Kaoru Murabe

This inventor holds 24 USPTO granted patents, primarily in Hydrodynamic Bearings. Top assignees: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Limited, Canon Kabushiki Kaisha. Active years: 1996-2008.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Kaoru Murabe. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/kaoru-murabe

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

USPTO Granted Patents = 24

% Patents Active = 70.8

Average Co-Inventor Count = 3.4

ph-index = 7

Forward Citations = 164(Granted Patents)

Location History:

Hyogo, JP (1997)
Nishinomiya, JP (1998)
Itami, JP (1996 - 2008)

Company Filing History:

24 out of 10,641

Sumitomo Electric Industries, Limited

patents

2 out of 92,994

Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

patents

where one patent can have more than one assignee

Years Active: 1996-2008

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Areas of Expertise:

Hydrodynamic Bearings

Spindle Motors

Dynamic Pressure Bearings

Bearing Structures

Optical Deflection Scanning

Manufacturing Methods

Gas Bearings

Pneumatic Bearings

Hard Disk Drives

Dynamic-Pressure Gas Bearings

24 patents (USPTO):Sort by Forward CitationsExplore Patents

1. 7360950 - Hydrodynamic bearing assembly (2008-04-22),

2. 7033078 - Hydrodynamic bearing assembly and spindle motor having the same (2006-04-25),

3. 6870289 - Dynamic-pressure bearing and spindle motor comprising the same (2005-03-22),

4. 6771459 - Spindle motor and hard disc drive incorporating the same (2004-08-03),

5. 6749339 - Hydrodynamic bearing assembly and spindle motor having the same (2004-06-15),

6. 6702464 - Dynamic pressure bearing with improved starting characteristics (2004-03-09),

7. 6686673 - Bearing structures, spindle motor, and hard disk drive (2004-02-03),

8. 6608415 - Spindle motor (2003-08-19),

9. 6552455 - Hydrodynamic bearing and spindle motor (2003-04-22),

10. 6502989 - Dynamic pressure bearing and spindle motor with the bearing (2003-01-07),

11. 6428211 - Hydrodynamic gas bearing structure (2002-08-06),

12. 6417590 - Spindle motor (2002-07-09),

13. 6307295 - Spindle motor and complex bearing assembly for use with the spindle motor (2001-10-23),

14. 6256885 - Hydrodynamic gas bearing and manufacturing method thereof (2001-07-10),

15. 6200033 - Hydrodynamic gas bearing and manufacturing method thereof (2001-03-13),

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Profile summary based on public USPTO records.

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