This inventor holds 121 USPTO granted patents and 3 published patent applications, plus 2 CIPO patents and 26 EPO patents, primarily in Automotive Lighting (CPC class B60Q1-04). Top assignees: Koito Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Ricoh Company, Ltd., Nec Energy Devices, Ltd.. Active years: 2002-2025.
USPTO Granted Patents = 121 (Patent Applications = 3)
% Patents Active = 60.3
CIPO Patents = 2
EPO Patents = 26 (Patent Applications = 18)
Average Co-Inventor Count = 2.5
ph-index = 16
Forward Citations = 949(Granted Patents)
Forward Citations (Not Self Cited) = 836(Dec 10, 2025)
Inventors with similar research interests:
Location History:
- Ohta-ku, JP (2003)
- Kanagawa-ken, JP (2003)
- Shizuoka-ken, JP (2007 - 2008)
- Numazu, JP (2005 - 2010)
- Kawasaki city, Kanagawa, JP (2010)
- Kawasaki, JP (2008 - 2011)
- Kanagwa, JP (2010 - 2012)
- Mishima, JP (2015)
- Sagamihara, JP (2003 - 2019)
- Kanagawa, JP (2003 - 2022)
- Shizuoka, JP (2002 - 2024)
Company Filing History:

Koito Manufacturing Company, Ltd.

Ricoh Company, Ltd.
Nec Energy Devices, Ltd.
4. 2 out of 31
Envision Aesc Energy Devices Ltd.
5. 1 out of 66
Envision Aesc Japan Ltd.
6. 1 out of 36,636

Nec Corporation
7. 1 out of 359

Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.
8. 1 out of 3,570

Toray Industries, Inc.
where one patent can have more than one assignee
Years Active: 2002-2025
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Areas of Expertise:
Automotive Lamp
Lighting Circuit
Light Source Module
Vehicular Lamp
Light-Emitting Module
Vehicle Lamp Control
Swivel Actuator
Scanning Beam
Battery Manufacturing
Electricity Storage System
Charging Method
Drive Circuit
121 patents (USPTO):Explore Patents
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3 patents pending:
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2 patents (CIPO):
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26 patents (EPO):
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18 patents pending (EPO):
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