Patents by Inventor Fuya Mizuochi

Fuya Mizuochi 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: 11930269
    Abstract: A lens apparatus attachable to an image pickup apparatus includes an imaging optical system, and a communicator configured to communicate with the image pickup apparatus. The communicator transmits to the image pickup apparatus first information used to calculate a depth of field and second information used to normalize the depth of field into a display format of a display unit of the image pickup apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Fuya Mizuochi
  • Publication number: 20230280565
    Abstract: A control apparatus for use with an optical apparatus includes an acquiring unit configured to acquire focus information from the optical apparatus, and a control unit configured to control, according to the focus information, movements of a first focus lens and an element that are independently movable in an optical axis direction. The control unit performs first driving that moves the element so as to reduce an image-plane moving amount caused by a movement of the first focus lens in simultaneously moving the first focus lens and the element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventor: FUYA MIZUOCHI
  • Patent number: 11678057
    Abstract: A control apparatus includes at least one processor configured to execute instructions to function as a first controller that automatically adjusts a focus lens to a focusing position, a second controller that adjusts the focus lens on the basis of a user operation quantity, and a third controller that drives the focus lens. The first controller and the second controller effectively work in a first drive area of the focus lens. The first controller is disabled in a second drive area of the focus lens. The third controller drives the focus lens on the basis of changes of the second drive area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yumi Toyoda, Fuya Mizuochi
  • Patent number: 11588967
    Abstract: A camera body includes a plurality of electric contacts in a first set and a second set. When a lens apparatus is mounted to the camera body, the first set of the electric contacts comes into contact with an electric contact disposed on the lens apparatus before coming into contact with the second set of electric contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Fuya Mizuochi, Toru Ohara, Yasuyuki Watazawa, Naoto Fujihashi
  • Publication number: 20220159193
    Abstract: A lens apparatus attachable to an image pickup apparatus includes an imaging optical system, and a communicator configured to communicate with the image pickup apparatus. The communicator transmits to the image pickup apparatus first information used to calculate a depth of field and second information used to normalize the depth of field into a display format of a display unit of the image pickup apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventor: Fuya Mizuochi
  • Patent number: 11323600
    Abstract: A lens apparatus is mountable to a camera body. The camera body has multiple electric contacts. Of these multiple electric contacts, when mounting the lens apparatus to the camera body, electric contacts used for second communication or third communication come into contact with an electric contact provided to the lens apparatus before electric contacts used for first communication, when mounting the lens apparatus to the camera body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Fuya Mizuochi, Toru Ohara, Yasuyuki Watazawa, Naoto Fujihashi
  • Publication number: 20220060631
    Abstract: A control apparatus includes at least one processor configured to execute instructions to function as a first controller that automatically adjusts a focus lens to a focusing position, a second controller that adjusts the focus lens on the basis of a user operation quantity, and a third controller that drives the focus lens. The first controller and the second controller effectively work in a first drive area of the focus lens. The first controller is disabled in a second drive area of the focus lens. The third controller drives the focus lens on the basis of changes of the second drive area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Yumi TOYODA, Fuya MIZUOCHI
  • Patent number: 11202013
    Abstract: A control apparatus includes at least one processor configured to execute instructions to function as a first controller that automatically adjusts a focus lens to a focusing position, a second controller that adjusts the focus lens on the basis of a user operation quantity, and a third controller that drives the focus lens. The first controller and the second controller effectively work in a first drive area of the focus lens. The first controller is disabled in a second drive area of the focus lens. The third controller drives the focus lens on the basis of changes of the second drive area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yumi Toyoda, Fuya Mizuochi
  • Publication number: 20210243373
    Abstract: A control apparatus includes at least one processor configured to execute instructions to function as a first controller that automatically adjusts a focus lens to a focusing position, a second controller that adjusts the focus lens on the basis of a user operation quantity, and a third controller that drives the focus lens. The first controller and the second controller effectively work in a first drive area of the focus lens. The first controller is disabled in a second drive area of the focus lens. The third controller drives the focus lens on the basis of changes of the second drive area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Yumi TOYODA, Fuya MIZUOCHI
  • Publication number: 20210234998
    Abstract: A lens apparatus is mountable to a camera body. The camera body has multiple electric contacts. Of these multiple electric contacts, when mounting the lens apparatus to the camera body, electric contacts used for second communication or third communication come into contact with an electric contact provided to the lens apparatus before electric contacts used for first communication, when mounting the lens apparatus to the camera body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Fuya Mizuochi, Toru Ohara, Yasuyuki Watazawa, Naoto Fujihashi
  • Publication number: 20210185219
    Abstract: A camera body includes a plurality of electric contacts in a first set and a second set. When a lens apparatus is mounted to the camera body, the first set of the electric contacts comes into contact with an electric contact disposed on the lens apparatus before coming into contact with the second set of electric contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Fuya Mizuochi, Toru Ohara, Yasuyuki Watazawa, Naoto Fujihashi
