Patents by Inventor Hidemitsu Suyama

Hidemitsu Suyama 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).

  • Publication number: 20120069458
    Abstract: A rotation assist assembly is an assembly for assisting the rotation of a rotary adjustment member included in a lens barrel, and includes a base portion and a grip portion. The base portion is configured to be wound around the rotary adjustment member along a rotation direction of the rotary adjustment member. The grip portion is coupled to the base portion in the rotation direction, and a user's finger is placed on this grip portion when rotating the rotary adjustment member. A first maximum dimension from a rotational center of the rotary adjustment member to an outer face of the grip portion in a radial direction of the rotary adjustment member is greater than a second maximum dimension from the rotational center to a radial outer face of the base portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kisaburo KUROBE, Jiro Muratsu, Hidemitsu Suyama