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total patents issued
1,932 Total Apps Published
May 02, 2013 most recent publication
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3,392
Issued Patents
174 Issued in last 3 years
209 Published in last 3 years
26,359 Total Citation Count
Dec 16, 1976 Earliest Filing
2,090 Expired/Abandoned/Withdrawn Patents
Technologies
H01H
ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
131
7
G11B
INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
122
48
G09G
ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION
89
51
B41J
TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
75
30
H01R
ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
74
51
G06F
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
67
234
H01L
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
48
209
G02B
OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
42
118
H01F
MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR MAGNETIC PROPERTIES
38
18
H04N
PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
38
117
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6,538,558
Communication system
Sep 19, 97
Mar 25, 03
[G05B]
115
5,627,565
Space coordinates detecting device and input apparatus using same
May 26, 95
May 06, 97
[G09G]
87
6,153,062
Magnetoresistive sensor and head
Dec 10, 98
Nov 28, 00
[C23C]
86
5,693,920
Two-stage movement seesaw switch apparatus
Oct 06, 95
Dec 02, 97
[H01H]
82
6,800,825
Switch device
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Oct 05, 04
[H01H]
71
5,790,106
Coordinate input apparatus with pen and finger input detection
Nov 14, 95
Aug 04, 98
[G09G, G08C]
70
5,785,317
Operation apparatus for a game machine
Dec 15, 95
Jul 28, 98
[A63F]
67
5,869,963
Magnetoresistive sensor and head
Sep 03, 97
Feb 09, 99
[G01R, G11B, G11C]
65
6,223,300
Disk array apparatus
Oct 29, 98
Apr 24, 01
[G06F]
64
6,091,473
Active matrix liquid crystal display
May 21, 98
Jul 18, 00
[G02F]
62
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PRESSING FORCE INPUT DEVICE
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May 02, 13
[G01L]
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WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FUNCTION-EQUIPPED ELECTRONIC DEVICE
Dec 18, 12
Apr 25, 13
[H04W]
2013/0069,619
INPUT DETECTION DEVICE
Sep 14, 12
Mar 21, 13
[H01F]
2013/0070,433
IN-VEHICLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE
Sep 14, 12
Mar 21, 13
[H05K]
2013/0063,381
TACTILE STIMULUS GENERATION APPARATUS
Sep 07, 12
Mar 14, 13
[G06F]
2013/0063,394
TACTILE STIMULUS GENERATION APPARATUS
Sep 05, 12
Mar 14, 13
[G06F]
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8,418,557
Physical quantity sensor
Jul 22, 10
Apr 16, 13
[G01P]
8,422,980
High-frequency circuit in which high-frequency filter is parallel installed to integrated circuit
Nov 15, 07
Apr 16, 13
[H03D]
D679841
Light source unit
Dec 16, 10
Apr 09, 13
[2604]
8,410,893
Magnetic detector and method for manufacturing the same
Apr 04, 12
Apr 02, 13
[H01L]
8,399,783
Multi-directional switch device
Aug 18, 10
Mar 19, 13
[H01R]
8,400,262
Keyless entry device of vehicle
Apr 20, 10
Mar 19, 13
[G05B]
8,400,333
Multi-directional input apparatus
Apr 23, 09
Mar 19, 13
[H01C, H01H]
8,393,758
Laser light source device
Apr 01, 10
Mar 12, 13
[G02B]
8,395,375
Swing type input apparatus
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[G01B]
8,390,571
Pointing device capable of determining cursor-speed
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[G09G]
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