Patents by Inventor Tsunefumu Tanaka

Tsunefumu Tanaka 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).

  • Compound eye imaging system, imaging device, and electronic equipment
    Publication number: 20020075450
    Abstract: The invention makes easy acquisition of depth distance information of a subject possible by a small-sized device. In a compound eye imaging system comprising a compound eye optical system having a plurality of optical blocks and an imaging element for picking-up object images formed by the optical blocks in imaging ranges provided for each optical block, the optical axes of the optical blocks are made to intersect each other at the object side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventors: Michiharu Aratani, Tsunefumu Tanaka, Takeshi Akiyama, Yukihide Kato