Inventor

Kenichi Kikuchi

Inventor

Osaka, JP

Overview

72→

Patents

1980–2019

Patent span

Electricity

Primary field (CPC H)

Patents· 72 as inventor

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

H04Nprimary

H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television24%

Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests8%

A61BDiagnosis6%

G09GArrangements or circuits for control of indicating devices using static means to present variable information6%

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification5%

G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus5%

B60GVehicle suspension arrangements4%

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

G03BApparatus or arrangements for taking photographs or for projecting or viewing them3%

H03HImpedance networks, e.g. resonant circuits3%

PatentTitleYear

10,507,552Solder material and electronic component2019 9,178,226'Fuel cell sealing structure'2015 8,830,157'Display apparatus, quantity-of-light adjusting method for display apparatus and electronic equipment'2014 8,729,775'Piezoelectric vibrating devices and methods for manufacturing same'2014 8,514,320'Electronic camera and focus control method which minimizes the time required for adjusting a focus'2013 8,415,858'Piezoelectric vibrating pieces and devices, and methods for manufacturing same'2013 8,305,467'Image pickup apparatus and image pickup method'2012 8,174,487'Display unit and backlight unit'2012 8,111,020'Apparatus and method for driving backlight unit'2012 8,013,912'Camera apparatus, image server and image server system'2011 7,982,706'Backlight device, method of driving backlight and liquid crystal display apparatus'2011 7,969,481'Camera performing photographing in accordance with photographing mode depending on object scene'2011 7,872,670'Camera performing photographing in accordance with photographing mode depending on object scene'2011 7,733,410'Electronic camera and focus control method which minimizes the time required for adjusting a focus'2010 7,675,249'Apparatus and method for driving backlight unit'2010 7,571,178'Process controller, product information collector, and process tracer'2009 7,522,207'Detecting/setting the on/off state of a display in a video camera with manual and automatic function'2009 7,511,695'Display unit and backlight unit'2009 7,507,943'Light source for LCD with individually controlled sections'2009 7,456,555'Angular velocity sensor and method of fabrication thereof'2008 7,340,767'Camera apparatus, image server and image server system'2008 7,295,180'Backlight driving device, backlight driving method, and liquid crystal display device'2007 7,280,150'Video camera with aperture blade'2007 7,129,624'Crystal unit'2006 6,988,112'Multi-program processing system and rollback method for file used therefor'2006 6,884,956'Color-based sorting apparatus'2005 6,847,402'Imaging apparatus having autofocus function'2005 6,757,020'Detecting/setting the on/off state of a display in a video camera with manual and automatic function'2004 6,654,051'Digital camera'2003 6,544,635'Magnetic recording medium'2003 6,522,678'Multiple wavelength semiconductor laser device array and production method'2003 6,005,612'Video camera with high speed mode'1999 5,898,773'Telephone apparatus with call transfer function and with improved arrangement for hand-free operation'1999 5,838,374'Autofocus video camera that can compensate for variation in the amount of load on a mobile unit of a linear motor in a focus operation'1998 5,585,840'Endoscope apparatus in which image pickup means and signal control means are connected to each other by signal transmitting means'1996 5,555,022'White balance adjusting apparatus for automatically adjusting white balance in response to color information signal obtained from image sensing device'1996 5,514,464'Magnetic recording medium'1996 5,489,939'White balance adjusting apparatus for automatically adjusting white balance in response to a color information signal obtained from an image sensing device'1996 5,442,408'White balance adjusting apparatus for automatically adjusting white balance in response to luminance information signal and color information signal obtained from image sensing device'1995 5,408,263'Electronic endoscope apparatus'1995 5,372,894'Magnetic recording media comprising a back coat containing a mixture of a thermosetting resin and photosetting resin and a process therefor'1994 5,319,462'Automatic focusing apparatus for automatically adjusting focus in response to video signal by fuzzy inference'1994 5,282,022'White balance adjusting apparatus for automatically adjusting white balance in response to luminance information signal and color information signal obtained from image sensing device'1994 5,111,301'Automatic exposure adjusting apparatus for automatically adjusting exposure by fuzzy inference'1992 5,089,031'Coal gasification apparatus using coal powder'1992 5,031,036'Electronic endoscope apparatus simultaneously displaying an original picture image and special picture image on a single displaying picture surface'1991 5,003,339'Image sensing apparatus having automatic focusing function for automatically matching focus in response to video signal'1991 4,969,045'Image sensing apparatus having automatic iris function of automatically adjusting exposure in response to video signal'1990 4,967,280'Image sensing apparatus having automatic focusing function of automatically matching focus in response to video signal'1990 4,931,867'Electronic endoscope apparatus having an isolation circuit for isolating a patient circuit from a secondary circuit'1990 4,922,346'Automatic focusing apparatus having a variable focusing speed and particularly suited for use with interlaced scanning'1990 4,887,152'Message delivery system operable in an override mode upon reception of a command signal'1989 4,870,950'Endoscope system'1989 4,867,136'Endoscope apparatus'1989 4,862,873'Stereo endoscope'1989 4,853,772'Electronic endoscope apparatus having isolated patient and secondary circuitry'1989 4,845,554'Automatic light adjusting system for an endoscope using an externally fitter camera'1989 4,832,364'Rear suspension for vehicle'1989 4,742,724'Power-assisted gear-shift mechanism for manual transmission'1988 4,721,514'Coal gasification method using coal powder'1988 4,720,121'Rear suspension for vehicle'1988 4,694,563'Process for making Schottky-barrier gate FET'1987 4,669,325'Telescopic assembly'1987 4,632,204'Power assisted steering system'1986 4,631,802'Process for the production of a semiconductor device'1986 4,601,095'Process for fabricating a Schottky-barrier gate field effect transistor'1986 4,521,888'Semiconductor device integrating a laser and a transistor'1985 4,474,363'Suspension for automobile'1984 4,424,984'Alignment adjusting device for vehicle'1984 4,377,899'Method of manufacturing Schottky field-effect transistors utilizing shadow masking'1983 4,266,439'Vibration damping device for a mechanical clutch release system'1981 4,192,529'Stabilizer mounting means'1980

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1980–1989Patents assigned to TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD (9)· patent assignee history

1980–1989Based in Toyota, JP· patent location history

1983–2009Based in Osaka, JP· patent location history

1989–2014Patents assigned to SONY CORP (10)· patent assignee history

1989–2015Patents assigned to KIKUCHI KENICHI (9)· patent assignee history

1989–1996Patents assigned to OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO (8)· patent assignee history

1989–1996Based in Hachioji, JP· patent location history

1990–2013Patents assigned to SANYO ELECTRIC CO (22)· patent assignee history

1994–2003Based in Daito, JP· patent location history

2007–2014Based in Kanagawa, JP· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
SANYO ELECTRIC CO	22	1990–2013
SONY CORP	10	1989–2014
KIKUCHI KENICHIself	9	1989–2015
TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD	9	1980–1989
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO	8	1989–1996

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Osaka, JP	12	1983–2009
Toyota, JP	9	1980–1989
Kanagawa, JP	8	2007–2014
Daito, JP	8	1994–2003
Hachioji, JP	8	1989–1996