Patents by Inventor Tsuyoshi Okutani
Tsuyoshi Okutani 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).
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Publication number: 20230161231Abstract: Provided is a light receiving apparatus including a first light receiving unit; a body to which the first light receiving unit is secured; a first exterior portion that covers at least a portion of the body; and a mount that is capable of having an interchangeable lens attached thereto, to which the body and the first exterior portion are secured. Also provided is a light receiving apparatus, in which a body to which a first light receiving unit is secured and a first exterior portion that covers at least a portion of the body are secured to a mount that is capable of having an interchangeable lens attached thereto, and force placed on the first exterior portion is absorbed by the mount, such that transfer of the force placed on the first exterior portion to the body is reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2022Publication date: May 25, 2023Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Tsuyoshi OKUTANI, Eiji MATSUKAWA, Yoshiaki TANABE
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Patent number: 11550206Abstract: Provided is a light receiving apparatus including a first light receiving unit; a body to which the first light receiving unit is secured; a first exterior portion that covers at least a portion of the body; and a mount that is capable of having an interchangeable lens attached thereto, to which the body and the first exterior portion are secured. Also provided is a light receiving apparatus, in which a body to which a first light receiving unit is secured and a first exterior portion that covers at least a portion of the body are secured to a mount that is capable of having an interchangeable lens attached thereto, and force placed on the first exterior portion is absorbed by the mount, such that transfer of the force placed on the first exterior portion to the body is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2019Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Tsuyoshi Okutani, Eiji Matsukawa, Yoshiaki Tanabe
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Publication number: 20190174036Abstract: Provided is a light receiving apparatus including a first light receiving unit; a body to which the first light receiving unit is secured; a first exterior portion that covers at least a portion of the body; and a mount that is capable of having an interchangeable lens attached thereto, to which the body and the first exterior portion are secured. Also provided is a light receiving apparatus, in which a body to which a first light receiving unit is secured and a first exterior portion that covers at least a portion of the body are secured to a mount that is capable of having an interchangeable lens attached thereto, and force placed on the first exterior portion is absorbed by the mount, such that transfer of the force placed on the first exterior portion to the body is reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2019Publication date: June 6, 2019Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Tsuyoshi OKUTANI, Eiji MATSUKAWA, Yoshiaki TANABE
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Patent number: 10237457Abstract: Provided is a light receiving apparatus including a first light receiving unit; a body to which the first light receiving unit is secured; a first exterior portion that covers at least a portion of the body; and a mount that is capable of having an interchangeable lens attached thereto, to which the body and the first exterior portion are secured. Also provided is a light receiving apparatus, in which a body to which a first light receiving unit is secured and a first exterior portion that covers at least a portion of the body are secured to a mount that is capable of having an interchangeable lens attached thereto, and force placed on the first exterior portion is absorbed by the mount, such that transfer of the force placed on the first exterior portion to the body is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2015Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Tsuyoshi Okutani, Eiji Matsukawa, Yoshiaki Tanabe
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Publication number: 20160080618Abstract: Provided is a light receiving apparatus including a first light receiving unit; a body to which the first light receiving unit is secured; a first exterior portion that covers at least a portion of the body; and a mount that is capable of having an interchangeable lens attached thereto, to which the body and the first exterior portion are secured. Also provided is a light receiving apparatus, in which a body to which a first light receiving unit is secured and a first exterior portion that covers at least a portion of the body are secured to a mount that is capable of having an interchangeable lens attached thereto, and force placed on the first exterior portion is absorbed by the mount, such that transfer of the force placed on the first exterior portion to the body is reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2015Publication date: March 17, 2016Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Tsuyoshi OKUTANI, Eiji MATSUKAWA, Yoshiaki TANABE
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Patent number: 8746995Abstract: In a camera, a first cam is rotated to assume a rotational phase at which drive of a first shutter blade set with a first drive force is not hindered and a second drive force charge cam face in contact with a second charge member charges a second drive force as a rotating shaft is caused to rotate to a first rotational phase. A second drive force charge cam in contact with the second charge member sustains a second drive force charging state period in which the shaft in the first rotational phase rotates to a second rotational phase. A first drive force charge cam face in contact with the first charge member charges the first drive force and the second cam face in contact with the second charge member charges the second drive force as the shaft rotates from the first rotational phase to the second rotational phase.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2012Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventor: Tsuyoshi Okutani
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Publication number: 20120281134Abstract: In a camera, a first cam is rotated to assume a rotational phase at which drive of a first shutter blade set with a first drive force is not hindered and a second drive force charge cam face in contact with a second charge member charges a second drive force as a rotating shaft is caused to rotate to a first rotational phase. A second drive force charge cam in contact with the second charge member sustains a second drive force charging state period in which the shaft in the first rotational phase rotates to a second rotational phase. A first drive force charge cam face in contact with the first charge member charges the first drive force and the second cam face in contact with the second charge member charges the second drive force as the shaft rotates from the first rotational phase to the second rotational phase.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2012Publication date: November 8, 2012Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventor: Tsuyoshi OKUTANI