  • Patent number: 10992846
    Abstract: A lens apparatus is mountable to a camera body. The camera body has multiple electric contacts. Of these multiple electric contacts, when mounting the lens apparatus to the camera body, electric contacts used for second communication or third communication come into contact with an electric contact provided to the lens apparatus before electric contacts used for first communication, when mounting the lens apparatus to the camera body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Fuya Mizuochi, Toru Ohara, Yasuyuki Watazawa, Naoto Fujihashi
  • Patent number: 10866490
    Abstract: An accessory apparatus includes a first electrical contact configured to receive power from an image capturing apparatus in a state of being attached to the image capturing apparatus, a second electrical contact disposed on a predetermined direction A side of the first electrical contact, configured to be connected to a predetermined electrical contact connected to a reference potential of the image capturing apparatus in the state of being attached to the image capturing apparatus, and configured to be unconnected to the reference potential during detachment from the image capturing apparatus, and a capacitor device connected to the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact. Further, the accessory apparatus includes a reduction unit configured to reduce charge stored in the capacitor device during the detachment from the image capturing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Fuya Mizuochi
  • Patent number: 10656504
    Abstract: There is provided an image capturing apparatus on which, and from which, an accessory is mountable and dismountable by relative rotation in a circumferential direction. The image capturing apparatus includes a plurality of terminals disposed in a circumferential direction of a mount and configured to be used in electrical connection, and a terminal holder. Each of the plurality of terminals is electrically connected to a corresponding terminal of the accessory. A first terminal of the terminals used in communication at a first voltage level and a second terminal of the terminals used in communication at a second voltage level lower than the first voltage level are disposed on the same stage of the terminal holder. The second terminal is a terminal connected to ground via a first resistor. The first terminal is disposed adjacent to the second terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naoto Fujihashi, Yasuyuki Watazawa, Hitoshi Yasuda, Suguru Tsukamoto, Naoki Saito, Fuya Mizuochi, Toru Ohara
  • Publication number: 20200154007
    Abstract: A lens apparatus is mountable to a camera body. The camera body has multiple electric contacts. Of these multiple electric contacts, when mounting the lens apparatus to the camera body, electric contacts used for second communication or third communication come into contact with an electric contact provided to the lens apparatus before electric contacts used for first communication, when mounting the lens apparatus to the camera body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Fuya Mizuochi, Toru Ohara, Yasuyuki Watazawa, Naoto Fujihashi
  • Patent number: 10602038
    Abstract: A lens apparatus is mountable to a camera body. The camera body has multiple electric contacts. Of these multiple electric contacts, when mounting the lens apparatus to the camera body, electric contacts used for second communication or third communication come into contact with an electric contact provided to the lens apparatus before electric contacts used for first communication, when mounting the lens apparatus to the camera body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Fuya Mizuochi, Toru Ohara, Yasuyuki Watazawa, Naoto Fujihashi
  • Publication number: 20200026152
    Abstract: An accessory apparatus includes a first electrical contact configured to receive power from an image capturing apparatus in a state of being attached to the image capturing apparatus, a second electrical contact disposed on a predetermined direction A side of the first electrical contact, configured to be connected to a predetermined electrical contact connected to a reference potential of the image capturing apparatus in the state of being attached to the image capturing apparatus, and configured to be unconnected to the reference potential during detachment from the image capturing apparatus, and a capacitor device connected to the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact. Further, the accessory apparatus includes a reduction unit configured to reduce charge stored in the capacitor device during the detachment from the image capturing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventor: Fuya Mizuochi
  • Publication number: 20180352123
    Abstract: A lens apparatus is mountable to a camera body. The camera body has multiple electric contacts. Of these multiple electric contacts, when mounting the lens apparatus to the camera body, electric contacts used for second communication or third communication come into contact with an electric contact provided to the lens apparatus before electric contacts used for first communication, when mounting the lens apparatus to the camera body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Fuya Mizuochi, Toru Ohara, Yasuyuki Watazawa, Naoto Fujihashi
  • Publication number: 20180348605
    Abstract: There is provided an image capturing apparatus on which, and from which, an accessory is mountable and dismountable by relative rotation in a circumferential direction. The image capturing apparatus includes a plurality of terminals disposed in a circumferential direction of a mount and configured to be used in electrical connection, and a terminal holder. Each of the plurality of terminals is electrically connected to a corresponding terminal of the accessory. A first terminal of the terminals used in communication at a first voltage level and a second terminal of the terminals used in communication at a second voltage level lower than the first voltage level are disposed on the same stage of the terminal holder. The second terminal is a terminal connected to ground via a first resistor. The first terminal is disposed adjacent to the second terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Naoto Fujihashi, Yasuyuki Watazawa, Hitoshi Yasuda, Suguru Tsukamoto, Naoki Saito, Fuya Mizuochi, Toru Ohara