Patents by Inventor Noriko Koike

Noriko Koike 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).

  • Apparatus having push-operatable operation member, and camera
    Patent number: 6811332
    Abstract: An operation button is provided with a shaft portion and a pair of arm portions and projections, and a rear cover is provided with a shaft hole, and a pair of insertion holes and pulling-out preventing portions around the shaft hole. The shaft portion of the operation button is inserted into the shaft hole of the rear cover, and the pair of arm portions and projections are inserted into the insertion holes of the rear cover. The operation button is rotated around the shaft portion, whereby the projections are received in the pulling-out preventing portions in a push-operatable manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventor: Noriko Koike
  • Apparatus having push-operatable operati on member, and camera
    Publication number: 20030086707
    Abstract: An operation button is provided with a shaft portion and a pair of arm portions and projections, and a rear cover is provided with a shaft hole, and a pair of insertion holes and pulling-out preventing portions around the shaft hole. The shaft portion of the operation button is inserted into the shaft hole of the rear cover, and the pair of arm portions and projections are inserted into the insertion holes of the rear cover. The operation button is rotated around the shaft portion, whereby the projections are received in the pulling-out preventing portions in a push-operatable manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2002
    Publication date: May 8, 2003
    Applicant: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Noriko Koike