Patents by Inventor Shinji Aiura

Shinji Aiura 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).

  • Patent number: 6705774
    Abstract: A camera apparatus which includes a casing; a pan unit having an external video incident section; a pan shaft; a pan shaft support; pan driving means for rotating the pan unit about the pan shaft; a tilt unit having an internal video incident section and tilt face; a tilt shaft; tilt driving means for rotating the tilt unit about the tilt shaft; and a camera disposed inside the tilt unit. This configuration allows to visibly recognize the movement of the camera, and increases the design flexibility by covering an internal mechanism. Moreover, the apparatus may be downsized by reducing the unused space inside. Furthermore, a simple mechanism increases the productivity of the camera apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Tashiro, Shinji Aiura
  • Publication number: 20020085844
    Abstract: A camera apparatus which includes a casing; a pan unit having an external video incident section; a pan shaft; a pan shaft support; pan driving means for rotating the pan unit about the pan shaft; a tilt unit having an internal video incident section and tilt face; a tilt shaft; tilt driving means for rotating the tilt unit about the tilt shaft; and a camera disposed inside the tilt unit. This configuration allows to visibly recognize the movement of the camera, and increases the design flexibility by covering an internal mechanism. Moreover, the apparatus may be downsized by reducing the unused space inside. Furthermore, a simple mechanism increases the productivity of the camera apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2001
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Tashiro, Shinji Aiura