Patents by Inventor Yuta Yasutake
Yuta Yasutake 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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Patent number: 11953812Abstract: An image pickup device, provided with a camera unit that is provided with a lens barrel, an autofocus unit disposed on the outside of the lens barrel, a lens barrel holding member that holds the lens barrel, and a camera case that engages the lens barrel holding member and covers the autofocus unit, the camera unit provided with a base member that supports the camera unit rotatably around a rotation axis, and a regulating member that restricts the rotation of the camera unit to a first rotation range. In the image pickup device, the camera case engages with the lens barrel holding member when the camera unit is in the first rotation range, the regulating member being detachable, and the camera case being detachable from the lens barrel holding member when the camera unit is in the second rotation range.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2023Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yuta Yasutake
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Publication number: 20230408789Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, a lens barrel includes a first lens holding frame, a second lens holding frame, and a sheet member configured to be sandwiched between the first lens holding frame and the second lens holding frame, wherein the second lens holding frame is provided with at least two first nip portions, wherein the first lens holding frame is provided with at least two second nip portions, wherein the sheet member is provided with first sheet portions and second sheet portions, and wherein radial widths of the second sheet portions are smaller than radial widths of the first sheet portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventor: YUTA YASUTAKE
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Publication number: 20230384552Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit configured to have a lens barrel that is capable of pivot rotation about an optical axis by a drive mechanism for rotation, a cover configured to cover the imaging unit, a light-shielding member configured to contact an inner surface of the cover, and an illumination device configured to be disposed in a space covered with the cover, wherein the light-shielding member is capable of retracting in a direction away from the cover by the drive mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Inventor: YUTA YASUTAKE
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Patent number: 11822228Abstract: The imaging device includes: at least one imaging unit configured to be rotatable with a driving mechanism and movable in a circumferential direction; an illumination; a cover configured to cover the imaging unit and the illumination; and a light-shielding member of which at least a part is disposed between the imaging unit and the illumination and is disposed in contact with the cover. The light-shielding member is able to be retracted away from the cover through driving of the driving mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2022Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yuta Yasutake
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Publication number: 20230221622Abstract: An image pickup device, provided with a camera unit that is provided with a lens barrel, an autofocus unit disposed on the outside of the lens barrel, a lens barrel holding member that holds the lens barrel, and a camera case that engages the lens barrel holding member and covers the autofocus unit, the camera unit provided with a base member that supports the camera unit rotatably around a rotation axis, and a regulating member that restricts the rotation of the camera unit to a first rotation range. In the image pickup device, the camera case engages with the lens barrel holding member when the camera unit is in the first rotation range, the regulating member being detachable, and the camera case being detachable from the lens barrel holding member when the camera unit is in the second rotation range.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2023Publication date: July 13, 2023Inventor: Yuta Yasutake
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Patent number: 11653106Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes a plurality of imaging units arranged in a circumferential manner and movable in a circumferential direction, and a plurality of illumination units arranged in such a manner that each of the plurality of illumination units corresponds to a different one of the plurality of imaging units. In a case where the plurality of imaging units moves in the circumferential direction, each of the plurality of imaging units integrally moves with a corresponding one of the plurality of illumination units.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2022Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yuta Yasutake, Kazuma Takahata
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Patent number: 11619865Abstract: An image pickup device, provided with a camera unit that is provided with a lens barrel, an autofocus unit disposed on the outside of the lens barrel, a lens barrel holding member that holds the lens barrel, and a camera case that engages the lens barrel holding member and covers the autofocus unit, the camera unit provided with a base member that supports the camera unit rotatably around a rotation axis, and a regulating member that restricts the rotation of the camera unit to a first rotation range. In the image pickup device, the camera case engages with the lens barrel holding member when the camera unit is in the first rotation range, the regulating member being detachable, and the camera case being detachable from the lens barrel holding member when the camera unit is in the second rotation range.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2021Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yuta Yasutake
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Publication number: 20220236624Abstract: The imaging device includes: at least one imaging unit configured to be rotatable with a driving mechanism and movable in a circumferential direction; an illumination; a cover configured to cover the imaging unit and the illumination; and a light-shielding member of which at least a part is disposed between the imaging unit and the illumination and is disposed in contact with the cover. The light-shielding member is able to be retracted away from the cover through driving of the driving mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2022Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventor: Yuta Yasutake
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Publication number: 20220197118Abstract: An image pickup device, provided with a camera unit that is provided with a lens barrel, an autofocus unit disposed on the outside of the lens barrel, a lens barrel holding member that holds the lens barrel, and a camera case that engages the lens barrel holding member and covers the autofocus unit, the camera unit provided with a base member that supports the camera unit rotatably around a rotation axis, and a regulating member that restricts the rotation of the camera unit to a first rotation range. In the image pickup device, the camera case engages with the lens barrel holding member when the camera unit is in the first rotation range, the regulating member being detachable, and the camera case being detachable from the lens barrel holding member when the camera unit is in the second rotation range.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2021Publication date: June 23, 2022Inventor: Yuta Yasutake
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Publication number: 20220159194Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes a plurality of imaging units arranged in a circumferential manner and movable in a circumferential direction, and a plurality of illumination units arranged in such a manner that each of the plurality of illumination units corresponds to a different one of the plurality of imaging units. In a case where the plurality of imaging units moves in the circumferential direction, each of the plurality of imaging units integrally moves with a corresponding one of the plurality of illumination units.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2022Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: Yuta Yasutake, Kazuma Takahata
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Patent number: 11277575Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes a plurality of imaging units arranged in a circumferential manner and movable in a circumferential direction, and a plurality of illumination units arranged in such a manner that each of the plurality of illumination units corresponds to a different one of the plurality of imaging units. In a case where the plurality of imaging units moves in the circumferential direction, each of the plurality of imaging units integrally moves with a corresponding one of the plurality of illumination units.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2020Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yuta Yasutake, Kazuma Takahata
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Publication number: 20200267330Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes a plurality of imaging units arranged in a circumferential manner and movable in a circumferential direction, and a plurality of illumination units arranged in such a manner that each of the plurality of illumination units corresponds to a different one of the plurality of imaging units. In a case where the plurality of imaging units moves in the circumferential direction, each of the plurality of imaging units integrally moves with a corresponding one of the plurality of illumination units.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: Yuta Yasutake, Kazuma Takahata
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Patent number: 10659702Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes a plurality of imaging units arranged in a circumferential manner and movable in a circumferential direction, and a plurality of illumination units arranged in such a manner that each of the plurality of illumination units corresponds to a different one of the plurality of imaging units. In a case where the plurality of imaging units moves in the circumferential direction, each of the plurality of imaging units integrally moves with a corresponding one of the plurality of illumination units.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2018Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yuta Yasutake, Kazuma Takahata
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Publication number: 20190068892Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes a plurality of imaging units arranged in a circumferential manner and movable in a circumferential direction, and a plurality of illumination units arranged in such a manner that each of the plurality of illumination units corresponds to a different one of the plurality of imaging units. In a case where the plurality of imaging units moves in the circumferential direction, each of the plurality of imaging units integrally moves with a corresponding one of the plurality of illumination units.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: Yuta Yasutake, Kazuma Takahata