Wataru Watanabe

This inventor holds 48 USPTO granted patents and 15 published patent applications and 7 EPO patents, primarily in Image Processing. Top assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Konica Minolta, Inc., Clarion Co. Active years: 1978-2026.

USPTO Granted Patents = 48 (Patent Applications = 15)

% Patents Active = 79.2

EPO Patents = 7 (Patent Applications = 6)

Average Co-Inventor Count = 2.9

ph-index = 5

Forward Citations = 77(Granted Patents)

Location History:

Saitama, JP (1983)
Toda, JP (1978 - 1984)
Ageo, JP (1994)
Shizuoka-ken, JP (2009 - 2010)
Kanagawa-ken, JP (2015)
Kawasaki, JP (2017)
Kanagawa, JP (2007 - 2020)
Hachioji, JP (2013 - 2020)
Niigata, JP (2020 - 2022)
Koto, JP (2022)
Tokyo, JP (1986 - 2024)

Company Filing History:

17 out of 53,226

Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba

Denka Company Limited

patents

5. 2 out of 2,526

Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.

patents

6. 2 out of 6,285

Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha

patents

7. 1 out of 1,342

Canon Medical Systems Corporation

patents

8. 1 out of 4,826

Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.

The Tokyo Electric Power Company, Incorporated

where one patent can have more than one assignee

Years Active: 1978-2026

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Areas of Expertise:

Data Analysis

Image Forming

Developing Device

Abnormality Detection

Information Processing

Visualized Data Generation

Network Training

Suspension Polymerization

Scanning Optical System

Machining Apparatus

Power Mechanism

Ejection Mechanism

48 patents (USPTO):Sort by Forward CitationsExplore Patents

1. 12717257 - Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and storage medium (2026-08-25),

2. 12710338 - MANUFACTURING DATA ANALYSIS DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD (2026-08-18),

3. 12693193 - Manufacturing data analysis device and method (2026-07-28),

4. 12572521 - Data analysis apparatus and method (2026-03-10),

5. 12495936 - Membrane unit and hand washing device (2025-12-16),

6. D1087591 - Heel component for footwear (2025-08-12),

7. 12111597 - Image forming apparatus and non-transitory recording medium storing a computer readable control program (2024-10-08),

8. 12061467 - Data processing apparatus, data processing method, and storage medium storing program for determining an abnormality based on manufacturing data (2024-08-13),

9. 11782426 - Abnormality score calculation apparatus, method, and medium (2023-10-10),

10. 11775512 - Data analysis apparatus, method and system (2023-10-03),

11. 11537823 - Processing apparatus, processing method, learning apparatus, and computer program product (2022-12-27),

12. 11436769 - Visualized data generation device, visualized data generation system, and visualized data generation method (2022-09-06),

13. 11345768 - Modified vinyl alcohol-based polymer and dispersion stabilizer for suspension polymerization (2022-05-31),

14. 10836843 - Modified vinyl alcohol-based polymer, and dispersion stabilizer for suspension polymerization (2020-11-17),

15. 10803388 - Network training device, network training system, network training method, and computer program product (2020-10-13),

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