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Kishiwada, Japan

Shigeru Wada

This inventor holds 41 USPTO granted patents and 2 EPO patents, primarily in Image Sensing Technology. Top assignees: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha, Minolta Company, Ltd., Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.. Active years: 1991-2016.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Shigeru Wada. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/shigeru-wada

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

Calculating rank
USPTO Granted Patents = 41

% Patents Active = 65.9


Average Co-Inventor Count = 2.5

ph-index = 12

Forward Citations = 577(Granted Patents)


Location History:

  • Osaka, JP (1991)
  • Azuchi, JP (1993)
  • Kishiwada, JP (1992 - 2016)

Company Filing History:

goldMedal14 out of 2,979 
 
Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
 patents
silverMedal13 out of 2,816 
 
Minolta Company, Ltd.
 patents
bronzeMedal7 out of 680 
 
Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.
 patents
4. 5 out of 713 
 
Konica-Minolta Holdings, Inc.
 patents
5. 1 out of 81 
 
Konica Minolta Photo Imaging, Inc.
 patents
6. 1 out of 4,397 
 
Konica Minolta, Inc.
 patents

Years Active: 1991-2016

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Areas of Expertise:
Image Sensing
Optical Unit
Driving Device
Shake Correction
Polymer Actuator
Camera System
Image Stabilization
Fluorescence Analysis
Motor Mechanism
Film Scanning
Image Reproduction
Position Controller
41 patents (USPTO):Explore Patents
1. 9364826 - Test chip and test chip unit incorporated with test chip (2016-06-14),
2. 9006686 - Surface plasmon resonance fluorescence analysis device and surface plasmon resonance fluorescence analysis method (2015-04-14),
3. 8754950 - Driving device and imaging device (2014-06-17),
4. 8284263 - Optical unit and image pickup apparatus having an optical device and a polymer actuator for moving the optical device (2012-10-09),
5. 8175449 - Driving device, driving mechanism, and image sensing apparatus (2012-05-08),
6. 7975477 - Driving device and method of manufacturing the same (2011-07-12),
7. 7916210 - Driving device and image stabilizing system (2011-03-29),
8. 7823383 - Actuator driving device (2010-11-02),
9. 7773119 - Drive apparatus, image pickup unit and image pickup apparatus (2010-08-10),
10. 7729068 - Polymer actuator and optical unit (2010-06-01),
11. 7726014 - Manufacturing unit of position controller (2010-06-01),
12. 7703281 - Motor, motor device, and lens drive mechanism using the same (2010-04-27),
13. 7688533 - Drive apparatus and lens drive apparatus (2010-03-30),
14. 7623159 - Shake correction mechanism and image sensing apparatus using the same (2009-11-24),
15. 7436435 - Image taking device having image-blur compensator (2008-10-14),

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