Patents by Inventor Mutsuhito Kichima

Mutsuhito Kichima 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).

  • Focusing control apparatus for a camera
    Patent number: 5255035
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a focusing mechanism that provides additional focal movement of the lens system without increasing the depth of the camera. This is accomplished by a bearing connected to lens mounting unit that is slidable along a guide shaft, because a part of the bearing can enter a recess in a support on the main body of the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1993
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventor: Mutsuhito Kichima
  • Focusing control apparatus for a camera
    Patent number: 5162834
    Abstract: The invention provides a focusing control for a camera which performs focusing at normal as well as close distances. The location of a subject to be photographed is detected and the focus control is set either into a normal mode or a close-up mode without action by the photographer. In order to move the lens quickly to the correct position, the entire movable range is divided into a plurality of zones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1992
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventor: Mutsuhito Kichima
  • Camera
    Patent number: 4601562
    Abstract: A camera wherein a camera body is a rectangular shape and long sideways, a first camera parts accommodating chamber and a second camera parts accommodating chamber are disposed at the both sides of a film advancing unit including a film take-up chamber and a patrone chamber, respectively, and a rear cover is arranged such that its edge is positioned at the boundary between the film advancing unit and the second camera parts accommodating chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1984
    Date of Patent: July 22, 1986
    Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Saburo Yoneyama, Masami Fujita, Shizuo Ishii, Mutsuhito Kichima, Yoshiharu Takahashi, Yoshinobu Sameshima