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Publication number: 20110255857Abstract: In a camera, the first cam is rotated to assume a rotational phase at which drive of the first shutter blade set with the first drive force is not hindered and the second drive force charge cam face in contact with the second charge member charges the second drive force as the rotating shaft is caused to rotate to a first rotational phase. The second drive force charge cam in contact with the second charge member sustains a second drive force charging state during a transition period in which the rotating shaft in the first rotational phase rotates to a second rotational phase. The first drive force charge cam face in contact with the first charge member charges the first drive force and the second drive force charge cam face in contact with the second charge member charges the second drive force as the rotating shaft is caused to rotate from the first rotational phase to the second rotational phase.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2011Publication date: October 20, 2011Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventor: Tsuyoshi Okutani
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Publication number: 20100054727Abstract: In a camera, the first cam is rotated to assume a rotational phase at which drive of the first shutter blade set with the first drive force is not hindered and the second drive force charge cam face in contact with the second charge member charges the second drive force as the rotating shaft is caused to rotate to a first rotational phase. The second drive force charge cam in contact with the second charge member sustains a second drive force charging state during a transition period in which the rotating shaft in the first rotational phase rotates to a second rotational phase. The first drive force charge cam face in contact with the first charge member charges the first drive force and the second drive force charge cam face in contact with the second charge member charges the second drive force as the rotating shaft is caused to rotate from the first rotational phase to the second rotational phase.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2009Publication date: March 4, 2010Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventor: Tsuyoshi Okutani
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Patent number: 7639942Abstract: The observation device includes: an optical unit on which an intermediate image of an object to be observed is formed; a display unit that displays an image of a subject to be photographed; and a display unit moving unit that causes the display unit to be inserted in and removed from an optical light path for observing the object without moving the optical unit. Also, the camera includes: a finder optical system and an image-capturing unit that captures an image of a subject. The finder optical system includes an eyepiece unit; a focal plane plate on which an intermediate image of an image of a photographic subject is formed; a display unit that emits light; and a display unit moving unit that causes the display unit to be inserted in and removed from a light path in a position closer to the eyepiece unit than the focal plane plate.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2007Date of Patent: December 29, 2009Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventor: Tsuyoshi Okutani
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Patent number: 7583313Abstract: An imaging apparatus which is thin in thickness and has enough strength to be able to be accommodated in the breast pocket of one's shirt or back pocket of one's pants or in a handbag without bothered by a feeling of strangeness is provided. The imaging apparatus is composed of an imaging unit and an operation unit, both units being connected rotatably relative to each other by a hinge mechanism and formed into a low-profile, rectangular shape in the normal state in which the units are positioned parallel to each other.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2004Date of Patent: September 1, 2009Assignee: Kyocera CorporationInventors: Tsuyoshi Okutani, Tadashi Yokota
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Publication number: 20080187307Abstract: The observation device includes: an optical unit on which an intermediate image of an object to be observed is formed; a display unit that displays an image of a subject to be photographed; and a display unit moving unit that causes the display unit to be inserted in and removed from an optical light path for observing the object without moving the optical unit. Also, the camera includes: a finder optical system and an image-capturing unit that captures an image of a subject. The finder optical system includes an eyepiece unit; a focal plane plate on which an intermediate image of an image of a photographic subject is formed; a display unit that emits light; and a display unit moving unit that causes the display unit to be inserted in and removed from a light path in a position closer to the eyepiece unit than the focal plane plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2007Publication date: August 7, 2008Applicant: Nikon CorporationInventor: Tsuyoshi Okutani
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Publication number: 20050062876Abstract: An imaging apparatus which is thin in thickness and has enough strength to be able to be accommodated in the breast pocket of one's shirt or back pocket of one's pants or in a handbag without bothered by a feeling of strangeness is provided. The imaging apparatus is composed of an imaging unit and an operation unit, both units being connected rotatably relative to each other by a hinge mechanism and formed into a low-profile, rectangular shape in the normal state in which the units are positioned parallel to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2004Publication date: March 24, 2005Inventors: Tsuyoshi Okutani, Tadashi Yokota
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Publication number: 20040233303Abstract: In order to offer an electronic camera having such a strength and a thickness as capable of shoving in a breast pocket of a dress shirt or in a hip pocket of jeans and such a lightness as make one no sense of discomfort when it is put in these places or a handbag, and yet having a zoom mechanism of high magnification, an electronic camera is made thin by defining an outer diameter of the lens to a thickness of the display unit disposed on the operation unit, a memory, a battery and a control circuit board, supporting a casing on a lens frame through which a guide shaft is pierced so as to move the lens back and forth, and disposing a cam for moving the zoom lens at the side of a lens system.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2004Publication date: November 25, 2004Applicant: Kyocera CorporationInventors: Tsuyoshi Okutani, Masahiro Shirono