Patents by Inventor Kenichi KUROKI

Kenichi KUROKI 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).

  • Indoor camera
    Patent number: 11493833
    Abstract: An indoor camera includes: an image capturing unit; a pan mechanism configured to drive a pan motor to rotate the image capturing unit around a vertical axis; a motor holder housing the pan mechanism and having a contact surface parallel to a horizontal axis on a bottom surface; a suction cup having an internal space and formed of an elastic member, the suction cup having upper and lower openings in upper and lower portions of the internal space, respectively; and a suction cup holder fixed to the suction cup and configured to support a load of a main mechanism portion housing the image capturing unit and the pan mechanism. The lower opening is closed by an installation surface on which the suction cup is installed. The upper opening is configured to seal the internal space by supporting the contact surface by the load of the main mechanism portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichi Kuroki, Hiroyuki Noda, Akira Katayama, Shinichi Takamatsu, Kumiko Kawazoe, Yusuke Oshikata, Atsushi Ikarashi
  • INDOOR CAMERA
    Publication number: 20210216000
    Abstract: An indoor camera includes: an image capturing unit; a pan mechanism configured to drive a pan motor to rotate the image capturing unit around a vertical axis; a motor holder housing the pan mechanism and having a contact surface parallel to a horizontal axis on a bottom surface; a suction cup having an internal space and formed of an elastic member, the suction cup having upper and lower openings in upper and lower portions of the internal space, respectively; and a suction cup holder fixed to the suction cup and configured to support a load of a main mechanism portion housing the image capturing unit and the pan mechanism. The lower opening is closed by an installation surface on which the suction cup is installed. The upper opening is configured to seal the internal space by supporting the contact surface by the load of the main mechanism portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichi KUROKI, Hiroyuki NODA, Akira KATAYAMA, Shinichi TAKAMATSU, Kumiko KAWAZOE, Yusuke OSHIKATA, Atsushi IKARASHI