Patents by Inventor Kazuto Otsuka

Kazuto Otsuka 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).

  • Initial mode setting device for camera
    Patent number: 5159364
    Abstract: There is disclosed a camera equipped with a mode setting device which counts the number of uses of each of plural modes, and sets the most frequently used mode as the initial mode. At the phototaking operation, the camera is set at such most frequently used mode. The above-mentioned plural modes can be plural exposure control modes, focal length control modes, photographing magnification setting modes, self-timer modes, automatic exposure value correcting modes, or alarm modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1992
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Yanagisawa, Tetsuro Goto, Naoki Tomino, Tsutomu Wakabayashi, Yoshio Matsuzawa, Kazuyuki Kazami, Koichi Daitoku, Akira Ezawa, Toshio Sosa, Kazuto Otsuka, Hideya Inoue