Patents by Inventor Mitsuhiro Magari

Mitsuhiro Magari 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).

  • Video camera with record shutoff mechanism
    Patent number: 5521638
    Abstract: A video camera includes a viewfinder through which an operator may view an image of an object to be videoed, a rotatably supported head-carrier cylinder and a capstan for transporting a length of magnetic recording medium. This video camera also includes at least one of first and second detecting units for detecting a change in rotation of the rotary head-carrier cylinder and for detecting a change in rotation of the capstan, respectively, and a determining unit operable to determine, in reference to information supplied from at least one of the first and second detecting units, whether or not a video recording then taking place is in accordance with the will of an operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1996
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshito Dezaki, Mitsuhiro Magari, Atsushi Fujioka