Inventor

Makoto Murata

Inventor

Tokyo, JP

Overview

1984–2021

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 101 as inventor

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

G06Fprimary

G06FElectric digital data processing10%

G06VImage or video recognition or understanding6%

Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests6%

H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television5%

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification5%

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

B62DMotor vehicles3%

G03FPhotomechanical production of textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. for printing, for processing of semiconductor devices3%

B82YSpecific uses or applications of nanostructures3%

Y02EReduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution2%

PatentTitleYear

11,074,034Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program2021 11,016,726Information processing apparatus and information processing method2021 10,853,650Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program2020 10,739,501Light diffusion film laminate for reflective display device and reflective display device including the same2020 10,671,340Information processing apparatus and information processing method2020 10,565,510Information processing apparatus, information processing method, program2020 10,380,773Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and computer readable medium2019 10,311,303Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program2019 9,828,318Method for producing glycols from oxirane compounds2017 9,813,566'Information processing device, information processing method, and program for generating a layout'2017 9,704,840'Optical semiconductor device'2017 9,524,702'Display control device, display control method, and recording medium'2016 9,378,457'Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program for determining a vehicle boarding state'2016 9,189,136'Information processing apparatus and information processing method'2015 9,083,933'Information processing apparatus, moving picture abstract method, and computer readable medium'2015 9,000,771'Automotive battery circuit fault detection'2015 8,928,697'Display apparatus, object display method, and program for displaying objects corresponding to characters'2015 8,831,356'Information processing apparatus, metadata setting method, and program'2014 8,761,462'Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program'2014 8,605,957'Face clustering device, face clustering method, and program'2013 8,566,272'Information processing apparatus, information processing method, program for recognizing behavior'2013 8,528,505'Rotary internal combustion engine'2013 8,528,506'Rotary internal combustion engine'2013 8,508,536'Information processing apparatus and information processing method'2013 8,462,998'Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program'2013 8,461,768'Transmitter and information processing device converting supply voltage to drive voltage'2013 8,438,127'Behaviour pattern analysis system, mobile terminal, behaviour pattern analysis method, and program'2013 8,346,014'Image processing apparatus and method and program'2013 8,310,353'Vehicle blind spot detection and indicator system'2012 8,170,269'Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program'2012 8,027,523'Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program'2011 8,017,238'Tungsten oxide photocatalyst comprising platinum particles'2011 7,917,020'Information processing device and method, photographing device, and program'2011 7,907,184'Picture processing apparatus, picture processing method, picture taking apparatus, and program'2011 7,747,687'Information processing device and method, and program'2010 7,739,033'Information processing device and method, program, and information processing system'2010 7,623,688'Image recognition apparatus, image recognition processing method, and image recognition program'2009 7,583,824'Image recognition apparatus, image recognition processing method, and image recognition program'2009 7,509,305'Method for document-searching'2009 7,474,764'Picture processing apparatus, picture processing method, picture pickup apparatus, and program'2009 7,447,475'Fixing device and image forming apparatus'2008 7,421,092'Method and apparatus for situation recognition using optical information'2008 7,340,079'Image recognition apparatus, image recognition processing method, and image recognition program'2008 7,321,453'Image input system'2008 7,283,304'Antiglare film'2007 7,208,988'Clock generator'2007 7,098,701'Receiving apparatus