Patents by Inventor Mitsuhiro Sugita

Mitsuhiro Sugita 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: 7576778
    Abstract: A camera with shake correction mechanism according to the invention comprises: an image pickup device for picking up object light; shake detecting device for detecting a shake exerted to a camera body; a shake correction unit provided with a driving section for exerting a swing force for swinging the image pickup device in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis; a control board on which electronic components are mounted; and a flexible wiring member for electrically connecting the shake correction unit to the control board, wherein the shake correction unit and the control board are arranged at adjacent positions to each other in a direction of almost the same plane, while in an adjacent part of the two elements, a space part is set up that can accommodate the flexible wiring member in a bent state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Photo Imaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Hirota, Mitsuhiro Sugita, Yoshiharu Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20060055787
    Abstract: A camera with shake correction mechanism according to the invention comprises: an image pickup device for picking up object light; shake detecting device for detecting a shake exerted to a camera body; a shake correction unit provided with a driving section for exerting a swing force for swinging the image pickup device in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis; a control board on which electronic components are mounted; and a flexible wiring member for electrically connecting the shake correction unit to the control board, wherein the shake correction unit and the control board are arranged at adjacent positions to each other in a direction of almost the same plane, while in an adjacent part of the two elements, a space part is set up that can accommodate the flexible wiring member in a bent state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2005
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventors: Toshihiko Hirota, Mitsuhiro Sugita, Yoshiharu Tanaka
  • Patent number: 6249653
    Abstract: Camera body and taking lens unit are constructed such that they may rotate relative to each other, and circuit board of connector to which taking lens unit is mounted and the electrical circuitry inside the camera body are connected by means of flexible circuit board. Further, the grounding line is strengthened by having reinforcing plate that is in electrical contact with detachable circuit board comprise a metal plate and by having metal plate connected with the grounding line of the camera body to move against reinforcing plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2001
    Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisanori Itoh, Masatoshi Itoh, Mitsuhiro Sugita