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Hiroki Sato — 254 Patents

Sony: 58 patents #352 of 25,231Top 2%
Hitachi: 22 patents #1,535 of 28,497Top 6%
Casio Computer Co.: 21 patents #63 of 1,970Top 4%
ICIbiden Co.: 19 patents #36 of 730Top 5%
Panasonic: 16 patents #1,411 of 21,108Top 7%
Canon: 14 patents #4,784 of 19,416Top 25%
Toyota: 12 patents #2,406 of 26,838Top 9%
Sumitomo Electric Industries: 9 patents #3,076 of 21,551Top 15%
SESeiko Epson: 8 patents #2,198 of 7,774Top 30%
ADAdeka: 7 patents #44 of 499Top 9%
TKTanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.: 5 patents #63 of 436Top 15%
HMHitachi Medical: 5 patents #140 of 680Top 25%
Fujitsu Limited: 5 patents #6,029 of 24,456Top 25%
ACAlps Alpine Co.: 5 patents #50 of 525Top 10%
Yamaha Motor: 4 patents #461 of 2,310Top 20%
KOKomatsu: 4 patents #479 of 2,087Top 25%
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha: 3 patents #1,084 of 3,782Top 30%
FUFujifilm: 3 patents #1,989 of 4,519Top 45%
TLTokyo Electron Limited: 3 patents #2,069 of 5,567Top 40%
Honda Motor Co.: 3 patents #6,619 of 21,052Top 35%
NDNisshinbo Micro Devices: 2 patents #3 of 32Top 10%
QCQingdao Haier Washing Machine Co.: 2 patents #54 of 190Top 30%
Tdk: 2 patents #1,902 of 3,796Top 55%
JPJapan Polychem: 2 patents #15 of 104Top 15%
TTTokyo Institute Of Technology: 2 patents #232 of 1,159Top 25%
TOToto: 2 patents #431 of 1,113Top 40%
Samsung: 2 patents #38,282 of 75,807Top 55%
MLMitsubishi Petrochemical Company Limited: 2 patents #172 of 670Top 30%
HAHitachi Astemo: 2 patents #393 of 1,276Top 35%
NCNippondenso Co.: 1 patents #1,765 of 3,479Top 55%
ACAlps Electric Co.: 1 patents #1,191 of 2,177Top 55%
ACAqua Co.: 1 patents #20 of 43Top 50%
ACAsahi Fiber Glass Co.: 1 patents #24 of 84Top 30%
CSCrewt Medical Systems: 1 patents #4 of 6Top 70%
DCDaihachi Chemical Industry Co.: 1 patents #25 of 56Top 45%
FUFujikura: 1 patents #788 of 1,407Top 60%
FCFurukawa Co.: 1 patents #36 of 90Top 40%
JUJichi Medical University: 1 patents #25 of 66Top 40%
Mazda Motor: 1 patents #2,563 of 4,755Top 55%
MEMercari: 1 patents #27 of 69Top 40%
MMMitsubishi Materials: 1 patents #812 of 1,543Top 55%
NTNec Lcd Technologies: 1 patents #192 of 305Top 65%
NCNeturen Co.: 1 patents #80 of 161Top 50%
ACAdamant Namiki Precision Jewel Co.: 1 patents #15 of 58Top 30%
OHOji Holdings: 1 patents #74 of 176Top 45%
RCRenascience Co.: 1 patents #5 of 15Top 35%
SISumitomo Rubber Industries: 1 patents #1,096 of 1,637Top 70%
TTThe University Of Tokyo: 1 patents #1,000 of 2,633Top 40%
TCTohoku Techno Arch Co.: 1 patents #52 of 193Top 30%
TKToshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha: 1 patents #1,144 of 1,664Top 70%
ZKZama Japan Kabushiki Kaisha: 1 patents #18 of 30Top 60%
FCFuji Electric Co.: 1 patents #1,387 of 2,643Top 55%
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba: 1 patents #13,641 of 21,451Top 65%
TITexas Instruments: 1 patents #7,388 of 12,488Top 60%
Overall (All Time): #1,924 of 4,157,543Top 1%
254 Patents All Time
Hiroki Sato has been granted 254 US patents while listed as an inventor at Sony. The first was granted in 1982 and the most recent in September 2025. Hiroki Sato ranks #1,924 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 0.05%). Patent records list Hiroki Sato in Yokohama, MH, JP.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1994 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 18 patents in 2020.peak 181994: 2 patents19941995: 1 patents1998: 6 patents1999: 2 patents19992000: 2 patents2001: 2 patents2002: 3 patents20022003: 2 patents2004: 3 patents2005: 2 patents20052006: 2 patents2007: 4 patents2008: 5 patents20082009: 13 patents2010: 15 patents2011: 10 patents20112012: 8 patents2013: 14 patents2014: 11 patents20142015: 12 patents2016: 10 patents2017: 8 patents20172018: 14 patents2019: 11 patents2020: 18 patents20202021: 12 patents2022: 12 patents2023: 11 patents20232024: 18 patents2025: 8 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 254 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12417201 Information processing device, signal correction method, and computer-readable recording medium storing signal correction program 2025-09-16
