Inventor

Atsushi Toda

Inventor

Kanagawa, JP

Overview

1977–2021

Patent span

Electricity

Primary field (CPC H)

Patents· 167 as inventor

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

H10Fprimary

H10FInorganic semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation14%

H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television11%

B60QArrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general9%

H01LSemiconductor devices8%

G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus6%

H05BElectric heating6%

Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests5%

G03GElectrography4%

Y02BClimate change mitigation technologies related to buildings, e.g. housing, house appliances or related end-user applications3%

Y02EReduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution3%

PatentTitleYear

11,122,227Image sensor, image capturing system, and production method of image sensor2021 11,106,152Image forming apparatus2021 11,037,969Solid-state imaging device having an impurity region on an upper surface of a photoelectric conversion film2021 10,942,470Developing apparatus, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus2021 10,903,257Solid-state imaging device, driving method for solid-state imaging device, and electronic appliance2021 10,847,581Solid-state imaging apparatus and electronic apparatus2020 10,818,712Solid-state image pickup device and method of manufacture, and electronic device2020 10,802,419Method of manufacturing developer container, developer container, developing apparatus, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus2020 10,761,451Developing apparatus for providing developer to an image bearing member and image forming apparatus having the developing apparatus2020 10,714,521Solid-state imaging element and imaging device2020 10,700,132Solid-state imaging device and electronic apparatus2020 10,676,016Control device for vehicle lamp, and vehicle lamp system2020 10,681,292Image sensor, image capturing system, and production method of image sensor2020 10,656,315Solid-state imaging device, method of manufacturing the same, and electronic device2020 10,497,727Solid-state imaging device and electronic device with first and second charge accumulation regions2019 10,475,831Solid-state image sensing device, electronic device, and method for manufacturing solid-state image sensing device2019 10,444,671Image forming apparatus having a developer detecting unit2019 10,401,619Imaging device, manufacturing apparatus, manufacturing method, and electronic apparatus2019 10,403,662Solid-state imaging element and electronic apparatus2019 10,284,758Light receiving and emitting device2019 10,283,544Solid-state imaging element and imaging device2019 10,236,318Solid-state imaging device, driving method for solid-state imaging device, and electronic appliance2019 10,228,635Developer container, developing apparatus, process cartridge, apparatus main body, and image forming apparatus2019 10,220,764Vehicular head-lighting system2019 10,119,806Information processing apparatus and information processing method2018 10,096,657Solid-state image pickup device and electronic apparatus2018 10,074,682Phase difference detection in pixels2018 9,989,888Method of manufacturing developer container2018 9,947,703Solid-state imaging device, method of manufacturing the same, and electronic apparatus2018 9,927,733'Image forming apparatus with reduced posttransfer latent image'2018 9,857,767'Process cartridge and image forming apparatus'2018 9,857,730'Developer container, developing apparatus, process cartridge, apparatus main body, and image forming apparatus'2018 9,786,706'Solid-state imaging unit and electronic apparatus'2017 9,727,000'Determining surface potential of image bearing member of image forming apparatus'2017 9,728,579'Solid-state image pickup unit and electronic apparatus for achieving high sensitivity and high saturation charge amount'2017 9,679,928'Imaging device'2017 9,601,547'Solid-state image pickup device and electronic apparatus'2017 9,591,239'Physical information acquisition method, physical information acquisition device, and semiconductor device'2017 9,570,495'Solid-state imaging device with photoelectric conversion region that is not transparent'2017 9,535,355'Image forming apparatus'2017 9,515,208'Solid-state image pickup device and electronic apparatus'2016 9,504,384'Information processing apparatus and information processing method'2016 9,431,449'Solid-state imaging device, driving method for solid-state imaging device, and electronic appliance'2016 9,365,152'Vehicle lamp control apparatus'2016 9,313,385'Solid-state image-taking apparatus to focus incoming light into an image, manufacturing method thereof, and camera'2016 9,287,314'Solid-state imaging device, light detecting device, and electronic apparatus'2016 9,250,567'Developer container for detecting developer amount based on capacitance, developing apparatus, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus'2016 9,238,431'Control apparatus for vehicle lamp and vehicle lamp system'2016 9,231,003'Solid-state imaging device, method for manufacturing solid-state imaging device, and imaging apparatus'2016 9,209,217'Image pickup element and image pickup device'2015 9,142,584'Solid-state imaging device with pixel isolation portion, method for manufacturing solid-state imaging device, and electronic apparatus'2015 9,096,171'Vehicle lamp controller, vehicle lamp system, and vehicle lamp control method'2015 9,067,533'Vehicle lamp control device and vehicle lamp system'2015 