Talk:Yoshiro Nakamatsu

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It's highly doubtful that he invented floppy disk. The article (floppy disk) shows another story. And Japanese wikipedia also deny it. Maybe he invented something concerning the FD patent?Hans castorp81 21:25, 7 Dec 2004 (UTC)

He is somewhat famous for claiming things which are almost certainly not true. He allegedly claimed that a huge parade was held in Denver, Colorado in his honor, when in reality Denver has likely never heard of him. Although I think a check on him shows he did have in least 17 genuine patents--T. Anthony 10:32, 21 October 2005 (UTC)

After reading a related story on wikipedia concerning the Ig Nobel awards, my curiosity was aroused about his accomplishments. A search with the US patent office did find the following United States Patent #4,490,765 Filed by Nakamats on December 25, 1984 with the title of "Diskette for cleaning a floppy-disc drive head". I can also confirm T. Anthoy's report that there are 17 patents filed with the US PTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) from 1976 - Present with a citation to "Nakamats" -- 71.11.202.171 23:54, 5 November 2005 (UTC)

In addition to the claims above, it seems he says he invented the compact disc, the fuel cell, components of the aircraft autopilot system (at the age of five), a car which runs on water, a cigarette that makes a person smarter, and a chair that cools a person’s head and warms his feet to induce clarity of thought, as well devices allowing his house to run entirely on "cosmic energy" (on which he seems reluctant to elaborate). This guy is, without a doubt, a crackpot. -- LuminaryJanitor 10:03, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

So how do you voice those doubts in the article in an NPOV way and without doing original research? Need to find an existing source that neutrally and honestly considers the validity of his claims? The article seems misleading the way it is now, with so few hints at the potential looniness. Weregerbil 14:44, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

There is a good reference at ドクター中松小事典 - in Japanese. The author gives a reasonably thorough NPOV analysis on the claims made by Nakamatsu. And yes, many of them are pretty exaggerated. It seems to be true that he gets royalty from IBM though. Otherwise he won't be able to afford his office located in one of the most expensive districts in Japan (which means in the world), especially since his other inventions - such as "Flying shoes" or the Cerebrex chair - won't generate much cash. --BorgQueen 17:29, 29 January 2006 (UTC)