Inventor

Kazuhiro Hirota

Inventor

Hachioji, JP

Overview

60→

Patents

1992–2021

Patent span

Electricity

Primary field (CPC H)

Patents· 60 as inventor

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

A61Bprimary

A61BDiagnosis22%

G03GElectrography11%

B65HHandling thin or filamentary material, e.g. sheets, webs, cables10%

H03HImpedance networks, e.g. resonant circuits8%

H01SDevices using the process of light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation [laser] to amplify or generate light7%

G01NInvestigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties6%

B42CBookbinding5%

H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television5%

B63BShips or other waterborne vessels2%

F04CRotary-piston, or oscillating-piston, positive-displacement machines for liquids2%

PatentTitleYear

11,103,137Photoacoustic imaging method and device2021 11,061,001Photoacoustic measurement apparatus2021 11,022,253Liquefied gas-based rapid cooling possibility determination device, liquefied gas storage tank, liquefied gas carrying vessel, and liquefied gas-based rapid cooling possibility determination method2021 10,873,315Piezoelectric vibrating piece and piezoelectric device2020 10,840,882Crystal unit and manufacturing method thereof2020 10,806,347Photoacoustic measurement apparatus and probe for photoacoustic measurement2020 10,763,821Crystal resonator2020 10,709,336Photoacoustic image generation apparatus and method2020 10,450,039Non-spherical tank and liquefied gas carrier ship equipped with the non-spherical tanks2019 10,277,197Piezoelectric vibrating piece and piezoelectric device2019 10,276,998Solid-state laser device and photoacoustic measurement device2019 10,250,225AT-cut crystal element, crystal resonator and crystal unit2019 10,105,063Photoacoustic measurement device and laser light source2018 10,098,547Photoacoustic measurement device, photoacoustic measurement method, and probe contact determination method2018 10,052,028Photoacoustic imaging method and photoacoustic imaging apparatus2018 9,974,439Photoacoustic imaging method and device2018 9,743,840'Photoacoustic measurement device and laser light source'2017 9,629,557'Photoacoustic image generation apparatus and method'2017 9,486,144'Photoacoustic image generation apparatus and acoustic wave unit'2016 9,392,944'Laser source unit, control method thereof, photoacoustic image generation apparatus and photoacoustic image generation method'2016 9,380,944'Photoacoustic image generation apparatus and acoustic wave unit'2016 9,369,109'Surface acoustic wave device and oscillator circuit'2016 9,320,475'Photoacoustic imaging method and photoacoustic imaging apparatus'2016 9,263,851'Cooling system, reservoir unit and cartridge, as well as solid-state laser oscillator system provided with the same'2016 9,140,538'Optical tomographic imaging system and optical tomographic imaging method to generate tomographic image and surface image of a subject'2015 9,059,676'Surface acoustic wave device and electronic component'2015 8,406,857'Apparatus for and method of processing ultrasonic signal'2013 8,379,945'Optical apparatus for acquiring structure information and its processing method of optical interference signal'2013 8,157,741'Rotational imaging probe safety mechanism for conditional rotational speed reduction'2012 8,100,833'Diagnostic imaging system and processing method for producing reduced frame rate images from data collected at a higher frame rates'2012 8,029,446'Ultrasonic imaging system and imaging method'2011 7,905,838'Image diagnostic system and apparatus, and processing method therefor'2011 7,738,941'Image diagnostic system and processing method therefor'2010 7,691,061'Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and method of processing an ultrasound signal'2010 7,261,288'Postprocessing apparatus with two or more finishing devices'2007 7,207,557'Image forming system and single-sheet processing machine'2007 RE039168'Image forming apparatus in use with a sheet post-processing apparatus'2006 6,796,559'Automatic document feeder having a document shunting path'2004 6,585,258'Automatic document feeder having a document shunting path'2003 6,427,997'Sheet stacker with aligning/conveying rollers and image forming apparatus using the same'2002 6,381,439'Document feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus'2002 6,329,888'Reflection inversion surface acoustic wave transducer and filter'2001 6,283,354'Sheet processing apparatus'2001 6,233,427'Image forming apparatus in use with a sheet post-processing apparatus'2001 6,206,359'Auto document feeder'2001 D0438889'Electronic copier'2001 6,152,445'Sheet conveying apparatus and method wherein the sheet is fed without contacting the discharge layer'2000 6,145,834'Automatic document feeder having a document shunting path'2000 6,109,605'Sheet finishing apparatus'2000 6,106,462'Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus'2000 6,091,929'Image forming apparatus having stapling position controller'2000 5,984,299'Sheet finishing apparatus'1999 5,449,158'Sorter for distributing a plurality of sheets to a plurality of sheet holding bins'1995 5,292,112'Image forming apparatus'1994 5,259,605'Sorter with trays having guide plates and return springs'1993 5,223,905'Automatic document conveying device'1993 5,213,320'Paper feed device'1993 5,192,065'Sorter with trays rotatable into a stapling position'1993 5,169,135'Recirculating document handler'1992 5,088,717'Paper feeding apparatus having a three cylinder vacuum member'1992

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1992–2004Patents assigned to KONISHIROKU PHOTO IND (21)· patent assignee history

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

1994–2019Based in Tokyo, JP· patent location history

2000–2013Patents assigned to TERUMO CORP (8)· patent assignee history

2010–2018Based in Kanagawa, JP· patent location history

2012–2015Patents assigned to HIROTA KAZUHIRO (5)· patent assignee history

2013–2021Patents assigned to FUJIFILM CORP (17)· patent assignee history

2015–2020Patents assigned to NIHON DEMPA KOGYO CO (7)· patent assignee history

2015–2020Based in Saitama, JP· patent location history

2016–2021Based in Ashigarakami-gun, JP· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
KONISHIROKU PHOTO IND	21	1992–2004
FUJIFILM CORP	17	2013–2021
TERUMO CORP	8	2000–2013
NIHON DEMPA KOGYO CO	7	2015–2020
HIROTA KAZUHIROself	5	2012–2015

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Hachioji, JP	21	1992–2007
Kanagawa, JP	14	2010–2018
Ashigarakami-gun, JP	11	2016–2021
Saitama, JP	7	2015–2020
Tokyo, JP	4	1994–2019