9,050,927'Control device for vehicle lamp and vehicle lamp system'2015 8,994,858'Solid-state imaging device, method of manufacturing solid-state imaging device, and electronic equipment'2015 8,979,334'Automotive headlamp apparatus and light distribution control method'2015 8,981,515'Solid-state imaging device and electronic apparatus'2015 8,981,278'Physical information acquisition method, physical information acquisition device, and semiconductor device'2015 8,983,734'Vehicle lamp control apparatus and vehicle lamp system'2015 8,969,776'Solid-state imaging device, method of manufacturing the same, and electronic apparatus having an on-chip micro lens with rectangular shaped convex portions'2015 8,905,604'Vehicle lamp control apparatus'2014 8,838,343'Vehicle lamp controller, vehicle lamp system, and vehicle lamp control method'2014 8,814,402'Control device for vehicle lamp and vehicle lamp system'2014 8,803,126'Solid-state imaging device, method for manufacturing solid-state imaging device, and imaging apparatus'2014 8,729,803'Vehicle head lamp light distribution controller'2014 8,728,771'L-succinylaminoacylase and process for producing L-amino acid using it'2014 8,665,363'Solid-state image device, method for producing the same, and image pickup apparatus'2014 8,648,436'Solid-state imaging device, method for manufacturing solid-state imaging device, and electronic apparatus'2014 8,619,176'Solid state imaging device having lens and material with refractive index greater than 1 between the lens and imaging chip'2013 8,610,807'Solid-state imaging device, method of manufacturing solid-state imaging device, and electronic equipment'2013 8,586,909'Method of manufacturing an optical member having stacked high and low refractive index layers'2013 8,552,415'Solid-state imaging device, method for manufacturing solid-state imaging device, and imaging apparatus'2013 8,530,814'Solid-state imaging device with a planarized lens layer method of manufacturing the same, and electronic apparatus'2013 8,519,319'Physical information acquisition method, physical information acquisition device, and semiconductor device'2013 8,488,030'Information acquiring method, information acquiring apparatus, semiconductor device comprising array of plurality of unit components for detecting physical quantity distribution, and semiconductor manufacturing method'2013 8,470,574'L-succinylaminoacylase and process for producing L-amino acid using it'2013 8,409,907'Method for manufacturing information aquiring semiconductor device'2013 8,395,686'Solid-state imaging device, method of manufacturing the same, and camera'2013 8,384,009'Optical member with high refractive index layers, solid-state imaging device having an optical member with high refractive index layers, and manufacturing method thereof'2013 8,350,349'Solid-state imaging device, method of manufacturing thereof, and electronic apparatus'2013 8,344,310'Optical member with high and low refractive index layers'2013 8,223,195'Three-dimensional image pickup apparatus, three-dimensional display apparatus, three-dimensional image pickup and display apparatus and information recording method'2012 8,222,709'Solid-state imaging device, method of driving solid-state imaging device and imaging apparatus'2012 8,168,938'Method of manufacturing an optical member having stacked high and low refractive index layers'2012 8,148,672'Optical member with high and low refractive index layers'2012 8,101,901'Method and apparatus for acquiring physical information, method for manufacturing semiconductor device including array of a plurality of unit components for detecting physical quantity distribution, light-receiving device and manufacturing method therefor, and solid-state imaging device and manufacturing method therefor'2012 8,099,011'Image forming apparatus'2012 8,036,544'Image forming apparatus and method of detecting amount of residual developer'2011 8,035,069'Physical information acquisition method, physical information acquisition device, and semiconductor device'2011 8,035,067'Solid-state image capturing device, image capturing device, and manufacturing method of solid-state image capturing device'2011 7,928,352'Solid-state image capturing device, image capturing device, and manufacturing method of solid-state image capturing device'2011 7,812,301'Solid-state imaging device, method of driving solid-state imaging device and imaging apparatus'2010 7,755,016'Physical information acquisition method, physical information acquisition device, and semiconductor device'2010 7,750,278'Solid-state imaging device, method for driving solid-state imaging device and camera'2010 7,700,701'Water-soluble polymer compound having sugar chains'2010 7,690,182'Straight-type finish for synthetic fibers, processing method for false twisted textured yarns using same, and false twisted textured yarns'2010 7,585,427'Processing agents and methods for synthetic fibers'2009 7,531,781'Imager with image-taking portions optimized to detect separated wavelength components'2009 7,460,798'Image forming apparatus and method of detecting amount of residual developer'2008 7,456,384'Method and apparatus for acquiring physical information, method for manufacturing semiconductor device including array of plurality of unit components for detecting physical quantity distribution, light-receiving device and manufacturing method therefor, and solid-state imaging device and manufacturing method therefor'2008 7,345,818'Screen, its manufacturing method and image display system'2008 7,329,994'Lighting system for