Yokohama, Japan

Ko Honma

This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.. Active years: 1991.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Ko Honma. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/ko-honma

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

Calculating rank

% Patents Active = 100.0

Average Co-Inventor Count = 4.0

ph-index = 1

Forward Citations = 13(Granted Patents)


Company Filing History:


Years Active: 1991

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1 patent (USPTO):Explore Patents

Title: Ko Honma and His Passenger-Number Sensor System.

Introduction

Ko Honma is an inventor associated with Yokohama, Japan, and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. His recorded patent concerns a sensor system designed to detect and count passengers.

Latest Patents

Honma’s listed patent is titled “Passenger Number Sensor System.” It describes multiple infrared sensors arranged in a straight line to detect temperature changes within their respective sensing zones. Each sensor has an optical lens, and a counter uses the sensors’ temperature-change pattern to select an addition value and update the accumulated passenger count. The provided information lists 1 patent for Honma.

Career Highlights

The available information connects Honma’s invention to Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. The sensor system’s approach combines infrared detection and pattern-based counting.

Collaborations

Honma’s listed coworkers include Takashi Yoshikawa and Kiyoshi Kawana.

Conclusion

Ko Honma’s recorded patent presents an infrared-based method for estimating passenger numbers, reflecting his association with Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
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