Patents by Inventor Matthew Masao Tonokawa

Matthew Masao Tonokawa 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).

  • Publication number: 20230324772
    Abstract: A camera mount, comprising: a base and a bottom. The bottom is movably connected to the base. The bottom includes recesses configured to receive flexible fasteners. The bottom and the base are movable to a closed position where the recesses are inaccessible and the flexible fasteners are held between the base and the bottom and an open position where the recesses are exposed so that the flexible fasteners are at least one of insertable, removable, or interchangeable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Gordon Russell, Bessy Wen-Han Liang, Matthew Masao Tonokawa, Jordan Zook Todd
  • Publication number: 20230152674
    Abstract: An accessory for an image capture device is disclosed that includes: a body; a rotatable first support that is configured for connection to the image capture device; a second support that is pivotably reconfigurable between stowed and deployed configurations; and a third support including first and second legs that are pivotably connected to the body such that the third support is reconfigurable between collapsed and expanded configurations. In the stowed configuration, the second support is concealed within the body, and in the deployed configuration, the second support extends outwardly from the body to facilitate connection of the accessory to an ancillary product. In the collapsed configuration, the third support defines a grip for the image capture device, and in the expanded configuration, the body defines a third leg that cooperates with the first and second legs to provide a freestanding base for the image capture device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew Masao Tonokawa, Alexis De Stasio, Jesse Frost Patterson, Matthew David Thomas, Huy Phuong Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20230152673
    Abstract: An accessory for an image capture device is disclosed that includes: a body; a rotatable first support that is configured for connection to the image capture device; a second support that is pivotably reconfigurable between stowed and deployed configurations; and a third support including first and second legs that are pivotably connected to the body such that the third support is reconfigurable between collapsed and expanded configurations. In the stowed configuration, the second support is concealed within the body, and in the deployed configuration, the second support extends outwardly from the body to facilitate connection of the accessory to an ancillary product. In the collapsed configuration, the third support defines a grip for the image capture device, and in the expanded configuration, the body defines a third leg that cooperates with the first and second legs to provide a freestanding base for the image capture device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicants: GoPro, Inc., GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Masao Tonokawa, Alexis De Stasio, Jesse Frost Patterson, Matthew David Thomas, Huy Phuong Nguyen