Patents by Inventor Kengo Hosomi

Kengo Hosomi 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).

  • Optical apparatus comprising a stereo microphone
    Patent number: 8525926
    Abstract: An optical apparatus includes a catoptric element that causes incoming light traveling from an object in a direction of a first optical axis to be refracted in a direction of a second optical axis, a motor that drives an optical member provided on the second optical axis, and a stereo microphone including a left-channel microphone and a right-channel microphone that are provided on a side of the optical apparatus opposite the motor with respect to the second optical axis when seen from an object side and arranged in a direction substantially parallel to the second optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shuichi Terada, Kengo Hosomi, Yoichi Kato, Kota Ono
  • OPTICAL APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20120044665
    Abstract: An optical apparatus includes a catoptric element that causes incoming light traveling from an object in a direction of a first optical axis to be refracted in a direction of a second optical axis, a motor that drives an optical member provided on the second optical axis, and a stereo microphone including a left-channel microphone and a right-channel microphone that are provided on a side of the optical apparatus opposite the motor with respect to the second optical axis when seen from an object side and arranged in a direction substantially parallel to the second optical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shuichi Terada, Kengo Hosomi, Yoichi Kato, Kota Ono