and transmission apparatus utilizing the same'2006 7,060,414'Radiation-sensitive resin composition'2006 7,055,093'Generating automata for validating XML documents, and validating XML documents'2006 7,029,794'Lithium battery and electrode'2006 6,899,989'Radiation-sensitive resin composition'2005 6,841,237'Optical sheet and process for production of the same'2005 6,768,563'Image input system'2004 6,703,163'Lithium battery and electrode'2004 6,634,454'Driving apparatus for a vehicle'2003 6,598,698'Electric power steering apparatus'2003 6,596,375'Optical sheet and production process thereof'2003 6,526,049'Packet transferring device'2003 6,511,721'Anti-reflective material'2003 6,470,726'Method for manufacturing an extruded article changing in cross-section and an apparatus for extruding said extruded article'2002 6,400,401'Camera control method and apparatus, and network system of camera control apparatus'2002 6,367,577'Vehicle including a variable gear ratio steering device and an electric power steering apparatus'2002 6,352,742'Method for producing polymer electrolyte membrane and fuel cell'2002 6,325,953'Plastic working method and plastic working machine'2001 6,326,052'Ceramic capacitor'2001 6,232,678'Electronic appliance'2001 6,219,086'Terminal apparatus'2001 6,213,245'Cross member structure for transmission'2001 6,181,952'Unit and system for mobile communications'2001 6,181,543'High voltage ceramic capacitor'2001 6,163,678'Satellite packet terminal and method for transmitting packet data from the same'2000 6,120,011'Engine mount structure'2000 6,114,086'Chemically amplified resist composition'2000 6,043,973'Ceramic capacitor'2000 5,932,688'Polybenzimidazole material with low metallic concentration and a process for production thereof'1999 5,916,729'Chemically amplified resist composition'1999 5,915,259'Document schema transformation by patterns and contextual conditions'1999 5,902,876'Polybenzimidazole compounds in solution and a process for the preparation thereof'1999 5,765,177'Document processing method and apparatus for searching documents having a graph based document logic structure'1998 5,694,609'Document processing apparatus for processing a structured document using embedding nodes and mold nodes'1997 5,629,135'Chemically amplified resist composition'1997 5,580,695'Chemically amplified resist'1996 5,531,195'Piston ring'1996 5,528,752'Fault diagnosis using simulation'1996 5,482,816'Radiation-sensitive composition'1996 5,475,805'Layout and display of structured document having embedded elements'1995 5,369,349'Electric motor control system'1994 5,332,650'Radiation-sensitive composition'1994 5,328,714'Method for manufacturing liquid crystal orientation film'1994 5,311,340'Liquid crystal display device having compensator and thin film with maximum refractive index parallel and perpendicular to compensator, respectively'1994 5,283,898'System and method for maintaining a mutual relationship between objects'1994 5,261,501'Four-wheel steering system with steering motor short circuit control'1993 5,219,035'Front and rear wheel steering system for motor vehicles'1993 5,135,678'Liquid crystal device'1992 5,111,675'Penetration bending method and penetration bending machine therefor'1992 5,080,938'Liquid crystal display element'1992 5,071,733'Patterned thin film and process for preparing the same'1991 4,943,471'Patterned thin film and process for preparing the same'1990 4,911,958'Liquid crystal device'1990 4,838,120'Centrifugally actuate clutch for a limited slip differential'1989 4,466,635'Vehicle suspension mechanism'1984

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1984–2020Based in Tokyo, JP· patent location history

1990–1994Patents assigned to KANEGAFUCHI CHEMICAL IND (6)· patent assignee history

1993–2015Patents assigned to HONDA MOTOR CO LTD (8)· patent assignee history

1994–2008Based in Kawasaki, JP· patent location history

1997–2021Based in Kanagawa, JP· patent location history

2001–2017Based in Kyoto, JP· patent location history

2003–2020Based in Shizuoka, JP· patent location history

2008–2021Patents assigned to SONY CORP (31)· patent assignee history

2012–2019Patents assigned to MURATA MAKOTO (16)· patent assignee history

2012–2019Patents assigned to KURATA MASATOMO (9)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
SONY CORP	31	2008–2021
MURATA MAKOTOself	16	2012–2019
KURATA MASATOMO	9	2012–2019
HONDA MOTOR CO LTD	8	1993–2015
KANEGAFUCHI CHEMICAL IND	6	1990–1994

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Tokyo, JP	38	1984–2020
Kawasaki, JP	7	1994–2008
Kanagawa, JP	5	1997–2021
Shizuoka, JP	5	2003–2020
Kyoto, JP	5	2001–2017