Patents by Inventor Kenya Nishiwaki

Kenya Nishiwaki 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: 8807851
    Abstract: An electronic device comprising a front cover which covers a front face excluding an aperture of an apparatus in a fixed state to the apparatus, a barrier cover configured to cover the aperture, an attachment unit which attaches the barrier cover to the front cover so that the barrier cover can move, and a locking unit that locks the front cover in a forward protruding state when the barrier cover is in an open state, attachment unit positions the barrier cover at a first position when the barrier cover is in a closed state, and guides the barrier cover to a second position protruding forward from the front cover, and then guides the barrier cover to a third position at which the barrier cover is locked by the locking unit, and moving the barrier cover from the third position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenya Nishiwaki, Yoichi Osada
  • Patent number: 8588603
    Abstract: When an automatic pop-up is selected in an imaging apparatus, during startup, a light emission unit is moved to a pop-up position by a spring force in operably conjugate with a lens barrel together with the retraction of a cam follower. When a manual pop-up is selected, during startup, a lock lever is engaged with the light emission unit, and the light emission unit remains in a storage position. When a user places the operation unit of the lock lever to a first position and places the camera power source in the ON position, a strobe can be automatically subjected to a pop-up operation. Furthermore, when a user places the operation unit to a second position and places the camera power source in the ON position, the strobe can be automatically subjected to a pop-up operation as required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kenya Nishiwaki
  • Publication number: 20120268871
    Abstract: An electronic device comprising a front cover which covers a front face excluding an aperture of an apparatus in a fixed state to the apparatus, a barrier cover configured to cover the aperture, an attachment unit which attaches the barrier cover to the front cover so that the barrier cover can move, and a locking unit that locks the front cover in a forward protruding state when the barrier cover is in an open state, attachment unit positions the barrier cover at a first position when the barrier cover is in a closed state, and guides the barrier cover to a second position protruding forward from the front cover, and then guides the barrier cover to a third position at which the barrier cover is locked by the locking unit, and moving the barrier cover from the third position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenya Nishiwaki, Yoichi Osada
  • Publication number: 20120148226
    Abstract: When an automatic pop-up is selected in an imaging apparatus, during startup, a light emission unit is moveed to a pop-up position by a spring force in operably conjugate with a lens barrel together with the retraction of a cam follower. When a manual pop-up is selected, during startup, a lock lever is engaged with the light emission unit, and the light emission unit remains in a storage position. When a user places the operation unit of the lock lever to a first position and places the camera power source in the ON position, a strobe can be automatically subjected to a pop-up operation. Furthermore, when a user places the operation unit to a second position and places the camera power source in the ON position, the strobe can be automatically subjected to a pop-up operation as required.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kenya Nishiwaki
  • Patent number: 7082265
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises a terminal, an armature which can contact the terminal, a knob member which moves between a first position and a second position, sliding the armature on the terminal, a first energizing member which energizes the knob member in the direction of the first position, a rotation operation member which can move the knob member and can rotate between a third position corresponding to the first position and a fourth position corresponding to the second position, and a second energizing member which energizes the rotation operation member in the direction of the third position when the rotation operation member rotates from the third position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kenya Nishiwaki
  • Patent number: 7058295
    Abstract: Electronic equipment is disclosed with which, even when a main body receives an external force, the deformation of the main body can be restrained. The electronic equipment comprises: a main body, having a housing chamber for housing accessories; a base member, rotating with respect to an opening of the abovementioned housing chamber; and a lid member, opening and closing the abovementioned opening along with the abovementioned base member, mounted in a manner enabling sliding with respect to the abovementioned base member, and engaged and disengaged with respect to the main body by sliding movements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kenya Nishiwaki
  • Publication number: 20060062566
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises a terminal, an armature which can contact the terminal, a knob member which moves between a first position and a second position, sliding the armature on the terminal, a first energizing member which energizes the knob member in the direction of the first position, a rotation operation member which can move the knob member and can rotate between a third position corresponding to the first position and a fourth position corresponding to the second position, and a second energizing member which energizes the rotation operation member in the direction of the third position when the rotation operation member rotates from the third position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2005
