Patents by Inventor Renjiro Okano

Renjiro Okano 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).

  • Tripods for supporting a video camera
    Patent number: 6007259
    Abstract: A monopod body is constructed such that inside pipes having smaller diameters sequentially are extensibly inserted into an outside pipe in a telescopic fashion and a bracket to which a panhead is attached is fitted into the upper end of the outside pipe. Two auxiliary legs whose lengths are substantially equal to the shortest length of the monopod body when the monopod body is contracted most are pivotally attached to the bracket so that the two auxiliary legs can be rotated with an inclination of a predetermined angle. Therefore, the monopod for supporting a camera or the like can be served also as a tripod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Akinari Mori, Koichiro Nakatani, Renjiro Okano
  • Video camera modular accessory apparatus
    Patent number: 5189520
    Abstract: An adapter pack is constructed so that it can be connected to a video camera via the site via which the battery pack is normally connected. The adapter pack is itself provided with a mounting site on which the battery pack can be connected. This construction allows the adapter pack to be operatively "sandwiched" between the battery pack and the camera. The adapter pack is arranged to permit the power from the battery pack to be supplied both to its own circuitry and therethrough to the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1993
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshisada Okayasu, Toshiyuki Yamauchi, Akinari Mori, Naoki Kamaya, Naoki Okayama, Takanori Maruichi, Junichi Iwasawa, Yukio Yamada, Renjiro Okano