Patents by Inventor Masanori Hasuda

Masanori Hasuda 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: 20230152675
    Abstract: An accessory mount can be inserted through the camera body mount without any of the first through third tabs being hindered by any of three camera body-side tabs at the camera body mount, as long as the accessory mount is inserted into the camera body mount at a correct interlock phase. The first, second, and third tabs extend over varying lengths along the circumferential direction. The first tab extends over a greatest length and the third tab extends over a smallest length, along the circumferential direction. The accessory mount includes a restricting member, a fitting portion, and a lock pin hole. The restricting member is disposed at a position assumed on a side substantially opposite from the lock pin hole across the fitting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori HASUDA, Noriyasu KOTANI, Hideaki HOSHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 11592729
    Abstract: An accessory mount can be inserted through the camera body mount without any of the first through third tabs being hindered by any of three camera body-side tabs at the camera body mount, as long as the accessory mount is inserted into the camera body mount at a correct interlock phase. The first, second, and third tabs extend over varying lengths along the circumferential direction. The first tab extends over a greatest length and the third tab extends over a smallest length, along the circumferential direction. The accessory mount includes a restricting member, a fitting portion, and a lock pin hole. The restricting member is disposed at a position assumed on a side substantially opposite from the lock pin hole across the fitting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori Hasuda, Noriyasu Kotani, Hideaki Hoshikawa
  • Publication number: 20200409245
    Abstract: An accessory mount can be inserted through the camera body mount without any of the first through third tabs being hindered by any of three camera body-side tabs at the camera body mount, as long as the accessory mount is inserted into the camera body mount at a correct interlock phase. The first, second, and third tabs extend over varying lengths along the circumferential direction. The first tab extends over a greatest length and the third tab extends over a smallest length, along the circumferential direction. The accessory mount includes a restricting member, a fitting portion, and a lock pin hole. The restricting member is disposed at a position assumed on a side substantially opposite from the lock pin hole across the fitting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori HASUDA, Noriyasu KOTANI, Hideaki HOSHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 10809601
    Abstract: An accessory mount can be inserted through the camera body mount without any of the first through third tabs being hindered by any of three camera body-side tabs at the camera body mount, as long as the accessory mount is inserted into the camera body mount at a correct interlock phase. The first, second, and third tabs extend over varying lengths along the circumferential direction. The first tab extends over a greatest length and the third tab extends over a smallest length, along the circumferential direction. The accessory mount includes a restricting member, a fitting portion, and a lock pin hole. The restricting member is disposed at a position assumed on a side substantially opposite from the lock pin hole across the fitting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori Hasuda, Noriyasu Kotani, Hideaki Hoshikawa
  • Patent number: 10712638
    Abstract: An accessory mount can be inserted through the camera body mount without any of the first through third tabs being hindered by any of three camera body-side tabs at the camera body mount, as long as the accessory mount is inserted into the camera body mount at a correct interlock phase. The first, second, and third tabs extend over varying lengths along the circumferential direction. The first tab extends over a greatest length and the third tab extends over a smallest length, along the circumferential direction. The accessory mount includes a restricting member, a fitting portion, and a lock pin hole. The restricting member is disposed at a position assumed on a side substantially opposite from the lock pin hole across the fitting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori Hasuda, Noriyasu Kotani, Hideaki Hoshikawa
  • Publication number: 20200073215
    Abstract: An accessory mount can be inserted through the camera body mount without any of the first through third tabs being hindered by any of three camera body-side tabs at the camera body mount, as long as the accessory mount is inserted into the camera body mount at a correct interlock phase. The first, second, and third tabs extend over varying lengths along the circumferential direction. The first tab extends over a greatest length and the third tab extends over a smallest length, along the circumferential direction. The accessory mount includes a restricting member, a fitting portion, and a lock pin hole. The restricting member is disposed at a position assumed on a side substantially opposite from the lock pin hole across the fitting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori HASUDA, Noriyasu KOTANI, Hideaki HOSHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 10567680
    Abstract: A shutter device includes: a first light shielding member disposed at a position further frontward relative to an image-capturing surface of an image sensor, which blocks a light flux from a subject by traveling along a predetermined direction of travel; and a second light shielding member disposed at a position further frontward relative to the image-capturing surface of the image sensor, which blocks the light flux by traveling along the direction of travel, wherein: at least either a length of a light shielding range of the first light shielding member, measured along the direction of travel, or a length of a light shielding range of the second light shielding member, measured along the direction of travel, is smaller than a length of the image-capturing surface along the direction of travel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masanori Hasuda
