Inventor

Masaaki Kobayashi

Inventor

Kawanishi, JP

Overview

1979–2020

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 222 as inventor

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

H04Nprimary

H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television14%

G11BInformation storage based on relative movement between record carrier and transducer10%

G06FElectric digital data processing8%

H01GCapacitors5%

G02FOptical devices or arrangements for the control of light by modification of the optical properties of the media of the elements involved therein4%

C09KMaterials for miscellaneous applications, not provided for elsewhere3%

G06TImage data processing or generation, in general3%

A61BDiagnosis3%

Y02DClimate change mitigation technologies in information and communication technologies [ict], i.e. information and communication technologies aiming at the reduction of their own energy use3%

F01NGas-flow silencers or exhaust apparatus for machines or engines in general2%

PatentTitleYear

10,818,018Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium2020 10,807,296Rod member extrusion-molding system and extrusion-molding method therefor2020 10,750,177Image coding apparatus, image coding method, and program, and image decoding apparatus, image decoding method, and program2020 10,653,373Accommodation apparatus of radiation imaging apparatus, accommodation system and radiation imaging system2020 10,602,997Radiographing apparatus and radiographing system2020 10,535,193Image processing apparatus, image synthesizing apparatus, image processing system, image processing method, and storage medium2020 10,415,661Non-asbestos friction material2019 10,397,575Image coding apparatus, image coding method, and program, and image decoding apparatus, image decoding method, and program2019 10,382,757Image coding apparatus, image coding method, and program, and image decoding apparatus, image decoding method, and program2019 10,274,254Carbon heat source drying method2019 10,271,805Accommodation apparatus of radiation imaging apparatus, accommodation system and radiation imaging system2019 10,230,997Management device and image processing system2019 10,110,899Image coding apparatus, image coding method, and program, and image decoding apparatus, image decoding method, and program2018 10,081,323Vehicle occupant protection device2018 10,072,323Hot rolled ferritic stainless steel sheet, method for producing same, and method for producing ferritic stainless steel sheet2018 10,073,180Radiation imaging apparatus and radiation imaging system2018 10,062,974Connector2018 10,051,274Image processing apparatus, method of calculating information according to motion of frame, and storage medium2018 9,918,089'Image coding apparatus, image coding method, and program, pertaining to an image quality parameter, and image decoding apparatus, image decoding method, and program, pertaining to an image quality parameter'2018 9,883,146'Communication system, communication apparatus and communication method'2018 9,832,460Image coding apparatus, method for coding image, program therefor, image decoding apparatus, method for decoding image, and program therefor2017 9,591,220'Selection apparatus, selection method, and storage medium'2017 9,536,169'Detection apparatus, detection method, and storage medium'2017 9,523,402'Stainless steel brake disc and method for production thereof'2016 9,469,267'Airbag device'2016 9,445,094'Image coding apparatus, image coding method, and program, and image decoding apparatus, image decoding method, and program, relating to use of an image quality control parameter'2016 9,402,025'Detection apparatus, method for detecting feature point and storage medium'2016 9,399,809'Hot rolled ferritic stainless steel sheet, method for producing same, and method for producing ferritic stainless steel sheet'2016 9,318,301'Sample introduction device and charged particle beam instrument'2016 9,154,752'Image display device and image display method'2015 8,929,018'Disk array unit'2015 8,923,391'Encoding apparatus, control method for encoding apparatus and program'2014 8,894,899'Method of producing friction material'2014 8,872,121'Radiation imaging apparatus'2014 8,867,903'Image processing apparatus and image processing method'2014 8,817,949'Radiographic apparatus and control method therefor'2014 8,803,949'Reproducing apparatus and reproducing method'2014 8,806,125'Storage system comprising power saving function'2014 8,744,044'X-ray imaging apparatus'2014 8,706,986'Load equalizing storage controller and control method for the same'2014 8,643,745'Content shooting apparatus'2014 8,604,434'Radiation imaging