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Inventor: Kenya Nishiwaki
  • Patent number: 6999675
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises a terminal, an armature which can contact the terminal, a knob member which moves between a first position and a second position, sliding the armature on the terminal, a first energizing member which energizes the knob member in the direction of the first position, a rotation operation member which can move the knob member and can rotate between a third position corresponding to the first position and a fourth position corresponding to the second position, and a second energizing member which energizes the rotation operation member in the direction of the third position when the rotation operation member rotates from the third position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kenya Nishiwaki
  • Patent number: 6900831
    Abstract: When an object image is to be recorded, a blur of the object image is optically corrected. When an object image is to be displayed without being recorded, a blur of the object image is corrected not optically but by image signal processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kenya Nishiwaki
  • Publication number: 20050002154
    Abstract: Electronic equipment is disclosed with which, even when a main body receives an external force, the deformation of the main body can be restrained. The electronic equipment comprises: a main body, having a housing chamber for housing accessories; a base member, rotating with respect to an opening of the abovementioned housing chamber; and a lid member, opening and closing the abovementioned opening along with the abovementioned base member, mounted in a manner enabling sliding with respect to the abovementioned base member, and engaged and disengaged with respect to the main body by sliding movements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2004
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventor: Kenya Nishiwaki
  • Publication number: 20040179833
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises a terminal, an armature which can contact the terminal, a knob member which moves between a first position and a second position, sliding the armature on the terminal, a first energizing member which energizes the knob member in the direction of the first position, a rotation operation member which can move the knob member and can rotate between a third position corresponding to the first position and a fourth position corresponding to the second position, and a second energizing member which energizes the rotation operation member in the direction of the third position when the rotation operation member rotates from the third position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2004
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Inventor: Kenya Nishiwaki
  • Patent number: 6748168
    Abstract: An image capture apparatus includes: an image capture optical system; a rotary device rotatable from an initial position in a first direction and rotatable from the initial position in a second direction; a protective cover that performs an opening action to expose (uncover) the image capture optical system in response to rotation of the rotary device from the initial position in the first direction, and that performs a closing action to cover the image capture optical system in response to rotation of the rotary device from the initial position in the second direction; and an energizing member that returns the rotary device to the initial position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenya Nishiwaki, Junichi Maniwa
  • Publication number: 20030142971
    Abstract: An image capture apparatus including an image capture optical system; a rotary device rotate from an initial position in a first direction and rotatable from the initial position in a second direction; a protective cover that performs an opening action to expose (uncover) the image capture optical system in response to rotation of the rotary device from the initial position in the first direction, and that performs a closing action to cover the image capture optical system in response to rotation of the rotary device from the initial position in the second direction; and an energizing member that returns the rotary device to the initial position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2003
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenya Nishiwaki, Junichi Maniwa
  • Publication number: 20010022619
    Abstract: When an object image is to be recorded, a blur of the object image is optically corrected. When an object image is to be displayed without being recorded, a blur of the object image is corrected not optically but by image signal processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2001
    Publication date: September 20, 2001
    Inventor: Kenya Nishiwaki
  • Patent number: 5959671
    Abstract: An adapter device for connecting a peripheral equipment such as an electronic camera to an electric apparatus, such as a TV monitor includes a body formed approximately in a rectangular parallepiped shape having respective first and second longitudinally displaced side surfaces extending transversely of the body, a first connector disposed on an upper surface of the body and arranged for connection with the peripheral equipment, a second connector disposed at the first side surface of the body and arranged for connection with the electric apparatus and an operation member disposed at the second side surface of the body and movable transversely of the body for connecting and detaching the peripheral equipment to and from the first connector. The adapter device includes a cam system with multiple cam parts arranged to facilitate connecting and detaching the peripheral equipment to and from the first connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Etoh, Kenya Nishiwaki