Patents by Inventor Eisaku Sakoda

Eisaku Sakoda 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: 8587717
    Abstract: An imaging unit includes a mount unit, an imaging element unit, a plurality of elastic members, a plurality of adjusting screws, and at least one restricting member. The mount unit is configured to support the interchangeable lens unit. The imaging element unit is disposed apart from the mount unit and is configured to produce image data for the subject by opto-electrical conversion. The plurality of elastic members is disposed in a compressed state between the mount unit and the imaging element unit. The plurality of adjusting screws is mounted to the mount unit and/or the imaging element unit to adjust the distance between the mount unit and the imaging element unit. The restricting member is mounted to the mount unit and/or the imaging element unit and configured to restrict the imaging element unit from moving close to the mount unit against the elastic force of the elastic members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Eisaku Sakoda, Takashi Morimoto, Kunihiko Hara, Tetsuro Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20120249867
    Abstract: An imaging unit includes a mount unit, an imaging element unit, a plurality of elastic members, a plurality of adjusting screws, and at least one restricting member. The mount unit is configured to support the interchangeable lens unit. The imaging element unit is disposed apart from the mount unit and is configured to produce image data for the subject by opto-electrical conversion. The plurality of elastic members is disposed in a compressed state between the mount unit and the imaging element unit. The plurality of adjusting screws is mounted to the mount unit and/or the imaging element unit to adjust the distance between the mount unit and the imaging element unit. The restricting member is mounted to the mount unit and/or the imaging element unit and configured to restrict the imaging element unit from moving close to the mount unit against the elastic force of the elastic members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Eisaku SAKODA, Takashi Morimoto, Kunihiko Hara, Tetsuro Tanaka
  • Patent number: 6799891
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a cylindrical side wall is provided in a housing so as to surround an outer periphery of a stopper member. Further, an end surface of the side wall is higher than a top surface of outermost periphery of the stopper member. Oil otherwise scattered is received by the side wall for collection. Oil is thus prevented from scattering even if during manufacturing, the amount of oil dripped between the shaft and the oil-impregnated bearing is not strictly controlled, so that a slightly excessive amount of oil is dripped. Therefore, the present motor device enables manufacturing operations to be favorably performed, and is reliable having a long lifetime.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kisaburo Kurobe, Masashi Omura, Eisaku Sakoda
  • Publication number: 20030161559
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a cylindrical side wall is provided in a housing so as to surround an outer periphery of a stopper member. Further, an end surface of the side wall is higher than a top surface of outermost periphery of the stopper member. Oil otherwise scattered is received by the side wall for collection. Oil is thus prevented from scattering even if during manufacturing, the amount of oil dripped between the shaft and the oil-impregnated bearing is not strictly controlled, so that a slightly excessive amount of oil is dripped. Therefore, the present motor device enables manufacturing operations to be favorably performed, and is reliable having a long lifetime.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2003
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Inventors: Kisaburo Kurobe, Masashi Omura, Eisaku Sakoda