Shigeki Kato

This inventor holds 42 USPTO granted patents and 2 published patent applications, plus 3 CIPO patents and 6 EPO patents, primarily in Optical Measurement. Top assignees: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyo Ink Manufacturing Company, Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd.. Active years: 1994-2024.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Shigeki Kato. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/shigeki-kato-az7e3ih8

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

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USPTO Granted Patents = 42 (Patent Applications = 2)

% Patents Active = 71.4

CIPO Patents = 3

EPO Patents = 6 (Patent Applications = 4)

Average Co-Inventor Count = 2.3

ph-index = 8

Forward Citations = 228(Granted Patents)

Location History:

Tochigi, JP (2005)
Utsunomiya, JP (1998 - 2008)
Tochigi-ken, JP (2009)
Tokyo, JP (1994 - 2017)
Shimotsuke, JP (2013 - 2019)

Company Filing History:

31 out of 93,085

Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

patents

6 out of 223

Toyo Ink Manufacturing Company

patents

4 out of 105

Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd.

Years Active: 1994-2024

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Areas of Expertise:

Interferometer

Optical Measurement

Displacement Detection

Position Measurement

Doppler Velocimeter

Phase Difference

Compact Interference

Pigment Composition

Measurement Apparatus

Encoder

Reflection Characteristic

Frequency Shifter

42 patents (USPTO):Sort by Forward CitationsExplore Patents

1. 12138663 - Sorting apparatus for sorting objects and measurement apparatus (2024-11-12),

2. 10235743 - Measuring apparatus, measuring method, and program (2019-03-19),

3. 9556607 - Method for constructing cylindrical tank (2017-01-31),

4. 9528934 - Reflection characteristic measuring apparatus (2016-12-27),

5. 9372066 - Interferometer (2016-06-21),

6. 8976361 - Reflection characteristic measuring apparatus (2015-03-10),

7. 8582112 - Double pass interferometer with tilted mirrors (2013-11-12),

8. 8384910 - Double pass interferometer with tilted mirrors (2013-02-26),

9. 7554671 - Absolute position measurement apparatus (2009-06-30),

10. 7551290 - Absolute position measurement apparatus (2009-06-23),

11. 7375820 - Interference measuring apparatus for detecting a plurality of stable phase difference signals (2008-05-20),

12. 7034947 - Compact interference measuring apparatus for detecting the magnitude and direction of positional deviation (2006-04-25),

13. 6989055 - Monoazo lake pigment composition and gravure ink using the same (2006-01-24),

14. 6914682 - Interferometer and position measuring device (2005-07-05),

15. 6793727 - Pigment composition and ink composition using the same (2004-09-21),

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Profile summary based on public USPTO records.