Patents by Inventor Natsu Mikami

Natsu Mikami 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: 11443878
    Abstract: An operation unit includes an operation member, a gear portion provided on the operation member, a plurality of gears engaged with the gear portion and rotatable, and a plurality of magnets, each of which is provided to a corresponding one of the plurality of gears. The plurality of gears rotate so as to change an attractive force between the magnets, when a user operates the operation member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shoma Mizutani, Natsu Mikami
  • Publication number: 20210319936
    Abstract: An operation unit includes an operation member, a gear portion provided on the operation member, a plurality of gears engaged with the gear portion and rotatable, and a plurality of magnets, each of which is provided to a corresponding one of the plurality of gears. The plurality of gears rotate so as to change an attractive force between the magnets, when a user operates the operation member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Shoma Mizutani, Natsu Mikami
  • Publication number: 20200133105
    Abstract: A mirror drive device that hardly causes a delay of drive of a second mirror with respect to control for a first mirror and enables stable drive. A first holding member holds a first mirror. A supporting member rotatably supports the first holding member. A second holding member holds a second mirror and is rotatably supported by the first holding member. A drive member is rotatably supported by the supporting member and is rotatably connected with the second holding member. Rotation of one of the first holding member and the second holding member interlocks with rotation of the other through rotation of the drive member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventor: Natsu Mikami
  • Patent number: 10317780
    Abstract: A mirror drive device capable of achieving high responsiveness and driving stability, and suppressing mirror bounce. The mirror drive device includes a mirror box. A main mirror holder has a main mirror rotating shaft rotatably supported by the mirror box, and rotatably holds a main mirror between a mirror-down position and a mirror-up position, A sub mirror holder has a sub mirror rotating shaft rotatably supported by the mirror box, and rotatably holds a sub mirror between a mirror-down position and a mirror-up position. The main mirror holder and the sub mirror holder are connected by at least one connecting member. A drive member is engaged with the connecting member, and is driven for rotation by a motor. The sub mirror holder is directly driven by the drive member, and the main mirror holder is driven by the drive member via the connecting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Natsu Mikami
  • Publication number: 20180031953
    Abstract: A mirror drive device capable of achieving high responsiveness and driving stability, and suppressing mirror bounce. The mirror drive device includes a mirror box. A main mirror holder has a main mirror rotating shaft rotatably supported by the mirror box, and rotatably holds a main mirror between a mirror-down position and a mirror-up position, A sub mirror holder has a sub mirror rotating shaft rotatably supported by the mirror box, and rotatably holds a sub mirror between a mirror-down position and a mirror-up position. The main mirror holder and the sub mirror holder are connected by at least one connecting member. A drive member is engaged with the connecting member, and is driven for rotation by a motor. The sub mirror holder is directly driven by the drive member, and the main mirror holder is driven by the drive member via the connecting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventor: Natsu Mikami