,299,152'Anti-fuse memory device with switched capacitor setting method'1994 5,298,446'Process for producing semiconductor device'1994 5,299,151'Method for writing into semiconductor memory'1994 5,290,725'Semiconductor memory device and a method for producing the same'1994 5,282,159'Semiconductor memory with increased capacitive storage capabilities and reduced size'1994 5,278,036'Photographic developer composition'1994 5,240,822'Packed photographic solid processing agents'1993 5,200,356'Method of forming a static random access memory device'1993 5,181,188'Semiconductor memory device'1993 5,172,199'Compact nonvolatile semiconductor memory device using stacked active and passive elements'1992 5,140,552'Semiconductor memory device having a volatile memory device and a non-volatile memory device'1992 5,139,964'Method for forming isolation region of semiconductor device'1992 5,119,163'Semiconductor device'1992 5,108,783'Process for producing semiconductor devices'1992 5,106,735'Cloning of a DNA sequence encoding a Sarcophaga peregrina antibacterial polypeptide precursor'1992 5,075,888'Semiconductor memory device having a volatile memory device and a non-volatile memory device'1991 5,059,550'Method of forming an element isolating portion in a semiconductor device'1991 5,053,671'Piezoelectric sensor for monitoring kinetic momentum'1991 5,049,970'High resistive element'1991 5,043,946'Semiconductor memory device'1991 5,017,486'Cloning of DNA encoding antibacterial polypeptide precursor'1991 4,985,356'Cloning of DNA encoding human motilin precursor and expression of the precursor'1991 4,962,570'Throttle control system for internal combustion engine with vehicle driving condition-dependent throttle angle correction coefficient variable'1990 4,861,626'Extrusion die, method of producing the same and method of reclaiming the same'1989 4,825,674'Metallic tubular structure having improved collapse strength and method of producing the same'1989 4,803,662'EEPROM cell'1989 4,708,185'Pneumatic radial tire'1987 4,617,979'Method for manufacture of cast articles of fiber-reinforced aluminum composite'1986 4,613,389'Process for the manufacture of flexible tubes'1986 4,371,415'Process for manufacturing synthetic resin hose having a reinforcing member embedded therein and apparatus thereof'1983 4,326,905'Process for manufacturing synthetic resin hose having a reinforcing member embedded therein and apparatus thereof'1982 4,194,942'Apparatus for manufacturing synthetic resin hose having a reinforcing member embedded therein'1980 4,020,761'Planographic dry offset master plate'1977 3,997,382'Method of and apparatus for manufacturing reinforced flexible tubes'1976 3,974,019'Apparatus for manufacturing plastic pipes'1976

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1986–2016Based in Tokyo, JP· patent location history

1989–2020Patents assigned to SHARP KK (37)· patent assignee history

1989–1995Based in Nara, JP· patent location history

2002–2011Based in Niigata, JP· patent location history

2003–2011Patents assigned to ALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD (24)· patent assignee history

2010–2018Patents assigned to IDEMITSU UNITECH CO LTD (18)· patent assignee history

2010–2020Patents assigned to SONY CORP (18)· patent assignee history

2010–2020Based in Nagasaki, JP· patent location history

2010–2017Based in Sodegaura, JP· patent location history

2011–2018Patents assigned to TANAKA KENICHI (36)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
SHARP KK	37	1989–2020
TANAKA KENICHIself	36	2011–2018
ALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD	24	2003–2011
IDEMITSU UNITECH CO LTD	18	2010–2018
SONY CORP	18	2010–2020

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Niigata, JP	25	2002–2011
Nara, JP	22	1989–1995
Nagasaki, JP	17	2010–2020
Tokyo, JP	17	1986–2016
Sodegaura, JP	12	2010–2017