MAEDAPATENT OFFICE

Patent Attorneys ・・・ 22 people in total


*Qualified to represent in infrigement lawsuit

*Hiroshi MAEDA  
Educational and Technical Background
He received his bachelor’s degree in aeronautical engineering from Kyoto University in 1969 and his master’s degree in the same field from the same university in 1971. Then, he worked for Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. He belonged to the Space Development Department of the same company and engaged in the development of domestic satellite rockets.
Technical Fields of Practice
Electromechanical engineering. Specific areas include engines, transmissions, heat engines, and air-conditioners. 
 
Katsumi IMAE  
Educational and Technical Background 
He received his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Ritsumeikan University in 1973. Then, he worked for Kumada Komuten K.K..

Technical Fields of Practice
Mechanics and control systems. Specific areas include refrigerant circuits, hydraulic circuits, and process control.
*Hiroshi TAKEUCHI  
Educational and Technical Background
He received his bachelor’s degree in applied chemistry from Himeji Institute of Technology in 1976. Then, he worked for Parnasse Confectioneries, Ltd. He belonged to the Product Development Department of the same company.

Technical Fields of Practice
Inorganic chemistry, metal materials and mechanics. 
Tomoo HARADA  
Educational and Technical Background
He received his bachelor’s degree in electronic engineering from Kyoto University in 1984. Then, he worked for Suntory Ltd. from 1984 to 1994. He belonged to Technology Development Center and Information System Department of the same company, engaging in development of beer bottle testers and consumer monitoring systems.

Technical Fields of Practice

Electronics. Specific areas include computer-related inventions, signal processing technologies like image coding, analog and digital circuit designing like memories, semiconductor fabrication processes, and computer-aided design for LSI’s. 
 



*Takahisa SHIMADA   
Educational and Technical Background 
He received his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Nagoya University in 1982. Then, he worked for Minolta Co., Ltd. from 1982 to 1995. He belonged to the Camera Development Department of the same company and engaged in the development of single-lens reflex cameras.

Technical Fields of Practice 
Mechanics in general.
 
*Yuji TAKEUCHI   
Educational and Technical Background
He received his bachelor’s degree in polymer engineering from Kyoto University in 1988 and his master’s degree in the same field from the same university in 1991. Then, he worked for Bando Chemical Industries, Ltd. from 1993 to 1997. He belonged to the Central Research Institute and Belt Drive Research Center of the same company and engaged in improving the tensile strength of a belt drive.

Technical Fields of Practice
Polymer chemistry. Especially engineering elastic, plastic and fiber materials. 
Atsushi FUJITA   
Educational and Technical Background
He received his bachelor’s degree in physical electronics from Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1994. Then, he worked for Fujikura Ltd., engaging in design of open-wire transmission lines. 

Technical Fields of Practice

Electronics. Specific areas include semiconductor memory technology.
Katsuya NINOMIYA  
Educational and Technical Background 
He received his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Osaka University in 1991 and his master’s degree in the same field from the same university in 1993. Then, he worked for Daikin Industries, Ltd., engaging in research and development of heat exchangers.

Technical Fields of Practice 
Mechanics like air conditioners.
 
Katsumori ISEKI  
Educational and Technical Background
He received his bachelor’s degree in English linguistics from Osaka University of Foreign Studies in 1997.

Technical Fields of Practice
Information technology and semiconductor. 
Hiraku SEKI  
Educational and Technical Background
He received his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Osaka University in 1995 and his master’s degree in the same field from the same university in 1997.

Technical Fields of Practice
Mechanics. Specific areas include car-related inventions like the structure of a car body and car-equipped components, and optical-fiber-related inventions using a communication cable or an optical fiber cable. 
 
 Seiya SUGIURA  
Educational and Technical Background
He received his bachelor’s degree in engineering from University of Tokyo in 1984 and his master’s degree in synthetic chemistry from the same university in 1986. Then, he worked for Toray Industries, Inc., engaging in research and development of plastic films and adhesives for electronic parts.

Technical Fields of Practice
Organic chemistry, plastic films and circuit boards.
Daisuke KAWABE  
Educational and Technical Background
He received his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Osaka University in 1998 and his master’s degree in engineering science from the same university in 2000. Then, he worked for Agilent Technologies, Inc. and engaged in design for electronic component instruments from 2000 to 2003.

Technical Fields of Practice
Electromechanical engineering.  
 
*Masanori HASEGAWA  
Educational and Technical Background
He received his bachelor’s degree in sericulture biology from Kyoto Institute of Technology in 1983, and his master’s degree in polymer chemistry from Kyoto University in 1991 and his doctor’s degree in the same field from the same university in 1992. Then, he worked for Daikin Industries, Ltd. and engaged in development of semiconductor from 1991 to 2003.

Technical Fields of Practice

Organic chemistry and semiconductor. 
Tsuguya IWASHITA  
Educational and Technical Background
He received his bachelor’s degree in Industrial Chemistry from Doshisha University in 1998. Then, he worked for Kurashiki Kako Co., Ltd. until 2003
Technical Fields of Practice
Information technology and applied physics. 
 
Koji FUKUMOTO  
Educational and Technical Background
He received his bachelor’s degree in industrial mechanical engineering from Osaka University in 1993 and his master’s degree in the same field from the same university in 1995. Then, he worked for Kobe Steel Ltd. engaging in research and development of building machines.

Technical Fields of Practice
Mechanics in general. 
 
Ryo MAEDA  
Educational and Technical Background
He received his bachelor’s degree in human studies from Kyoto University in 2000.

Technical Fields of Practice
Mechanics in general. 
 
Kazuaki SUZUKI  
Educational and Technical Background
He received his bachelor’s degree in electronic engineering from Tohoku University in 1996 and his master’s degree in the same field in 1998. Then, he worked for Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, and engaged in designing and research and development of turbine generators from 1998 to 2002.

Technical Fields of Practice
Mechatronics. 
 
Haruna NAGATA  
Educational and Technical Background
She received her bachelor’s degree in engineering from Osaka University in 2002. Then, she worked for Matsushita systems and technologies Co., Ltd. until 2003.

Technical Fields of Practice
Telecommunication and computer-related inventions
Nobuhiro UENISHI  
Educational and Technical Background
He received his bachelor’s degree in agricultural engineering from Kyoto University. Then, he worked for House Foods Corporation until 2001, engaging in research and development of germfree filling facilities and sterilization sanitization technology.

Technical Fields of Practice

Mechanics in general.
Kyoko SAJIKI  
Educational and Technical Background
She received her bachelor’s degree in architectural engineering from Osaka University and her master’s degree in the same field from the same university.

Technical Fields of Practice
Construction Engineering and engineering works. 
 
Hachizo MAWAKI  
Educational and Technical Background
He received his bachelor’s degree in physics from Tohoku University in 1986. Then, he worked for Mitsubishi Space Software Ltd. from 1986 to 1991, engaging in research and development of user systems, system designing and software development.

Technical Fields of Practice

Software designing, aeronautical engineering like helicopters and rockets, and numerical analysis such as system identification, mathematical modeling and simulation based on flight data. 
Bunpei OIKE  
Educational and Technical Background
He received his bachelor’s degree in engineering science from Osaka University. Then, he worked for Pacific Consultants Co., Ltd. until 2004.

Technical Fields of Practice
Engineering works and semiconductor.