Patents by Inventor Akinobu Hirakawa

Akinobu Hirakawa 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: 9065995
    Abstract: A television lens apparatus in which circuit boards can be easily mounted or dismounted and can be easily wired is provided. A lens barrel is contained in a housing. A housing opening is formed in the lens barrel to be opened and closed with a rotatable lid. A board holding device is fixed on a rear portion of the lens barrel. In the board holding device, four connectors are mounted on a wiring board and arranged in an axial direction of the lens barrel. Four circuit boards are inserted in the connectors through the housing opening in a direction perpendicular to the lens barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Akinobu Hirakawa, Atsushi Misawa
  • Publication number: 20140184886
    Abstract: A television lens apparatus in which circuit boards can be easily mounted or dismounted and can be easily wired is provided. A lens barrel is contained in a housing. A housing opening is formed in the lens barrel to be opened and closed with a rotatable lid. A board holding device is fixed on a rear portion of the lens barrel. In the board holding device, four connectors are mounted on a wiring board and arranged in an axial direction of the lens barrel. Four circuit boards are inserted in the connectors through the housing opening in a direction perpendicular to the lens barrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventors: Akinobu HIRAKAWA, Atsushi MISAWA
  • Patent number: 7573661
    Abstract: The invention provides a floating lens device capable of moving a plurality of lens groups by a different amount, wherein the lens device can be miniaturized in a direction of the optical axis. A lens device according to the invention includes: a fixed lens barrel; lens frames respectively holding a plurality of focus lens groups having a movement pattern different from each other; cam pins arranged respectively in the lens frames; a cam cylinder rotatably supported and at the same time having cam grooves engaged respectively with the cam pins. The lens frame is disposed in the inner side of the lens frame and combined with the lens frame in a nested manner, and the cam pins are disposed at a position different from each other in a circumferential direction and at the same time at substantially the same position in a direction of the optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Fujinon Corporation
    Inventor: Akinobu Hirakawa
  • Publication number: 20080043351
    Abstract: The invention provides a floating lens device capable of moving a plurality of lens groups by a different amount, wherein the lens device can be miniaturized in a direction of the optical axis. A lens device according to the invention includes: a fixed lens barrel; lens frames respectively holding a plurality of focus lens groups having a movement pattern different from each other; cam pins arranged respectively in the lens frames; a cam cylinder 64 rotatably supported and at the same time having cam grooves engaged respectively with the cam pins. The lens frame is disposed in the inner side of the lens frame and combined with the lens frame in a nested manner, and the cam pins are disposed at a position different from each other in a circumferential direction and at the same time at substantially the same position in a direction of the optical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventor: Akinobu Hirakawa
  • Publication number: 20080043333
    Abstract: The invention provides a lens device comprising: an imaging optical system in which a vibration proof optical system for image shake correction is arranged in a main optical path for focusing a subject image for recording or reproduction and at the same time a light splitting optical system for branching subject light from the main optical path to an optical path for AF use for focusing a subject image for AF use is arranged in the main optical path, wherein the light splitting optical system is disposed at a rear stage of the main optical path relative to the vibration proof optical system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2007
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventors: Akinobu Hirakawa, Nobuaki Toyama