Patents by Inventor Yukuo Karube

Yukuo Karube 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: 6670985
    Abstract: A PC card camera has a structure in which a universal joint to which a video camera is attached is mounted on a PC card body. The video camera comprises an optical lens unit and a solid-state area sensor of the photoelectric transducer type. The universal joint holds the video camera in such a manner that the angular position thereof can be adjusted freely with respect to the PC card. The PC card body is provided with a guide for guiding the card into a slot provided in a personal computer, a connector for connecting the PC card to the personal computer, and a cut-out which prevents the PC card from being inserted incorrectly. With the PC card connected to the personal computer, the angular position of the video camera can be adjusted via the universal joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yukuo Karube, Masaharu Eguchi, Kentaro Matsumoto, Yoshihiro Shigemura, Kenichi Kotoku
  • Patent number: 6654050
    Abstract: A PC card camera has a structure in which a universal joint to which a video camera is attached is mounted on a PC card body. The video camera comprises an optical lens unit and a solid-state area sensor of the photoelectric transducer type. The universal joint holds the video camera in such a manner that the angular position thereof can be adjusted freely with respect to the PC card. The PC card body is provided with a guide for guiding the card into a slot provided in a personal computer, a connector for connecting the PC card to the personal computer, and a cut-out which prevents the PC card from being inserted incorrectly. With the PC card connected to the personal computer, the angular position of the video camera can be adjusted via the universal joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yukuo Karube, Masaharu Eguchi, Kentaro Matsumoto, Yoshihiro Shigemura, Kenichi Kotoku
  • Publication number: 20010050720
    Abstract: A PC card camera has a structure in which a universal joint to which a video camera is attached is mounted on a PC card body. The video camera comprises an optical lens unit and a solid-state area sensor of the photoelectric transducer type. The universal joint holds the video camera in such a manner that the angular position thereof can be adjusted freely with respect to the PC card. The PC card body is provided with a guide for guiding the card into a slot provided in a personal computer, a connector for connecting the PC card to the personal computer, and a cut-out which prevents the PC card from being inserted incorrectly. With the PC card connected to the personal computer, the angular position of the video camera can be adjusted via the universal joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 1997
    Publication date: December 13, 2001
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: YUKUO KARUBE, MASAHARU EGUCHI, KENTARO MATSUMOTO, YOSHIHIRO SHIGEMURA, KENICHI KOTOKU
  • Publication number: 20010050711
    Abstract: A PC card camera has a structure in which a universal joint to which a video camera is attached is mounted on a PC card body. The video camera comprises an optical lens unit and a solid-state area sensor of the photoelectric transducer type. The universal joint holds the video camera in such a manner that the angular position thereof can be adjusted freely with respect to the PC card. The PC card body is provided with a guide for guiding the card into a slot provided in a personal computer, a connector for connecting the PC card to the personal computer, and a cut-out which prevents the PC card from being inserted incorrectly. With the PC card connected to the personal computer, the angular position of the video camera can be adjusted via the universal joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 1995
    Publication date: December 13, 2001
    Inventors: YUKUO KARUBE, MASAHARU EGUCHI, KENTARO MATSUMOTO, YOSHIHIRO SHIGEMURA, KENICHI KOTOKU
  • Patent number: 5101131
    Abstract: A brushless motor includes a rotor having a multipolar magnet with n-number of magnetic poles and a stator yoke having a plurality of field coils disposed at a position opposing the multipolar magnet. The stator yoke of the brushless motor is provided with a magnetic-resistance varying portion to improve the smoothness of rotation of the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1992
    Assignees: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Canon Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tatsuzo Ushiro, Yukuo Karube
  • Patent number: 4902924
    Abstract: A brushless motor includes a rotor having a multipolar magnet with n-number of magnetic poles and a stator yoke having a plurality of field coils disposed at a position opposing the multipolar magnet. The stator yoke of the brushless motor is provided with a magnetic-resistance varying portion to improve the smoothness of rotation of the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1990
    Assignees: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Canon Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tatsuzo Ushiro, Yukuo Karube
  • Patent number: 4130769
    Abstract: A brushless motor has a rotor composed of a permanent field magnet, an armature functioning as stator and a position detecting element for detecting the positions of magnetic poles of said permanent magnet rotor and accordingly switching the electric current to an armature coil body of said stator thereby causing rotary motion of said permanent magnet rotor. Said armature coil body contains plural coils of given number of turns in a polygonal form of which at least two sides are placed parallel to the rotary axis of motor. Said coils are mutually arranged in a partially overlapping relationship to form a cylindrical body with one of said two sides being located at the internal surface of said cylindrical body while the other side is located at the external surface thereof so as to compose a coreless cylindrical armature body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1975
    Date of Patent: December 19, 1978
    Assignees: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Canon Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yukuo Karube
  • Patent number: 4080540
    Abstract: A low-powered stepping motor is rotated and controlled by a driving circuit generating a pulsating current has a fixed field system formed by a permanent magnet, a soft magnetic material, etc. and a rotor disposed within the fixed field system, and forming armature windings in which the windings perform stepping motion in response to a pulsating current from the driving circuit to cause stepping rotation of the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1976
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1978
    Assignees: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Canon Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yukuo Karube
  • Patent number: 4015181
    Abstract: In a DC motor is provided with a revolving armature with an armature core having a plurality of salient poles and formed of soft magnetic material. Armature windings are coiled on the salient poles of the core, a commutator having a plurality of segments is electrically connected to the windings, and a centrifugal governor device is electrically connected in the current flow path to the windings. The governor switches of the governor device for controlling the speed of revolution of the revolving armature are provided between the salient poles of the armature core. A governor base for holding the governor switches has connecting terminal members for the governor switches and is disposed with respect to the armature windings on the same side that the commutator is disposed. Thereby, during assembly of the revolving armature, the procedures of connecting the governor switches to the current flow path of the windings are pronouncedly simplified as compared with the prior art motors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1975
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1977
    Assignees: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Canon Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yukuo Karube, Koji Suzuki, Ryoichi Ezaki