Patents by Inventor Masayasu Kanazawa

Masayasu Kanazawa 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).

  • Optical system supporting device with flowable damping material
    Patent number: 5841593
    Abstract: The optical system supporting device of the present invention comprises an optical element, a holding member for holding the optical element, a supporting member for displaceably supporting the holding member and a driving means for driving the holding member in a predetermined direction, wherein a holding part for gelatinous damping materials is provided on at least one place of the supporting member and a gelatinous damping material is disposed in the holding part. This optical system supporting device is small and light, and is excellent in cotrollability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1998
    Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuo Ikegame, Masayasu Kanazawa, Izumi Yamazaki
  • Optical system supporting device with flowable damping material
    Patent number: 5777806
    Abstract: The optical system supporting device of the present invention comprises an optical element, a holding member for holding the optical element, a supporting member for displaceably supporting the holding member and a driving means for driving the holding member in a predetermined direction, wherein a holding part for gelatinous damping materials is provided on at least one place of the supporting member and a gelatinous damping material is disposed in the holding part. This optical system supporting device is small and light, and is excellent in controllability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1998
    Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuo Ikegame, Masayasu Kanazawa, Izumi Yamazaki
  • Optical system supporting device with flowable damping material
    Patent number: 5579176
    Abstract: The optical system supporting device of the present invention comprises an optical element, a holding member for holding the optical element, a supporting member for displaceably supporting the holding member and a driving means for driving the holding member in a predetermined direction, wherein a holding part for gelatinous damping materials is provided on at least one place of the supporting member and a gelatinous damping material is disposed in the holding part. This optical system supporting device is small and light, and is excellent in cotrollability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1996
    Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuo Ikegame, Masayasu Kanazawa, Izumi Yamazaki