Patents by Inventor Koichi Katyo

Koichi Katyo 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).

  • Publication number: 20020141753
    Abstract: A lens barrel is associated with a frame body of a camera for advancing and retracting movements along an optical axis direction. A film accommodating chamber is located on the side outward from the lens barrel with respect to a direction normal to the optical axis direction. A motor is secured to the frame body, mechanical power of the motor being transmitted to the lens barrel via a gear train to move the lens barrel along the optical axis direction. The motor is located within a space defined by the lens barrel and the film accommodating chamber, such that an output shaft extends in a plane normal to the optical axis. The frame body has a path for insertion of a motor securing tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2002
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Inventors: Koichi Katyo, Kenji Yamane