Patents by Inventor Kauyoshi Sugano

Kauyoshi Sugano 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).

  • One-time-use camera with stop-protrusion for engaging open light lock of cassette to prevent cassette from dislodging lid closing chamber
    Patent number: 5608480
    Abstract: A camera comprising a chamber for a film cassette having a light lock pivoted open to permit film movement into the cassette interior and closed to prevent ambient light from entering the cassette interior, and a lid for closing the chamber, is characterized in that a stop-protrusion is located in the chamber in the way of the light lock, when it is open, to prevent the film cassette from being moved against the lid to move the lid to open the chamber and to be clear of the light lock, when it is closed, to permit the film cassette to be moved against the lid to open the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 4, 1997
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: David C. Smart, Kauyoshi Sugano, Kiyohide Itoh, Takashi Shirahama