Patents by Inventor Yuki Wani

Yuki Wani 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).

  • Imaging device and imaging device control method capable of taking pictures rapidly with an intuitive operation
    Patent number: 8976270
    Abstract: An imaging device and a control method for an imaging device of the present invention comprise an imaging section for photoelectrically converting a subject image and outputting image data, and a display section for performing live view display of the subject image based on the image data, wherein, with respect to whether or not a main body is being held, by determining if the main body is in a portrait orientation, and is being held by a touch surface area or with both hands, if this determination is that the main body is not being held a shooting command is received using only a release button, while if it is determined that the main body is being held a shooting command is received by touching the display section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Olympus Imaging Corp.
    Inventors: Osamu Nonaka, Yuki Wani
  • IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING DEVICE CONTROL METHOD
    Publication number: 20100208107
    Abstract: An imaging device and a control method for an imaging device of the present invention comprise an imaging section for photoelectrically converting a subject image and outputting image data, and a display section for performing live view display of the subject image based on the image data, wherein, with respect to whether or not a main body is being held, by determining if the main body is in a portrait orientation, and is being held by a touch surface area or with both hands, if this determination is that the main body is not being held a shooting command is received using only a release button, while if it is determined that the main body is being held a shooting command is received by touching the display section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventors: Osamu Nonaka, Yuki Wani
  • Camera
    Publication number: 20050140813
    Abstract: A camera includes: a capture unit capturing an image of the subject, and generating image data indicating the image; and a display unit having light permeability from the front to the back of the housing of a camera, generating the image of the subject superposed on the subject seen through from the back, and displaying the image on the back.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Inventor: Yuki Wani
  • Digital camera
    Patent number: D516598
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Olympus Corporatioin
    Inventor: Yuki Wani
  • Digital camera
    Patent number: D529940
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Olympus Imaging Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Wani, Koji Shimobayashi
  • Viewer
    Patent number: D537164
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignees: Olympus Medical Systems Corp., Olympus Imaging Corp.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Shigemori, Yuki Wani
  • Receiver
    Patent number: D545965
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignees: Olympus Medical Systems Corp., Olympus Imaging Corp.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Shigemori, Yuki Wani
  • Receiver holder
    Patent number: D552344
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignees: Olympus Medical Systems Corp., Olympus Imaging Corp.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Shigemori, Yuki Wani, Hirotoshi Amano
  • Medical device for ultrasonic observation
    Patent number: D574961
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Kitahara, Yuki Wani
  • Camera
    Patent number: D491969
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventor: Yuki Wani
  • Camera
    Patent number: D496956
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventor: Yuki Wani
  • Transitional image for a portion of a display screen of a digital camera
    Patent number: D596646
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Olympus Imaging Corp.
    Inventor: Yuki Wani
  • Control panel for an endoscope
    Patent number: D604845
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
    Inventors: Yasushi Hibi, Yuki Wani, Hirotoshi Amano
  • Microscope
    Patent number: D417880
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1999
    Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuki Wani, Toshinobu Miyazawa, Tomoyuki Kawamura, Keiichi Iizuka, Minoru Inoue
  • Microscope
    Patent number: D420028
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2000
    Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuki Wani, Toshinobu Miyazawa, Tomoyuki Kawamura, Keiichi Iizuka, Minoru Inoue