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Noboru Sato — 43 Patents

Sony: 7 patents #6,060 of 25,231Top 25%
Honda Motor Co.: 6 patents #3,726 of 21,052Top 20%
CACataler: 4 patents #86 of 277Top 35%
Nec: 3 patents #4,217 of 14,502Top 30%
DCDaihatsu Motor Co.: 3 patents #25 of 248Top 15%
HNHines Nurseries: 3 patents #4 of 25Top 20%
TTThe University Of Tokyo: 2 patents #500 of 2,633Top 20%
HCHitachi Cable: 2 patents #313 of 1,086Top 30%
TCTohoku Munekata Co.: 2 patents #3 of 27Top 15%
NCNkk Co.: 2 patents #309 of 1,173Top 30%
IHIhi: 2 patents #401 of 1,178Top 35%
HCHokko Chemical Industry Co.: 2 patents #30 of 157Top 20%
Samsung: 1 patents #50,112 of 75,807Top 70%
FCFurukawa Electric Co.: 1 patents #1,270 of 2,370Top 55%
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba: 1 patents #13,641 of 21,451Top 65%
MCMitsubishi Chemical: 1 patents #1,786 of 3,022Top 60%
CFCornell Research Foundation: 1 patents #802 of 1,638Top 50%
MCMitsuba Electric Manufacturing Co.: 1 patents #78 of 176Top 45%
NCNiles Parts Co.: 1 patents #72 of 137Top 55%
University of California: 1 patents #8,022 of 18,278Top 45%
TCTokyo Cosmos Electric Co.: 1 patents #6 of 46Top 15%
TSTokyo Electron Sagami: 1 patents #39 of 81Top 50%
Overall (All Time): #69,380 of 4,157,543Top 2%
43 Patents All Time
Noboru Sato has been granted 43 US patents while listed as an inventor at Sony. The first was granted in 1982 and the most recent in January 2022. Noboru Sato ranks #69,380 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 1.7%). Patent records list Noboru Sato in Yokohama, MO, JP.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 43 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11229893 Method of producing a silicon compound material and apparatus for producing a silicon compound material Yasuyuki Fukushima, Kozue Akazaki, Yasutomo Tanaka, Kazuma AKIKUBO, Takeshi Nakamura +4 more 2022-01-25
11154842 Exhaust gas purification underfloor catalyst and catalyst system Sho Hoshino, Keisuke Murawaki 2021-10-26
9822445 Method for manufacturing heat-resistant composite material Takeshi Nakamura, Masato Ishizaki, Kenji Fuchigami, Kozue Hotozuka, Yukihiro Shimogaki +4 more 2017-11-21
8609417 Methods and compositions for stem cell cultures 2013-12-17
8394319 Martensitic-steel casting material and process for producing martensitic cast steel product Toshitaka Watanabe, Toru Yamada, Satoshi Nakano, Toshiro Matsuki 2013-03-12
8227374 Exhaust gas purification catalyst Tomohito Mizukami 2012-07-24
8173309 Reformer for fuel cell, and fuel cell system comprising the same Leonid Gorobinskiy, Ju-Yong Kim, Man-Seok Han, Yong-Kul Lee, Chan-Ho Lee +5 more 2012-05-08
7622418 Method for producing exhaust gas purifying catalyst Hirohisa Tanaka, Isao Tan, Mari Uenishi, Nobuhiko Kajita, Masashi Taniguchi +2 more 2009-11-24 $945,000
7601325 Perovskite-type composite oxide, catalyst composition and method for producing perovskite-type composite oxide Hirohisa Tanaka, Isao Tan, Mari Uenishi, Nobuhiko Kajita, Masashi Taniguchi +4 more 2009-10-13 $885,000
7261974 Battery-driven power source apparatus Kenji Watanabe, Junichi Kikuchi, Atsuhiro Naganuma, Satoyoshi Ohya 2007-08-28 $519,000
PP17669 Plant variety of Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum named ‘Sato's Dwarf Red’ 2007-05-01
7205257 Catalyst for clarifying exhaust gas Hirohisa Tanaka, Isao Tan, Mari Uenishi, Nobuhiko Kajita, Masashi Taniguchi +2 more 2007-04-17 $573,000
7153146 Termination structure of cable with shield layer Michiaki Shimizu, Shinji Ito, Nobuyuki Yamashita 2006-12-26 $98,000
6893273 Terminal structure of cable with shield layer Michiaki Shimizu 2005-05-17 $82,000
6619983 Socket for automotive vehicles Hidetoshi Ota, Takashi Sakamaki 2003-09-16
PP13693 Loropetalum chinense variety rubrum named ‘Mosaic’ 2003-04-01
PP12203 Loropetalum plant named `Hindwarf` 2001-11-13
6307858 ATM cell transmission system Nobuyuki Mizukoshi, Hideo Ishida 2001-10-23 $39,000
6211492 Thermally deposited portion structure of thermoplastic resin molded product Masahiro Tanaka 2001-04-03
6188202 Battery charging device Kazuhiko Yagi, Takashi Ishikura 2001-02-13 $202,000
6159950 Method of modulating hair growth Ronald G. Crystal, Philip L. Leopold 2000-12-12
6102982 Method for recovering zinc oxide from dust Shinichi Isozaki, Yoshihito Iwata, Noboru Sakamoto 2000-08-15
6042776 Apparatus for recovering zinc oxide from dust Shinichi Isozaki, Masayuki Watanabe 2000-03-28
6008626 Apparatus for preventing deterioration of lithium secondary battery Kazuhiro Araki, Naoki Maruno 1999-12-28 $116,000
6009078 ATM switch device capable of favorably controlling traffic congestion 1999-12-28 $27,000