Patents by Inventor Seijiro Noda

Seijiro Noda 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: 6510287
    Abstract: A display apparatus in a camera for displaying photographic information using rotating elements. The display apparatus includes rotating pointers which rotate about display scales to display the photographic information. The display apparatus further includes a control unit which receives camera control information and in response to the control information, the control unit controls driving circuitry which causes the rotating display pointer to point to an index on the display scale representing the photographic information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Daiki Tsukahara, Hiroshi Wakabayashi, Hitoshi Aoki, Noboru Akami, Yuji Katano, Noriyasu Kotani, Seijiro Noda
  • Patent number: 6002888
    Abstract: A camera having multiple display functions and/or a date imprinting function wherein the display can alternately switch between displaying the date and the film frame number. The frame number is displayed when winding blank film and the date is displayed at other times. The display also has an indicator which lights up or flashes to indicate the status of the camera power source. The display also shows the date and this date can be imprinted on film when a photograph is taken. The date can be imprinted whether or not the camera is in a date correction mode when the photograph is taken. A multiple function button is used to change photographic information shown on the display, wherein different functions correspond to different camera modes. Adequate safeguards are therefore provided by this camera to prevent accidental changing of information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Hidenori Miyamoto, Isao Soshi, Toshiyuki Nakamura, Seijiro Noda, Hiroshi Wakabayashi
  • Patent number: 5555061
    Abstract: A camera having vibration detecting sensors and a vibration correction function, with improved positioning of the vibration detecting sensors to reduce noise resulting from vibration components in the roll direction of the camera. The camera includes a retaining member which supports the image storage material at the photographic image plane exposure aperture and a vibration detecting sensor arranged to the rear of the camera in relation to the retaining member and located approximately at a center position along the width of the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1996
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Isao Soshi, Hidenori Miyamoto, Seijiro Noda
  • Patent number: 4269498
    Abstract: An accessory device to be mounted onto the bottom surface of a camera main body in a general configuration having extended portions at both right and left sides of the lens mounting section. The device has a fitting surface to the camera main body, which is substantially same in shape as the bottom surface of the camera main body, and front and rear wall surfaces which are contiguous to the front and rear surfaces of the camera main body and inclined frontward of the camera main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1979
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1981
    Assignee: Nippon Kogaku K.K.
    Inventors: Yoshiki Suzuki, Seijiro Noda
  • Patent number: D256024
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1978
    Date of Patent: July 22, 1980
    Assignee: Nippon Kogaku K.K.
    Inventors: Seijiro Noda, Hitoshi Suyama
  • Patent number: D289175
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1987
    Assignee: Nippon Kogaku K.K.
    Inventor: Seijiro Noda