• Examiner (for first four years as Assistant Examiner), Apr. 1973 - Mar. 1997
- Third Examination Department (Industrial Machinery, General Machinery, Logistics Machinery, Transportation)
- Fifth Examination Department (Electrical Equipment)
• Director (Third Examination Department, Distribution Equipment), April 1997 - March 1998
• Chief Administrative Judge (31st Board of Trial and Appeal (Applied Optics)), Apr. 1998 - Mar. 1999
• Chief Administrative Judge (12th Board of Trial Appeal (General Machinery)), April 1999 - March 2001
• Director of 12th Board of Trial and Appeal, April 2001 to March 2002
• On secondment to Tokyo High Court as Research Official, April 2002 - March 2005
• Senior Director of Sixth Board of Trial and Appeal (Printing & Printer), Apr. 2005 - March 2009
Areas of Technology:
Floor Brusher (A47), Hermetic Compressor (F04), Fluidic Machinery (F04, F03), Transmission Structure and Control (F16, B60, G05), Robot and Transporting Machines (B25, B65), Wires/Cables (Hsec), Electric Connectors and Connectors (H01), Automobiles (B60/ mainly Motorcycles B62), Vessel (B63), Aircraft (B64), Printing/Printer (B41 - 43, G03), Amusement (Sports, Office Equipment) (A63), General Machinery (Fsec), Cooling Equipment/Machinery, Navigation Systems, Traffic Control and Alarms, Power Generation and Electric Power Conversion
Career in Private Sector:
• Industrial Property Cooperation Center (IPCC), Apr. 2009 - Mar. 2011
• Prezio IP Firm as a Senior Advisor, May 2011 - Present
Bachelor of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mie University, graduated in March 1973