Patents Examined by Linda Smith
  • Patent number: 8059949
    Abstract: A gyro-sensor mounting structure in a camera having an image-stabilizing function, the camera including a first gyro sensor and a second gyro sensor for detecting rotations about two axes, respectively, which are mutually orthogonal to each other and orthogonal to an optical axis of a photographic lens, the gyro-sensor mounting structure including a sensor mounting member supporting the first and second gyro sensors; a stationary member to which the sensor mounting member is fixed, positioned inside the camera; four receiving portions the sensor mounting member or the stationary member to lie in a plane orthogonal to the optical axis and be positioned at four vertexes of an imaginary square, respectively; and two, three or four engaging members supported by the other of the sensor mounting member and the stationary member and engaged with corresponding receiving portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Hoya Corporation
    Inventor: Makoto Mogamiya
  • Patent number: 8047733
    Abstract: A blade drive device includes: a board having a shutter opening; a blade for adjusting an amount of light entering the shutter opening; and a transmitting member for transmitting a drive force to the blade. The transmitting member includes a drive pin swinging about a given support point. The blade has a first cam slot engaged with the drive pin and swinging about a given support point in conjunction with a swinging of the drive pin. The first cam slot includes a first permitting area and a first restricting area. The blade is permitted to swing when the drive pin is located in the first permitting area. The blade is restricted from swinging when the drive pin is located in the first restricting area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Precision Inc.
    Inventors: Phichet Numnual, Takashi Nakano, Prapas Charoensilputthakun, Noppadol Ngernping
  • Patent number: 8050547
    Abstract: A device and a process are provided for uniformly lighting an operating area for performing the lighting of an operating area (2) of a bed (30) by means of a lighting unit (3) such that a selected lighting field (13) is lighted uniformly. The image signals of a camera (7) are sent to an image processing unit (17), in which the image signals are analyzed and the individual lighting elements (6) are switched via the control unit (18). A lighting situation is acquired in the process for initializing and operating this lighting system and a lighting field (13) of interest is selected. The image signals are analyzed during the operation and sent to the control unit (18) in order to switch the lighting elements (6) such that uniform lighting is obtained in the first lighting field (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Dräger Medical GmbH
    Inventor: Livio Fornasiero
  • Patent number: 8029198
    Abstract: Provided are an actuation mechanism having two degrees of freedom of movement and a sentry robot having the actuation mechanism having two degrees of freedom of movement capable of performing wide and narrow monitoring and sentry in short and long ranges and automatically shooting at a target. The actuation mechanism having two degrees of freedom includes a pivot driving portion and a vertical driving portion. The pivot driving portion includes a platform, a vertical driving portion connection portion rotatably installed on the platform, and a pivot driving portion including a motor which rotates the vertical driving portion connection portion. The vertical driving portion includes a pivot driving portion connection portion connected to an upper side of the vertical driving portion connection portion, a column standing on the pivot driving portion connection portion, a mount rotatably arranged in an upper portion of the column, and a motor rotating the mount with respect to the column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Techwin Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jun-yeoul Ko
  • Patent number: 8019212
    Abstract: An optical module for a photographing device includes a fixed lens group member arranged along a first optical axis direction that faces an object, a reflection member arranged in the rear of the fixed lens group member and outputting an image light in a second optical axis direction perpendicular to the first optical axis direction by reflecting incident image light. The optical module further includes first and second lens groups and a zoom motor for providing power to change a distance between the first and second lens group members. Thus, the optical module has an efficiently configured structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Techwin Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-geol Lee, Jong Jeon
  • Patent number: 7997809
    Abstract: A camera cap assembly removes moisture from a camera rear lens and/or a camera body. The camera cap assembly includes a main body that has a front end, a rear end, and an inner divider having a number of openings. The camera cap assembly also includes a desiccant holder cap at the rear end of the main body and a storage sealing cap at the front end. A desiccant chamber is defined between the desiccant holder cap and the inner divider for storing a dehumidifying component. The sealing storage cap is secured to the front end of the main body when the camera cap assembly is not in use. The camera cap assembly is to be attached to a camera rear lens or a camera body, without the storage cap, via bayonet mount and a sealing ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Inventor: Chung-Ho Jim Lee