apparatus'2013 8,583,877'Fiber channel connection storage controller'2013 8,415,649'Radiation imaging apparatus'2013 8,310,817'Solid electrolytic capacitor having plural terminals connected to canopy and production method thereof'2012 8,275,950'Fiber channel connection storage controller'2012 8,219,748'Storage system comprising both power saving and diagnostic functions'2012 8,208,792'Content shooting apparatus for generating scene representation metadata'2012 8,181,447'Exhaust gas purification device'2012 8,185,667'Storage system comprising power saving function'2012 8,108,630'Storage apparatus, and storage control method using the same'2012 8,005,311'Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and recording medium'2011 7,966,463'Asynchronous remote copy system and control method for the same'2011 7,957,503'Medical breast-image capturing apparatus'2011 7,953,909'Storage system comprising power saving function'2011 7,946,955'Vehicle control apparatus and method'2011 7,884,860'Content shooting apparatus'2011 7,865,676'Load equalizing storage controller and control method for the same'2011 7,810,994'X-ray imaging apparatus'2010 7,747,800'Storage system comprising power saving function'2010 7,739,803'Surveying system'2010 7,732,733'Ferritic stainless steel welding wire and manufacturing method thereof'2010 7,729,469'X-ray imaging apparatus'2010 7,713,619'Fiber for doll hair and doll hair comprising the same'2010 7,706,133'Solid electrolytic capacitor'2010 7,644,716'Apparatus for manufacturing a carbonaceous heat source chip'2010 7,612,304'Load measuring mechanism'2009 7,607,292'Fuel addition apparatus'2009 7,606,984'Fiber channel connection storage controller'2009 7,600,624'Power transmission apparatus'2009 7,564,488'Surveying instrument'2009 7,554,758'Disk array unit'2009 7,508,652'Solid electrolytic capacitor and method of making same'2009 7,478,947'Radiation imaging apparatus and table therefor'2009 7,464,542'Exhaust gas purification system for internal combustion engine'2008 7,377,292'Vehicular brake system component'2008 7,368,669'Scale that automatically increases the number of displayed digits as the measured weight approaches the target weight'2008 7,365,963'Capacitor element, solid electrolytic capacitor, processes for their production and capacitor element combination'2008 7,355,806'Disk array unit'2008 7,342,771'Solid electrolytic capacitor and a method for manufacturing a solid electrolytic capacitor'2008 7,331,999'Method of producing solid electrolytic capacitor'2008 7,304,833'Solid electrolytic capacitor'2007 7,246,485'Exhaust gas purifying device and method for internal combustion engine'2007 7,244,798'(Meth) acrylic compound having an oxetanyl group and liquid crystal film produced by using same'2007 7,245,479'Electrolytic capacitor and method of manufacturing the same'2007 7,227,739'Solid electrolytic capacitor'2007 7,218,506'Electrolytic capacitor and method of manufacturing the same'2007 7,207,708'Light guide plate, lighting apparatus and liquid crystal display provided with the same, and light guide plate molding die'2007 7,187,457'Apparatus for measuring sizes of articles'2007 7,184,257'Solid electrolytic capacitor'2007 7,165,394'Exhaust gas purification system for internal combustion engine'2007 7,158,366'Solid electrolytic capacitor'2007 7,105,612'Process for producing solid polymer electrolyte'2006 7,099,145'Solid electrolytic capacitor and method for manufacturing solid electrolytic capacitor'2006 7,068,913'Data processing system, recording/reproducing device, data processing method and file management method'2006 7,042,709'Solid electrolytic capacitor and solid electrolytic capacitor device'2006 7,038,905'Capacitor'2006 7,023,690'Capacitor'2006 7,016,180'Capacitor'2006 7,006,507'Digital home information integrating system'2006 6,989,982'Solid electrolytic capacitor, circuit board having built-in solid electrolytic capacitor and methods for manufacturing them'2006 6,976,124'Control method of control device conducting data input and output to storage devices, and control device used therefor'2005 6,947,240'Disk array unit'2005 6,928,145'Radiographic apparatus'2005 6,922,988'Exhaust emission control apparatus and method for internal combustion engine'2005 6,877,073'Fiber channel connection storage controller'2005 6,870,728'Electrolytic capacitor'2005 6,826,181'Packet transmitter'2004 6,826,005'Disk array unit'2004 6,816,298'Electrochromic device'2004 6,814,451'Antiglare mirror apparatus in a vehicle compartment'2004 6,811,182'Vehicle occupant restraint system and method'2004 6,801,664'Method of image coding, image coding apparatus, and recording medium including image coding