Patents by Inventor Seiichi Makimoto

Seiichi Makimoto 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).

  • Optical information recording and reproducing apparatus including lens supporting mechanism employing cantilever springs
    Patent number: 4773062
    Abstract: A pickup system for an optical information recording and/or reproducing apparatus includes a support device for the lens element including pairs of cantilevel-like springs separately disposed in first and second perpendicular directions for flexing in respectively orthogonal directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1988
    Assignee: Pioneer Electronic Corporation
    Inventors: Yasumitsu Wada, Seiichi Makimoto, Akihiro Ogata