  • Publication number: 20180259829
    Abstract: A shutter device includes: a substrate having an opening; a first light-shielding member that moves from a first position outside the opening of the substrate to a second position outside the opening to shield the opening, the second position being different from the first position; a second light-shielding member that partly shields the opening while moving from the first position to the second position; a first moving member that has a protrusion moving along a hole provided in the substrate to move the first light-shielding member; a second moving member that is coupled to the second light-shielding member and moves together with the second light-shielding member; and a third moving member, located outside a movement range of the protrusion during the second light-shielding member being located in the first position, that is coupled to the second light-shielding member and moves together with the second light-shielding member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori HASUDA, Kenji OHASHI, Takeshi UEKI
  • Publication number: 20180203332
    Abstract: An accessory mount can be inserted through the camera body mount without any of the first through third tabs being hindered by any of three camera body-side tabs at the camera body mount, as long as the accessory mount is inserted into the camera body mount at a correct interlock phase. The first, second, and third tabs extend over varying lengths along the circumferential direction. The first tab extends over a greatest length and the third tab extends over a smallest length, along the circumferential direction. The accessory mount includes a restricting member, a fitting portion, and a lock pin hole. The restricting member is disposed at a position assumed on a side substantially opposite from the lock pin hole across the fitting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori HASUDA, Noriyasu KOTANI, Hideaki HOSHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 9995989
    Abstract: A shutter device includes: a substrate having an opening; a first light-shielding member that moves from a first position outside the opening of the substrate to a second position outside the opening to shield the opening, the second position being different from the first position; a second light-shielding member that partly shields the opening while moving from the first position to the second position; a first moving member that has a protrusion moving along a hole provided in the substrate to move the first light-shielding member; a second moving member that is coupled to the second light-shielding member and moves together with the second light-shielding member; and a third moving member, located outside a movement range of the protrusion during the second light-shielding member being located in the first position, that is coupled to the second light-shielding member and moves together with the second light-shielding member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori Hasuda, Kenji Ohashi, Takeshi Ueki
  • Publication number: 20170351162
    Abstract: A shutter device includes: a substrate having an opening; a first light-shielding member that moves from a first position outside the opening of the substrate to a second position outside the opening to shield the opening, the second position being different from the first position; a second light-shielding member that partly shields the opening while moving from the first position to the second position; a first moving member that has a protrusion moving along a hole provided in the substrate to move the first light-shielding member; a second moving member that is coupled to the second light-shielding member and moves together with the second light-shielding member; and a third moving member, located outside a movement range of the protrusion during the second light-shielding member being located in the first position, that is coupled to the second light-shielding member and moves together with the second light-shielding member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori HASUDA, Kenji OHASHI, Takeshi UEKI
  • Publication number: 20170351163
    Abstract: A shutter device includes: a substrate having an opening; a first light-shielding member having a light-shielding region having lengths in first and second directions respectively larger and smaller than those of the opening in the same directions, and partly shields the opening while moving from a first position outside the opening of the substrate to a second position outside the opening, the second position being different from the first position; and a second light-shielding member having a light-shielding region having a length in the first direction smaller than the length of the opening in the first direction and a length in the second direction smaller than the length of the opening in the second direction, and shields the opening between an end in the first direction of the first light-shielding member and the substrate while moving in the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori HASUDA, Kenji OHASHI, Takeshi UEKI
  • Publication number: 20170155854
    Abstract: A shutter device includes: a first light shielding member disposed at a position further frontward relative to an image-capturing surface of an image sensor, which blocks a light flux from a subject by traveling along a predetermined direction of travel; and a second light shielding member disposed at a position further frontward relative to the image-capturing surface of the image sensor, which blocks the light flux by traveling along the direction of travel, wherein: at least either a length of a light shielding range of the first light shielding member, measured along the direction of travel, or a length of a light shielding range of the second light shielding member, measured along the direction of travel, is smaller than a length of the image-capturing surface along the direction of travel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masanori HASUDA
  • Patent number: 9645476
