| # | Country | Total Patents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | EPO (European Patent Office) | 8 | |
| #2 | United States | 8 | |
| #3 | China | 3 | |
| #4 | WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) | 3 | |
| #5 | Republic of Korea | 2 |
| # | Industry | |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Measurement | |
| #2 | Machines | |
| #3 | Electrical machinery and energy | |
| #4 | Materials and metallurgy | |
| #5 | Surface technology and coating | |
| #6 | Environmental technology | |
| #7 | Packaging and shipping |
| # | Technology | |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Analysing materials | |
| #2 | Geophysics | |
| #3 | Weighing | |
| #4 | Unspecified technologies | |
| #5 | Measuring force, work and fluid pressure | |
| #6 | Building materials | |
| #7 | Transport or storage devices | |
| #8 | Layered products | |
| #9 | Batteries | |
| #10 | Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions |
| # | Name | Total Patents |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kubotera Shigeru | 5 |
| #2 | Nagaoka Toshihiko | 5 |
| #3 | Tanaka Osamu | 4 |
| #4 | Mitani Satoshi | 4 |
| #5 | Watanabe Toshihisa | 3 |
| #6 | Ohtsuki Tomoyasu | 3 |
| #7 | Murata Norikazu | 3 |
| #8 | Watabiki Hiroaki | 2 |
| #9 | Sakai Akio | 2 |
| #10 | Kobayashi Hiroaki | 2 |
| Publication | Filing date | Title |
|---|---|---|
| US2009154643A1 | X-ray detection device for foreign matter | |
| CN1759329A | Metal detector | |
| US2002038729A1 | Electronic balance which is easily assembled, maintained, downsized and improved with respect to weighing performance, and method for manufacturing the same | |
| EP1228988A1 | Combination weighing equipment | |
| US6622894B2 | Article feeding and discharging device | |
| EP0897122A1 | Apparatus for detecting foreign matter with high selectivity and high sensitivity by image processing |