Patents by Inventor Joji Osborne Kawaguchi

Joji Osborne Kawaguchi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Head assembly for a tripod
    Patent number: 11306863
    Abstract: A head assembly for a tripod comprising a head portion and a bowl portion releasably connectable to one another, the bowl portion having a clamp stud and the head portion having a stud catch mechanism, wherein the stud catch mechanism is adapted to be releasably connectable to the clamp stud, and wherein the head assembly further comprises an adjustment mechanism adapted to adjust the connection between the head portion and the bowl portion when the head portion and bowl portion are connected to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: THE VITEC GROUP PLC
    Inventors: Andrew Derek Murrow, Jolyon Torbitt, Simon Hall, James Guest, Joji Osborne Kawaguchi
  • A Head Assembly For A Tripod
    Publication number: 20220018492
    Abstract: A head assembly for a tripod comprising a head portion and a bowl portion releasably connectable to one another, the bowl portion having a clamp stud and the head portion having a stud catch mechanism, wherein the stud catch mechanism is adapted to be releasably connectable to the clamp stud, and wherein the head assembly further comprises an adjustment mechanism adapted to adjust the connection between the head portion and the bowl portion when the head portion and bowl portion are connected to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew Derek Murrow, Jolyon Torbitt, Simon Hall, James Guest, Joji Osborne Kawaguchi