12401366 Sensor interface circuit and sensor module Masayuki Sato, Takaaki Shirakawa, Chunhui Pan, Noboru Ishihara, Shinji Murata 2025-08-26
12395600 Image processing apparatus, printing apparatus, and image processing method for converting image data into dot data 2025-08-19
12386113 Display device and spatial input device including the same Katsunari Ashimine 2025-08-12
12246541 Recording device and recording method 2025-03-11
12229089 Electronic device, data processing method and storage medium 2025-02-18
12199616 Circuit device, sensor module, and circuit parameter adjustment method Yasuhiko Sato, Hideki Yamazaki, Katsuaki Morishita 2025-01-14
12187399 Marine propulsion device with forward/reverse shifting mechanism, and marine vessel Ryosuke Hara 2025-01-07
12168488 Steering holding determination device, steering control device, and steering device Hirokazu Fujimoto, Tatsuru Niihara, Yoshinori Kohno, Shigeharu Shibahata, Daisuke Tsuga 2024-12-17
12168486 Steering holding determination device, steering control device, and steering device Hirokazu Fujimoto, Tatsuru Niihara, Yoshinori Kohno, Shigeharu Shibahata, Daisuke Tsuga 2024-12-17
12163034 Silver ink for low-temperature calcination Yuusuke Ohshima, Yuichi Makita, Noriaki Nakamura, Kenjiro Koshiji, Masato Kasuga +1 more 2024-12-10 $214,000
12159070 Information processing apparatus with which deterioration of colorimetric accuracy is suppressed, image forming system including the information processing apparatus, and computer readable storage medium 2024-12-03
12117767 Image forming apparatus having plural dividing plates in a duct for guiding air Yuya Otsuka, Ryuichi Kojima 2024-10-15
12106742 Electronic musical instrument, sound production method for electronic musical instrument, and storage medium Hajime Kawashima 2024-10-01
12097982 Landing device Takashi Maeda, Tatsuo Makii 2024-09-24 $996,000
12094440 Electronic musical instrument, sound production method for electronic musical instrument, and storage medium Hajime Kawashima 2024-09-17
12069952 Thermoelectric conversion material and thermoelectric conversion device using same Yuriko Kaneko, Hiromasa Tamaki, Tsutomu Kanno, REIKO HAGAWA, HYUNJEONG NAM 2024-08-20
12035470 Electroconductive substrate having metal wiring, method for producing the electroconductive substrate, and metal ink for forming metal wiring Kenjiro Koshiji, Yuichi Makita, Noriaki Nakamura, Masato Kasuga, Yuusuke Ohshima +1 more 2024-07-09 $205,000
D1026802 Rechargeable battery Yosuke Matsuzaki 2024-05-14
11967441 Metal wiring and conductive sheet both excellent in bending resistance, and metal paste for forming the metal wiring Yuusuke Ohshima, Shigeyuki OOTAKE 2024-04-23 $168,000
11954555 Sensor interface circuit and sensor module Masayuki Sato, Noboru Ishihara, Shinji Murata 2024-04-09
11951777 Tire Masahiro Tatsuta, Junya TAMAI, Tomohiko Hiroshige 2024-04-09
11910713 Thermoelectric conversion technique Hiromasa Tamaki, Yuriko Kaneko, Tsutomu Kanno, HYUNJEONG NAM 2024-02-20
D1012836 Rechargeable battery Yosuke Matsuzaki 2024-01-30
11871666 Thermoelectric conversion element and thermoelectric conversion module MIHO UEHARA, Yuriko Kaneko, Atsushi Ono, Masashige Kawabe, Tsutomu Kanno +1 more 2024-01-09