vehicle'2008 7,242,523'Screen, its manufacturing method and image display system'2007 7,215,904'Image forming apparatus group'2007 7,068,875'Optical switch and display unit'2006 7,063,890'Fine particle structure and optical medium'2006 7,033,050'Projecting direction control system for vehicle headlamp'2006 7,035,008'Screen, its manufacturing method and image display system'2006 7,014,345'Auto-leveling system for vehicle headlamp'2006 6,962,809'Sugar chain synthesizer'2005 6,961,175'Screen, its manufacturing method and image display system'2005 6,895,138'Optical switch and display unit'2005 6,859,569'Information receiving/display apparatus and information receiving/display method'2005 6,817,741'Irradiating direction control device for vehicle lamp'2004 6,806,505'Light emitting device and process for producing the same'2004 6,754,408'Optical switch and display unit'2004 6,693,380'Auto leveling apparatus of vehicle headlamp'2004 6,663,268'Automatic automotive headlamp leveling device'2003 6,639,354'Light emitting device, production method thereof, and light emitting apparatus and display unit using the same'2003 6,504,265'Autoleveling device of headlamp for automobile'2003 6,465,906'Alignment device for a vehicle'2002 6,450,673'Vehicle head lamp auto-leveling system'2002 6,445,085'Vehicle headlamp leveling device'2002 6,438,478'Automatic leveling system for automotive headlamps'2002 6,430,521'Vehicle headlamp leveling device'2002 6,357,898'Automatic automobile headlamp leveling device'2002 6,349,251'Automatic automobile headlamp leveling device'2002 6,332,698'Automatic leveling apparatus for use with vehicle headlamps'2001 6,305,823'Automatic leveling device for automotive vehicle headlamps'2001 6,208,089'Discharge-lamp lighting circuit'2001 6,183,118'Automatic leveling apparatus for use with automobile headlamps'2001 6,153,987'Lighting circuit for discharge lamp'2000 6,087,776'Discharge lamp lighting circuit with protection circuit'2000 6,034,487'Lighting circuit for discharge lamp'2000 6,034,490'Lighting circuit for discharge lamp'2000 6,031,244'Luminescent semiconductor device with antidiffusion layer on active layer surface'2000 6,002,215'Lighting circuit for discharge lamp'1999 5,973,457'Lighting circuit for discharge lamp'1999 5,936,361'Discharge lamp lighting circuit with lighting condition detector'1999 5,925,983'Circuit for inhibiting the supply of power to a discharge lamp'1999 5,907,224'Abnormality detecting circuit for discharge lamp with delayed interruption for undervoltage'1999 5,900,697'Vehicle discharge lamp lighting circuit with current-limiting DC impedance'1999 5,828,177'Light circuit for discharge lamp'1998 5,783,908'Lighting circuit wherein the abnormality detection circuit gets its power directly from the auxiliary power supply section'1998 5,705,898'Lighting circuit for discharge lamp which restricts inversion of output voltage polarity'1998 5,663,613'Lighting circuit for discharge lamp'1997 5,629,588'Lighting circuit utilizing DC power for a discharge lamp utilizing AC power'1997 5,616,178'Method for growth of II-VI compound semiconductors'1997 5,597,740'Semiconductor display device and a method of fabricating the same'1997 5,584,559'Headlamp for a motor vehicle'1996 5,572,094'Lighting circuit for discharge lamp'1996 5,495,492'Semiconductor laser having an active layer with a fan-shaped stripe with curved end surfaces'1996 5,486,740'Lighting circuit for vehicular discharge lamp having DC/AC converter'1996 5,485,059'Lighting circuit for vehicular discharge lamp'1996 5,459,337'Semiconductor display device with red, green and blue emission'1995 5,448,974'Engine output control'1995 5,433,170'Metal-organic chemical vapor-phase deposition process for fabricating light-emitting devices'1995 5,422,548'Cut-off vehicular discharge lamp circuit having wait and monitor modes'1995 5,382,876'Cord connection structure for connecting a ballast circuit and a starter circuit'1995 5,295,036'Lighting circuit for vehicular discharge lamp'1994 5,151,631'Lighting circuit for vehicular discharge lamp'1992 5,068,570'Lamp lighting circuit with an overload protection capability'1991 4,970,906'Method and apparatus for determining a rotation center of a rotary body'1990 4,860,601'Apparatus for determining a rotation center of a rotating body'1989 4,733,333'Cornering lamp system for vehicle'1988 4,598,237'Power window control apparatus'1986 4,026,277'Blood pressure measuring apparatus'1977

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1986–2020Patents assigned to KOITO MFG CO LTD (59)· patent assignee history

1988–2020Based in Shizuoka, JP· patent location history

1991–2000Based in Shimizu, JP· patent location history

1995–2021Patents assigned to SONY CORP (74)· patent assignee history

1995–2021Based in Kanagawa, JP· patent location history

2007–2021Patents assigned to CANON KK (17)· patent assignee history

2007–2012Based in Mishima, JP· patent location history

2012–2017Patents assigned to TODA ATSUSHI (33)· patent assignee history

2016–2021Based in Fuji, JP· patent location history

2018–2021Patents assigned to SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORP (13)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
SONY CORP	74	1995–2021
KOITO MFG CO LTD	59	1986–2020
TODA ATSUSHIself	33	2012–2017
CANON KK	17	2007–2021
SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORP	13	2018–2021

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Kanagawa, JP	81	1995–2021
Shizuoka, JP	39	1988–2020
Shimizu, JP	19	1991–2000
Fuji, JP	13	2016–2021
Mishima, JP	4	2007–2012