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Hikaru Wako — 14 Patents

AEAlpine Electronics: 14 patents #11 of 637Top 2%
Redondo Beach, CA: #89 of 1,594 inventorsTop 6%
California: #43,920 of 386,348 inventorsTop 15%
Overall (All Time): #332,869 of 4,157,543Top 9%
14 Patents All Time
Hikaru Wako has been granted 14 US patents while listed as an inventor at Alpine Electronics. The first was granted in 2002 and the most recent in July 2017. Hikaru Wako ranks #332,869 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 8.0%). Patent records list Hikaru Wako in Redondo Beach, CA, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–14 of 14 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
9703472 Method and system for operating console with touch screen 2017-07-11
8731820 Method and apparatus for keyboard arrangement for efficient data entry for navigation system Kenny Chen, Mike Iao, Andrew S. de Silva 2014-05-20
7869938 Method and apparatus for displaying simplified map image for navigation system 2011-01-11
7814435 Method and apparatus for displaying local brand icons for navigation system 2010-10-12
7737987 Display method and apparatus for adjusting contrast of map elements for navigation system 2010-06-15
7640241 Sports information viewing method and apparatus for navigation system 2009-12-29
7565239 Method and apparatus for navigation system for searching selected type of information along route to destination Andrew S. de Silva 2009-07-21
D537372 Vehicle navigation unit Takashi Ichikawa, Ikuo Inouchi, Nobuo Yamaguchi 2007-02-27
7171304 Navigation method and apparatus to define favorite spot and extract information concerning the favorite spot 2007-01-30
6983203 POI icon display method and navigation system 2006-01-03
6687605 Destination specifying method and system 2004-02-03
6484094 Display method and apparatus for navigation system 2002-11-19
6415224 Display method and apparatus for navigation system Tatsuo Yokota 2002-07-02
6356837 Navigation system Tatsuo Yokota 2002-03-12