program'2004 6,799,142'Measuring device'2004 6,742,090'Fiber channel connection storage controller'2004 6,731,497'Solid electrolytic capacitor and method for manufacturing the same'2004 6,728,844'Method for preventing unauthorized access to storage volumes'2004 6,681,049'Image encoding method and apparatus'2004 6,661,798'Digital home information integrating system'2003 6,657,768'Electrochromic device'2003 6,619,035'Exhaust emission control device of internal combustion engine'2003 6,614,846'Method and apparatus for transmitting, encoding and decoding video signal and recording/reproducing method of optical disc'2003 6,611,620'Reversible coding method, reversible coding apparatus, and memory medium used therein'2003 6,609,180'Fiber channel connection storage controller'2003 6,606,183'Method for producing a cell for an electrochromic mirror and an electrochromic mirror'2003 6,583,947'Disk array unit'2003 6,558,793'Substrate fiber of a dry friction material and manufacturing method thereof, and a dry friction material'2003 6,538,792'Electrochromic device'2003 6,535,964'Fiber channel connection storage controller'2003 6,532,269'Data transmitter, data receiver, processor, equipment managing device, equipment managing system, data transmitting-receiving system, and medium'2003 6,532,098'Electrochromic element'2003 6,523,096'Apparatus for and method of accessing a storage region across a network'2003 6,519,072'Electrochromic device'2003 6,507,896'Protocol for use in accessing a storage region across a network'2003 6,484,245'Apparatus for and method of accessing a storage region across a network'2002 6,450,684'Radiographic apparatus, radiographic table and radiographic system'2002 6,452,347'Method and apparatus for deflection'2002 6,437,901'Electrochromic device'2002 6,424,482'System for recording and reproducing data having scheme for minimizing variation in record track width when recording at different data rates'2002 6,421,162'Method for producing a cell for an electrochromic mirror and an electrochromic mirror'2002 6,293,843'Method for producing an electrochromic device'2001 6,285,486'Electrochromic mirror and electrochromic devices'2001 6,208,452'Electrochromic device'2001 6,203,154'Electrochromic element'2001 6,023,364'Electrochromic mirror'2000 5,990,422'Apparatus for measuring weight and length of article'1999 5,982,982'Video signal processing apparatus'1999 5,921,805'Connector cover'1999 5,876,069'Connection construction for tubular members'1999 5,860,075'Document data filing apparatus for generating visual attribute values of document data to be filed'1999 5,839,721'Movable workbench and an assembly line device using the workbench'1998 5,841,941'Encoded data stream recording and reproducing apparatus with tape speed, channel number, and cylinder speed control in accordance with bit rate'1998 5,815,548'Photographing device and X-ray photographing system utilizing the same'1998 5,797,773'Terminal Fitting'1998 5,681,192'Male terminal metal fixture'1997 5,640,516'Faraday rotator'1997 5,630,738'Female terminal, metal fixture'1997 5,591,054'Male terminal fitting and method of producing the same'1997 5,552,986'Passenger restraint belt system'1996 5,500,915'Optical fiber terminal pitted with optical isolator'1996 5,465,158'Video tape recorder capable of recording and reproducing wide-band chrominance signal'1995 5,402,272'Digital signal magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus using amplitude phase shift keying and frequency-multiplexing'1995 5,373,363'Apparatus for measuring length of article transported on conveyor'1994 5,359,689'Optical fiber terminal fitted with optical isolator and method of assembling the same'1994 5,346,958'Curable coating compositions containing polystyrene microparticles'1994 5,335,125'Video signal magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus'1994 5,319,467'Video tape recorder for recording a video signal with an additional time-base reference signal'1994 5,299,003'Signal processing apparatus for changing the frequency characteristics of an input signal'1994 5,280,514'X-ray phototaking apparatus'1994 5,255,127'Digital modulated signal demodulator/decoder apparatus'1993 5,248,729'Process for preparing thermoplastic resin composition'1993 5,233,479'Apparatus for demodulating and decoding multi-level amplitude modulation signal conveying digital data'1993 5,159,016'Process for preparing thermoplastic resin composition'1992 5,153,331'6-epithioethyl-3-oxatricyclo [3.2.1.0.sup.2.4 ] octane and process for preparation thereof'1992 5,130,862'Coding apparatus for converting digital signals into ternary signals whose DC component is equal to zero'1992 