Patents by Inventor Kazuharu Imafuji
Kazuharu Imafuji 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).
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Publication number: 20230273507Abstract: An interchangeable lens that is detachably attached to a camera body and that includes a holding unit at which a plurality of contacts is arranged, includes: a first contact group that includes a plurality of the contacts, arranged at the holding unit, through which a first data communication is performed with the camera body in a first period; a second contact group that includes a plurality of the contacts, arranged at the holding unit, through which a second data communication is performed with the camera body in a second period that is shorter than the first period; and a power source contact arranged at the holding unit, through which operation voltages for the first and second data communications are supplied to the interchangeable lens from the camera body. The first contact group is arranged at a position closer to the power source contact than the second contact group.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2023Publication date: August 31, 2023Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuharu IMAFUJI, Masafumi OIKAWA
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Patent number: 11650483Abstract: An accessary that is attachable to a camera body, includes a first power terminal to which a first drive power is supplied from the camera body; a second power terminal to which a second drive power is supplied from the camera body; a first ground terminal that is a ground terminal corresponding to the first drive power; a second ground terminal that is a ground terminal corresponding to the second drive power; and a communication terminal group consisting of a plurality of terminals used for a first data communication with the camera body and a second data communication with the camera body, the second data communication being independent of the first data communication. The plurality of terminals of the communication terminal group are arranged directly adjacent to each other, and the first ground terminal is arranged between the first power terminal and the communication terminal group.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuharu Imafuji, Masafumi Oikawa
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Publication number: 20220210315Abstract: An exchangeable lens includes: a mount unit at which a camera body is detachably engaged; a plurality of drive target members, conditions of which change as a drive force is applied thereto; an initialization unit that executes initialization processing for each of the plurality of drive target members; an initialization status transmission unit that transmits initialization statuses, each indicating a status of the initialization processing executed for one of the drive target members, to the camera body via a first transmission path over predetermined first cycles; and a drive condition transmission unit that transmits a drive condition of at least one drive target member among the plurality of drive target members to the camera body via a second transmission path different from the first transmission path over predetermined second cycles different from the predetermined first cycles.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2022Publication date: June 30, 2022Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Masafumi OIKAWA, Kazuharu IMAFUJI, Shigeo TAKAHASHI, Shunji NAGAYA
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Patent number: 11317012Abstract: An exchangeable lens includes: a mount unit at which a camera body is detachably engaged; a plurality of drive target members, conditions of which change as a drive force is applied thereto; an initialization unit that executes initialization processing for each of the plurality of drive target members; an initialization status transmission unit that transmits initialization statuses, each indicating a status of the initialization processing executed for one of the drive target members, to the camera body via a first transmission path over predetermined first cycles; and a drive condition transmission unit that transmits a drive condition of at least one drive target member among the plurality of drive target members to the camera body via a second transmission path different from the first transmission path over predetermined second cycles different from the predetermined first cycles.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2021Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Masafumi Oikawa, Kazuharu Imafuji, Shigeo Takahashi, Shunji Nagaya
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Publication number: 20220011652Abstract: An accessary that is attachable to a camera body, includes a first power terminal to which a first drive power is supplied from the camera body; a second power terminal to which a second drive power is supplied from the camera body; a first ground terminal that is a ground terminal corresponding to the first drive power; a second ground terminal that is a ground terminal corresponding to the second drive power; and a communication terminal group consisting of a plurality of terminals used for a first data communication with the camera body and a second data communication with the camera body, the second data communication being independent of the first data communication. The plurality of terminals of the communication terminal group are arranged directly adjacent to each other, and the first ground terminal is arranged between the first power terminal and the communication terminal group.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2021Publication date: January 13, 2022Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuharu IMAFUJI, Masafumi OIKAWA
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Patent number: 11163217Abstract: An interchangeable device that is attachable to an electronic device includes a first communication unit communicating with the electronic device via a first path; and a second communication unit communicating with the electronic device via a second path. The first path includes a first contact that outputs to the electronic device a signal indicating whether it is possible to perform communication via the first path, a second contact that communicates a first clock signal with the electronic device, a third contact to which a signal is input from the electronic device synchronized with the first clock signal, and a fourth contact that outputs a signal to the electronic device synchronized with the first clock signal. The second path includes a seventh contact communicating a second clock signal with the electronic device, and an eighth contact that outputs to the electronic device a signal synchronized with the second clock signal.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2020Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuharu Imafuji, Masafumi Oikawa
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Publication number: 20210203834Abstract: An exchangeable lens includes: a mount unit at which a camera body is detachably engaged; a plurality of drive target members, conditions of which change as a drive force is applied thereto; an initialization unit that executes initialization processing for each of the plurality of drive target members; an initialization status transmission unit that transmits initialization statuses, each indicating a status of the initialization processing executed for one of the drive target members, to the camera body via a first transmission path over predetermined first cycles; and a drive condition transmission unit that transmits a drive condition of at least one drive target member among the plurality of drive target members to the camera body via a second transmission path different from the first transmission path over predetermined second cycles different from the predetermined first cycles.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2021Publication date: July 1, 2021Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Masafumi OIKAWA, Kazuharu IMAFUJI, Shigeo TAKAHASHI, Shunji NAGAYA
