Menlo Park, CA, United States of America

Hiroaki Odawara

This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.. Active years: 1998.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Hiroaki Odawara. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/hiroaki-odawara-2bng1tii

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% Patents Active = 100.0

Average Co-Inventor Count = 3.0

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Forward Citations = 3(Granted Patents)


Company Filing History:


Years Active: 1998

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1 patent (USPTO):Explore Patents

Title: Hiroaki Odawara: Inventor of a High-Speed File Transfer System.

Introduction

Hiroaki Odawara is an inventor associated with Menlo Park, California, and Hitachi, Ltd. His work includes a patent for a computer system designed to transfer files efficiently between storage devices and a network.

Latest Patents

Odawara is credited with 1 patent, titled “Computer System with an Input/Output Processor Which Enables Direct File Transfer.” The invention describes a data processor that moves files between magnetic disks and a network at high speeds, reducing file-transfer processing time. Its input/output processor connects a disk channel and a LAN adapter through a switch, with a channel controller coordinating their operation in response to instructions from an instruction processor. Data can travel from the disk to the network or in the reverse direction.

Career Highlights

Odawara’s patent reflects an approach to improving data movement by coordinating storage and network operations through dedicated input/output hardware. His listed company affiliation is Hitachi, Ltd.

Collaborations

His listed coworkers include Kazunori Kuriyama and Moritoshi Yasunaga.

Conclusion

Hiroaki Odawara’s patented system focuses on accelerating file transfers between magnetic storage and networks through coordinated input/output processing.

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
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