5,124,861'Digital signal magnetic recording and playback apparatus employing quadrature amplitude modulation'1992 5,119,243'Digital signal magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus'1992 5,095,392'Digital signal magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus using multi-level QAM modulation and maximum likelihood decoding'1992 5,078,156'Method and apparatus for producing sheet tobacco'1992 5,062,007'Digital signal magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus'1991 5,045,383'Thermosensitive image transfer recording medium'1991 5,045,404'Heat-resistant stainless steel foil for catalyst-carrier of combustion exhaust gas purifiers'1991 4,994,928'Frequency demodulation circuit'1991 4,979,052'Digital signal magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus'1990 4,979,046'Magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus for recording upper-sidebond-eliminated FM signal'1990 4,972,272'Multi-channel video tape recorder/player having multiple pairs of video heads'1990 4,972,116'Light source display tube'1990 4,916,548'Video tape recorder for recording/reproducing two-channel component color video signals'1990 4,893,056'Fluorescent display apparatus'1990 4,873,583'Magnetic tape recording/reproducing apparatus'1989 4,864,421'System for connecting a video signal recording/reproducing apparatus and a television receiver'1989 4,864,424'Video signal recording/reproducing apparatus'1989 4,812,783'Phase locked loop circuit with quickly recoverable stability'1989 4,811,117'Video tape recorder for recording and reproducing two-channel component signals of a video signal on a magnetic tape using two pair of heads and alternately delayed signals'1989 4,811,119'Apparatus for high-density minimal crosstalk recording and reproducing of terminance and chrominance signals using a magnetic tape'1989 4,807,050'Video signal recording/reproducing apparatus'1989 4,765,634'Metal gasket for a cylinder head on an internal combustion engine'1988 4,761,690'Video tape recorder with particular format chrominance and luminance information'1988 4,760,566'Method of controlling write operation for rotating type recording medium'1988 4,754,145'Radiation image erase unit for use with stimulable phosphor sheet'1988 4,720,753'Auto tracking apparatus for scanning tracks with controllable head displacement'1988 4,704,639'Video signal reproduction apparatus'1987 4,692,663'Fluorescent display tube for light source'1987 4,629,994'FM demodulator'1986 4,623,940'Magnetic reproducing apparatus'1986 4,618,014'Weight measuring apparatus of vibration type'1986 4,611,231'Signal processing apparatus for a video signal'1986 4,611,252'Video tape recorder'1986 4,600,952'Helical scan video tape recorder with auxiliary heads for blur free high speed reproduction pictures'1986 4,590,523'Control of auto-tracking in tracking-error correcting system of video recording/reproducing apparatus'1986 4,544,858'Piezoelectric mechanism for converting weight into frequency'1985 4,489,352'Video tape recording/reproducing apparatus having an auto tracking function'1984 4,426,666'Video signal recording/reproducing apparatus'1984 4,395,741'Positionable element driving circuit'1983 4,394,701'Recording time mode detector'1983 4,393,416'Tracking system for a videotape recorder'1983 4,393,417'Tracking system'1983 4,389,686'Tracking apparatus for use in a video tape recorder'1983 4,242,699'Recording and reproducing apparatus for color video signals'1980 4,199,779'VIR-Signal processing circuitry for video tape recorder'1980 4,157,561'High power transistor'1979 4,151,542'Transistor'1979

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1979–2020Based in Kawasaki, JP· patent location history

1980–2006Patents assigned to MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD (55)· patent assignee history

1980–2006Based in Kawanishi, JP· patent location history

1985–2020Based in Tokyo, JP· patent location history

1988–2015Patents assigned to HITACHI LTD (28)· patent assignee history

1992–2007Based in Yokohama, JP· patent location history

1994–2020Patents assigned to CANON KK (35)· patent assignee history

1994–2012Patents assigned to TDK CORP (23)· patent assignee history

2002–2015Based in Odawara, JP· patent location history

2012–2017Patents assigned to KOBAYASHI MASAAKI (25)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD	55	1980–2006
CANON KK	35	1994–2020
HITACHI LTD	28	1988–2015
KOBAYASHI MASAAKIself	25	2012–2017
TDK CORP	23	1994–2012

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Kawanishi, JP	51	1980–2006
Tokyo, JP	37	1985–2020
Odawara, JP	26	2002–2015
Yokohama, JP	18	1992–2007
Kawasaki, JP	17	1979–2020