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Patent number: 10979618Abstract: An exchangeable lens includes: a mount unit at which a camera body is detachably engaged; a plurality of drive target members, conditions of which change as a drive force is applied thereto; an initialization unit that executes initialization processing for each of the plurality of drive target members; an initialization status transmission unit that transmits initialization statuses, each indicating a status of the initialization processing executed for one of the drive target members, to the camera body via a first transmission path over predetermined first cycles; and a drive condition transmission unit that transmits a drive condition of at least one drive target member among the plurality of drive target members to the camera body via a second transmission path different from the first transmission path over predetermined second cycles different from the predetermined first cycles.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2020Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Masafumi Oikawa, Kazuharu Imafuji, Shigeo Takahashi, Shunji Nagaya
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Publication number: 20200252538Abstract: An exchangeable lens includes: a mount unit at which a camera body is detachably engaged; a plurality of drive target members, conditions of which change as a drive force is applied thereto; an initialization unit that executes initialization processing for each of the plurality of drive target members; an initialization status transmission unit that transmits initialization statuses, each indicating a status of the initialization processing executed for one of the drive target members, to the camera body via a first transmission path over predetermined first cycles; and a drive condition transmission unit that transmits a drive condition of at least one drive target member among the plurality of drive target members to the camera body via a second transmission path different from the first transmission path over predetermined second cycles different from the predetermined first cycles.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Masafumi OIKAWA, Kazuharu IMAFUJI, Shigeo TAKAHASHI, Shunji NAGAYA
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Publication number: 20200183256Abstract: An interchangeable device that is attachable to an electronic device includes a first communication unit communicating with the electronic device via a first path; and a second communication unit communicating with the electronic device via a second path. The first path includes a first contact that outputs to the electronic device a signal indicating whether it is possible to perform communication via the first path, a second contact that communicates a first clock signal with the electronic device, a third contact to which a signal is input from the electronic device synchronized with the first clock signal, and a fourth contact that outputs a signal to the electronic device synchronized with the first clock signal. The second path includes a seventh contact communicating a second clock signal with the electronic device, and an eighth contact that outputs to the electronic device a signal synchronized with the second clock signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2020Publication date: June 11, 2020Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuharu IMAFUJI, Masafumi OIKAWA
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Patent number: 10674065Abstract: An exchangeable lens includes: a mount unit at which a camera body is detachably engaged; a plurality of drive target members, conditions of which change as a drive force is applied thereto; an initialization unit that executes initialization processing for each of the plurality of drive target members; an initialization status transmission unit that transmits initialization statuses, each indicating a status of the initialization processing executed for one of the drive target members, to the camera body via a first transmission path over predetermined first cycles; and a drive condition transmission unit that transmits a drive condition of at least one drive target member among the plurality of drive target members to the camera body via a second transmission path different from the first transmission path over predetermined second cycles different from the predetermined first cycles.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2018Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Masafumi Oikawa, Kazuharu Imafuji, Shigeo Takahashi, Shunji Nagaya
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Patent number: 10599017Abstract: An interchangeable lens to be detachably attached to a camera body, that includes a holding unit at which a plurality of contacts is arranged, the interchangeable lens includes: a first communication contact system arranged at the holding unit; and a second communication contact system different from the first communication contact system, arranged at the holding unit at a position different from a position at which the first communication contact system is arranged. The fourth contact is arranged at a position closer to the second communication contact system than the first contact, the second contact, and the third contact are, and the seventh contact and the eighth contact are arranged at positions closer to the first communication contact system than the fifth contact and the sixth contact are.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2017Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuharu Imafuji, Masafumi Oikawa
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Publication number: 20180367724Abstract: An exchangeable lens includes: a mount unit at which a camera body is detachably engaged; a plurality of drive target members, conditions of which change as a drive force is applied thereto; an initialization unit that executes initialization processing for each of the plurality of drive target members; an initialization status transmission unit that transmits initialization statuses, each indicating a status of the initialization processing executed for one of the drive target members, to the camera body via a first transmission path over predetermined first cycles; and a drive condition transmission unit that transmits a drive condition of at least one drive target member among the plurality of drive target members to the camera body via a second transmission path different from the first transmission path over predetermined second cycles different from the predetermined first cycles.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2018Publication date: December 20, 2018Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Masafumi OIKAWA, Kazuharu IMAFUJI, Shigeo TAKAHASHI, Shunji NAGAYA