    Abstract: A camera accessory can be detachably engaged with a camera body that includes a camera body mount, and is equipped with an accessory mount assuming a bayonet structure with a first tab, a second tab and a third tab set over intervals in a circumferential direction running along a circumference of a circle and projecting from the circumference along a radial direction. The accessory mount can be inserted through the camera body mount without any of the first through third tabs being hindered by any of three camera body-side tabs at the camera body mount, as long as the accessory mount is inserted into the camera body mount at a correct interlock phase. The accessory mount includes a restricting member disposed near the third tab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori Hasuda, Noriyasu Kotani, Hideaki Hoshikawa
  • Publication number: 20160370689
    Abstract: An accessory mount can be inserted through the camera body mount without any of the first through third tabs being hindered by any of three camera body-side tabs at the camera body mount, as long as the accessory mount is inserted into the camera body mount at a correct interlock phase. The first, second, and third tabs extend over varying lengths along the circumferential direction. The first tab extends over a greatest length and the third tab extends over a smallest length, along the circumferential direction. The accessory mount includes a restricting member, a fitting portion, and a lock pin hole. The restricting member is disposed at a position assumed on a side substantially opposite from the lock pin hole across the fitting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori HASUDA, Noriyasu KOTANI, Hideaki HOSHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20160320690
    Abstract: A camera accessory can be detachably engaged with a camera body that includes a camera body mount, and is equipped with an accessory mount assuming a bayonet structure with a first tab, a second tab and a third tab set over intervals in a circumferential direction running along a circumference of a circle and projecting from the circumference along a radial direction. The accessory mount can be inserted through the camera body mount without any of the first through third tabs being hindered by any of three camera body-side tabs at the camera body mount, as long as the accessory mount is inserted into the camera body mount at a correct interlock phase. The accessory mount includes a restricting member disposed near the third tab.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori HASUDA, Noriyasu KOTANI, Hideaki HOSHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20150378244
    Abstract: An accessory mount can be inserted through the camera body mount without any of the first through third tabs being hindered by any of three camera body-side tabs at the camera body mount, as long as the accessory mount is inserted into the camera body mount at a correct interlock phase. The first, second, and third tabs extend over varying lengths along the circumferential direction. The first tab extends over a greatest length and the third tab extends over a smallest length, along the circumferential direction. The accessory mount includes a restricting member, a fitting portion, and a lock pin hole. The restricting member is disposed at a position assumed on a side substantially opposite from the lock pin hole across the fitting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Masanori HASUDA, Noriyasu KOTANI, Hideaki HOSHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 9164360
    Abstract: An accessory mount can be inserted through the camera body mount without any of the first through third tabs being hindered by any of three camera body-side tabs at the camera body mount, as long as the accessory mount is inserted into the camera body mount at a correct interlock phase. The first tab, the second tab and the third tab extend over varying lengths along the circumferential direction. The first tab extends over a greatest length along the circumferential direction among the first through third tabs. The third tab extends over a smallest length along the circumferential direction among the first through third tabs. The accessory mount includes a restricting member disposed near the third tab, a fitting portion used to align an optical axis of the accessory mount with an optical axis of the camera body, and a lock pin hole through which a lock pin, retractably disposed at the camera body, is inserted so as to lock the camera accessory in a fully mounted state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Masanori Hasuda, Noriyasu Kotani, Hideaki Hoshikawa
  • Patent number: RE47109
    Abstract: An adapter includes: a first mount section that is detachably attached to a camera body; a second mount section that is provided separately from the first mount section and is detachably attached to any one of a plurality of types of interchangeable lenses which are different from each other in a method of controlling a diaphragm; and an accessory control section that controls the diaphragm of the interchangeable lens in response to a common control command which is received from the camera body regardless of the type of the interchangeable lens mounted on the second mount section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori Hasuda, Masafumi Oikawa, Noriaki Nakajima, Shunji Nagaya
  • Patent number: RE47352
    Abstract: An adapter includes: a first mount section that is detachably attached to a camera body; a second mount section that is provided separately from the first mount section and is detachably attached to an interchangeable lens; and a power supply section that generates supply voltages of a third power supply system and a fourth power supply system, which are to be fed to the interchangeable lens mounted on the second mount section, from a second power supply system between a first power supply system of the camera body, which is mounted on the first mount section, and the second power supply system which is different from the first power supply system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideaki Sugiyama, Fumiya Taguchi, Masanori Hasuda, Masafumi Oikawa, Noriaki Nakajima, Shunji Nagaya