Patents by Inventor Kenji HIMENO

Kenji HIMENO 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).

  • Patent number: 10761411
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus including a main unit, a grip, and an arm. The main unit includes an imaging device and imaging lens. The grip is configured to be gripped by a user. The arm includes a first attaching portion and a second attaching portion. The grip is attached to the first attaching portion, and the second attaching portion is attached to the main unit of the imaging apparatus. A position of the grip is adjustable, with respect to the main unit, about the second attaching portion. Further, an orientation of the grip is adjustable, with respect to the main unit, about the first attaching portion of the arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naofumi Yoneda, Tatsuya Nishiyama, Kenji Himeno, Jun Ishida, Akihiro Miyazaki
  • Publication number: 20200241393
    Abstract: An image-capturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a main body, a display unit, a hinge mechanism, a detector, and a controller. The main body includes an imaging optical system. The display unit displays an image. The hinge mechanism couples the display unit to the main body and supports the display unit rotatably about a first axis, a second axis, and a third axis with respect to the main body, the second axis being orthogonal to the first axis, the third axis being orthogonal to the first and second axes. The detector detects a pose of the display unit. The controller controls a display of an image on the display unit according to an output from the detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventor: KENJI HIMENO
  • Patent number: 10432833
    Abstract: There is provided a camera that includes a body and two or more kinds of groups of contacts provided on the body. The two or more kinds of groups of contacts are configured to be coupled to respective two or more kinds of lenses that include different lens-side mounts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Moriyama, Seiichi Tanaka, Kenji Himeno
  • Patent number: 10095090
    Abstract: A duct 45 is tubular and has one opening 451 that is mounted in a position to face an inlet port provided in one side of an apparatus body and the other opening 452 that is mounted in a position to face an exhaust port provided in the other side of the apparatus body. In a tubular interior of the duct 45, a fan 43 and a radiating fin 42 are provided. The fan 43 causes outside air to flow in from the inlet port for discharge from the exhaust port, and heat caused inside the apparatus body is transmitted by a heat transfer unit to the radiating fin 42. The outside air is applied to the radiating fin 42 by the fan 43, whereby the heat caused inside the apparatus body can be discharged efficiently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naofumi Yoneda, Tatsuya Nishiyama, Yoshimasa Sakishita, Tadashi Isoda, Kenji Himeno
  • Publication number: 20170261840
    Abstract: A duct 45 is tubular and has one opening 451 that is mounted in a position to face an inlet port provided in one side of an apparatus body and the other opening 452 that is mounted in a position to face an exhaust port provided in the other side of the apparatus body. In a tubular interior of the duct 45, a fan 43 and a radiating fin 42 are provided. The fan 43 causes outside air to flow in from the inlet port for discharge from the exhaust port, and heat caused inside the apparatus body is transmitted by a heat transfer unit to the radiating fin 42. The outside air is applied to the radiating fin 42 by the fan 43, whereby the heat caused inside the apparatus body can be discharged efficiently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: NAOFUMI YONEDA, TATSUYA NISHIYAMA, YOSHIMASA SAKISHITA, TADASHI ISODA, KENJI HIMENO
  • Publication number: 20170255084
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus including a main unit, a grip, and an arm. The main unit includes an imaging device and imaging lens. The grip is configured to be gripped by a user. The arm includes a first attaching portion and a second attaching portion. The grip is attached to the first attaching portion, and the second attaching portion is attached to the main unit of the imaging apparatus. A position of the grip is adjustable, with respect to the main unit, about the second attaching portion. Further, an orientation of the grip is adjustable, with respect to the main unit, about the first attaching portion of the arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: NAOFUMI YONEDA, TATSUYA NISHIYAMA, KENJI HIMENO, JUN ISHIDA, AKIHIRO MIYAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20160330354
    Abstract: There is provided a camera that includes a body and two or more kinds of groups of contacts provided on the body. The two or more kinds of groups of contacts are configured to be coupled to respective two or more kinds of lenses that include different lens-side mounts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2014
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: SATOSHI MORIYAMA, SEIICHI TANAKA, KENJI HIMENO
  • Publication number: 20140072294
    Abstract: There is provided a dial switch including a first dial freely rotatable in a rotational direction throughout an entire circumference of the first dial, a second dial freely rotatable about the same rotational center as the first dial in the rotational direction throughout the entire circumference, and a non-contact sensor that detects a rotation position and a rotational direction of at least one of the first dial and the second dial.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kenji HIMENO