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Patent number: 10091407Abstract: An exchangeable lens includes: a mount unit at which a camera body is detachably engaged; a plurality of drive target members, conditions of which change as a drive force is applied thereto; an initialization unit that executes initialization processing for each of the plurality of drive target members; an initialization status transmission unit that transmits initialization statuses, each indicating a status of the initialization processing executed for one of the drive target members, to the camera body via a first transmission path over predetermined first cycles; and a drive condition transmission unit that transmits a drive condition of at least one drive target member among the plurality of drive target members to the camera body via a second transmission path different from the first transmission path over predetermined second cycles different from the predetermined first cycles.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2017Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Masafumi Oikawa, Kazuharu Imafuji, Shigeo Takahashi, Shunji Nagaya
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Publication number: 20180046066Abstract: An interchangeable lens to be detachably attached to a camera body, that includes a holding unit at which a plurality of contacts is arranged, the interchangeable lens includes: a first communication contact system arranged at the holding unit; and a second communication contact system different from the first communication contact system, arranged at the holding unit at a position different from a position at which the first communication contact system is arranged. The fourth contact is arranged at a position closer to the second communication contact system than the first contact, the second contact, and the third contact are, and the seventh contact and the eighth contact are arranged at positions closer to the first communication contact system than the fifth contact and the sixth contact are.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuharu IMAFUJI, Masafumi OIKAWA
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Publication number: 20170366734Abstract: An exchangeable lens includes: a mount unit at which a camera body is detachably engaged; a plurality of drive target members, conditions of which change as a drive force is applied thereto; an initialization unit that executes initialization processing for each of the plurality of drive target members; an initialization status transmission unit that transmits initialization statuses, each indicating a status of the initialization processing executed for one of the drive target members, to the camera body via a first transmission path over predetermined first cycles; and a drive condition transmission unit that transmits a drive condition of at least one drive target member among the plurality of drive target members to the camera body via a second transmission path different from the first transmission path over predetermined second cycles different from the predetermined first cycles.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2017Publication date: December 21, 2017Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Masafumi OIKAWA, Kazuharu IMAFUJI, Shigeo TAKAHASHI, Shunji NAGAYA
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Patent number: 9823548Abstract: An interchangeable lens to be detachably attached to a camera body, that includes a holding unit at which a plurality of contacts is arranged, the interchangeable lens includes: a first communication contact system arranged at the holding unit; and a second communication contact system different from the first communication contact system, arranged at the holding unit at a position different from a position at which the first communication contact system is arranged. The fourth contact is arranged at a position closer to the second communication contact system than the first contact, the second contact, and the third contact are, and the seventh contact and the eighth contact are arranged at positions closer to the first communication contact system than the fifth contact and the sixth contact are.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2015Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Kazuharu Imafuji, Masafumi Oikawa
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Patent number: 9774777Abstract: An exchangeable lens includes: a mount unit at which a camera body is detachably engaged; a plurality of drive target members, conditions of which change as a drive force is applied thereto; an initialization unit that executes initialization processing for each of the plurality of drive target members; an initialization status transmission unit that transmits initialization statuses, each indicating a status of the initialization processing executed for one of the drive target members, to the camera body via a first transmission path over predetermined first cycles; and a drive condition transmission unit that transmits a drive condition of at least one drive target member among the plurality of drive target members to the camera body via a second transmission path different from the first transmission path over predetermined second cycles different from the predetermined first cycles.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2016Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Masafumi Oikawa, Kazuharu Imafuji, Shigeo Takahashi, Shunji Nagaya
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Publication number: 20170034420Abstract: An exchangeable lens includes: a mount unit at which a camera body is detachably engaged; a plurality of drive target members, conditions of which change as a drive force is applied thereto; an initialization unit that executes initialization processing for each of the plurality of drive target members; an initialization status transmission unit that transmits initialization statuses, each indicating a status of the initialization processing executed for one of the drive target members, to the camera body via a first transmission path over predetermined first cycles; and a drive condition transmission unit that transmits a drive condition of at least one drive target member among the plurality of drive target members to the camera body via a second transmission path different from the first transmission path over predetermined second cycles different from the predetermined first cycles.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2016Publication date: February 2, 2017Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Masafumi OIKAWA, Kazuharu IMAFUJI, Shigeo TAKAHASHI, Shunji NAGAYA
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Patent number: 9507121Abstract: An interchangeable lens includes: an attachment section to which a camera body is to be attached; a photographic optical system that includes a plurality of driven members whose driven state changes; a driven information transmission unit that transmits a plurality of items of driven information to the camera body according to a clock signal outputted from the camera body, the plurality of items of driven information being related to positions of the plurality of driven members; and a type information transmission unit that transmits type information via a first transmission unit, the type information representing a type of driven information which can be transmitted by the driven information transmission unit; wherein the driven information transmission unit transmits the driven information for each of the plurality of driven members via a second transmission unit that is different from the first transmission unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2014Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventor: Kazuharu Imafuji