Yoshiro Nakamatsu
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Yoshiro Nakamatsu, May 2010
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| Born | June 26, 1928 (age 88) |
| Residence | Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Other names | Dr. NakaMats |
| Occupation | inventor |
Yoshiro Nakamatsu (中松 義郎 Nakamatsu Yoshirō?, born June 26, 1928), also known as Dr. NakaMats (ドクター中松 Dokutā Nakamatsu?), is a Japanese inventor who has become a minor celebrity for his inventions. He regularly appears on Japanese talk shows which, in conjunction with his appearance, usually craft a humorous segment based on one or more of his inventions.
He is a prolific inventor, and he even claims to hold the world record for number of inventions with over 4,000 patents. While this claim has been mentioned in several media articles, several other sources do not list Nakamatsu among the world's most prolific inventors (he has 6 patent families). Nakamatsu was the subject of the 2009 documentary The Invention of Dr NakaMats.
In his interviews, Nakamatsu described his "creativity process", which includes listening to music and concludes with diving underwater, where he says he comes up with his best ideas and records them while underwater. Nakamatsu claims to benefit from lack of oxygen to the brain during his dives, making inventions "0.5 seconds before death." He also claims that his "Calm Room," a bathroom constructed without nails and tiled in 24-karat gold, encourages creative thinking by blocking television and radio waves. Nakamatsu has an elevator in his house that he claims helps him think better, although he strictly denies that it is an elevator and describes it as a "vertical moving room". Nakamatsu predicts that he will live until the age of 144.
Nakamatsu's patented inventions include:
It should be noted that patents (these or any other) do not mean that the devices actually work. Patent offices grant patents without checking that the patented device works. While a patent is usually invalid if the patented device or process does not work, this is typically only determined if the patent is challenged (which is not normally done unless the patent holder sues an alleged patent infringer).
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