Patents by Inventor Ryuichirou Aoyama

Ryuichirou Aoyama 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).

  • Lighting device for use with video camera
    Patent number: 5226708
    Abstract: Here is disclosed a lighting device for use with a video camera provided with a detachable battery casing. According to this invention, the lighting device includes a leg thinly configured in unison with a light emitter, wherein said leg is attached along one side thereof to a mount arranged on a rear side of the video camera and adapted to serve also as the mount for the battery casing, the battery casing is attached to the other side of the leg and thereby a battery contained within the battery casing energizes both the lighting device and the video camera. According to another aspect of the invention, the battery casing is provided with means adapted to be loaded thereon with the lighting device and, upon loading this means with the lighting device, the latter is electrically connected to the battery contained within the battery casing through electric connector means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1993
    Assignee: Tocad Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukio Katahira, Ryuichirou Aoyama