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Hidehiro Kume — 19 Patents

Sony: 16 patents #2,638 of 25,231Top 15%
HKHamamatsu Photonics K.K.: 4 patents #453 of 1,436Top 35%
Tokyo, JP: #7,965 of 90,295 inventorsTop 9%
Overall (All Time): #229,345 of 4,157,543Top 6%
19 Patents All Time
Hidehiro Kume has been granted 19 US patents while listed as an inventor at Sony. The first was granted in 1989 and the most recent in February 2008. Hidehiro Kume ranks #229,345 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 5.5%). Patent records list Hidehiro Kume in Tokyo, JP.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1989 to 2008Bar chart with a peak of 2 patents in 1989.peak 21989: 2 patents19891990: 2 patents1991: 2 patents19911992: 1 patents1993: 2 patents19931996: 2 patents1998: 2 patents19981999: 2 patents2000: 1 patents20002005: 1 patents2007: 1 patents20072008: 1 patents2008

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–19 of 19 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
7336367 Light-receiving/emitting composite unit, method for manufacturing the same, and displacement detection device Hideaki Tamiya, Kayoko Taniguchi, Akihiro Kuroda 2008-02-26
7187449 Light-receiving/emitting composite unit, method for manufacturing the same, and displacement detection device Hideaki Tamiya, Kayoko Taniguchi, Akihiro Kuroda 2007-03-06 $1,167,000
6980303 Light-emitting/receiving combined unit and displacement sensors using the same Akihito Nakayama, Kayoko Taniguchi, Akihiro Kuroda 2005-12-27 $601,000
6114621 Photomultiplier with magnetic shielding case Masumi Tachino, Suenori Kimura, Takashi Goto 2000-09-05
5965982 Side-on type photomultiplier Masumi Tachino, Suenori Kimura, Takashi Goto 1999-10-12
5864207 Photomultiplier with lens element Suenori Kimura 1999-01-26
5847380 Side-on type photomultiplier comprising an envelope having an opening, a lens element, and a lens positioning structure Masumi Tachino, Suenori Kimura, Takashi Goto 1998-12-08
5727111 Optical pick-up and light detecting cover therefor Kimihiro Saito, Shuzo Sato, Takeshi Kubo 1998-03-10 $449,000
5541899 Optical pickup device with movable objective lens and stationary focusing and tracking coils Koji Mitsumori, Tomoyuki Ishida 1996-07-30 $143,000
5521394 Compact displacement detecting system with optical integrated circuit and connector in-line with optical axis Noriko Nakanishi 1996-05-28 $166,000
5181193 Optical pickup device for a recording and/or reproducing apparatus Etsufumi Yamamoto, Yoshiyuki Matsumoto 1993-01-19 $122,000
5181195 Tracking error signal generator with DC offset cancellation Etsufumi Yamamoto 1993-01-19 $122,000
5144614 Optical pickup device Etsufumi Yamamoto, Kenji Nagashima 1992-09-01 $93,000
5060217 Optical head devices for use in recording and/or reproduction of information — 1991-10-22 $436,000
5005162 Optical head devices for use in disc players Koji Mitsumori 1991-04-02 $254,000
4897828 Optical pickup device You Yoshitoshi, Yoshiyuki Matsumoto, Koji Mitsumori, Etsufumi Yamamoto, Hiroshi Oinoue 1990-01-30 $502,000
4893296 Optical pickup device Yoshiyuki Matsumoto, Koji Mitsumori, You Yoshitoshi, Etsufumi Yamamoto, Hiroshi Oinoue 1990-01-09 $586,000
4873429 Optical pick-up head without pick-up of stray light Yoshiyuki Matsumoto, You Yoshitoshi 1989-10-10 $389,000
4823331 Focusing detection apparatus You Yoshitoshi, Yoshiyuki Matsumoto 1989-04-18 $718,000

Frequent Collaborators

Yoshiyuki Matsumoto5 shared
Etsufumi Yamamoto5 shared
You Yoshitoshi4 shared
Suenori Kimura4 shared
Koji Mitsumori4 shared
Kayoko Taniguchi3 shared

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