Patents by Inventor Seishiro Takano

Seishiro Takano 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).

  • Image capturing apparatus, accessory, camera system including image capturing apparatus and accessory
    Patent number: 11550207
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes a first mount portion and a first cylindrical member that has a color different from a color of the first mount portion and is disposed in a circumferential direction of the first mount portion, an accessory includes an exterior portion, a second mount portion, and a second cylindrical member having a color different from a color of the second mount portion and similar to a color of the first cylindrical member and disposed in a circumferential direction of the second mount portion, and in a state where the accessory is attached to the image capturing apparatus, reference surfaces of the first mount portion and the second mount portion are in contact with each other, and the first cylindrical member and the second cylindrical member are externally exposed regardless of whether the accessory is attached to or detached from the image capturing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Haruhisa Ueda, Kazuaki Yamana, Haruki Ota, Seishiro Takano, Masahisa Tamura, Kunihiko Sasaki, Katsuhiro Inoue, Toru Matsumoto, Shigehiro Torii, Toshinori Yamazaki
  • ACCESSORY AND CAMERA SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20210157091
    Abstract: Interchangeable lenses 100A, B, C, and D include a focusing lens unit FLU that is to be moved in an optical axis direction to focus, a focus operation ring 103 that moves the focusing lens unit FLU in the optical axis direction, and a custom operation ring 104 that realizes one of a function among a first function and a second function different from the focusing, and a surface of the focus operation ring 103 has a first structure and a surface of the custom operation ring 104 has a second structure different from the first structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Toshinori Yamazaki, Masahisa Tamura, Takehiko Sato, Katsuhiro Inoue, Daisuke Nakashita, Mitsuhiro Izumi, Seishiro Takano
  • IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, ACCESSORY, CAMERA SYSTEM INCLUDING IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND ACCESSORY
    Publication number: 20210132472
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes a first mount portion and a first cylindrical member that has a color different from a color of the first mount portion and is disposed in a circumferential direction of the first mount portion, an accessory includes an exterior portion, a second mount portion, and a second cylindrical member having a color different from a color of the second mount portion and similar to a color of the first cylindrical member and disposed in a circumferential direction of the second mount portion, and in a state where the accessory is attached to the image capturing apparatus, reference surfaces of the first mount portion and the second mount portion are in contact with each other, and the first cylindrical member and the second cylindrical member are externally exposed regardless of whether the accessory is attached to or detached from the image capturing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Haruhisa Ueda, Kazuaki Yamana, Haruki Ota, Seishiro Takano, Masahisa Tamura, Kunihiko Sasaki, Katsuhiro Inoue, Toru Matsumoto, Shigehiro Torii, Toshinori Yamazaki
  • Interchangeable lens for camera
    Patent number: D936725
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Seishiro Takano
  • Interchangeable lens for camera
    Patent number: D937925
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Seishiro Takano
  • Digital camera
    Patent number: D962324
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Seishiro Takano, Haruki Ota, Hironori Oishi, Yasuaki Matsuura
  • Interchangeable lens for camera
    Patent number: D963730
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Seishiro Takano
  • Interchangeable lens for camera
    Patent number: D964449
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Seishiro Takano
  • Interchangeable lens for camera
    Patent number: D966395
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Seishiro Takano
  • Interchangeable lens for camera
    Patent number: D966396
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Seishiro Takano
  • Interchangeable lens for camera
    Patent number: D966397
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Seishiro Takano
  • Interchangeable lens for camera
    Patent number: D967230
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kalsha
    Inventor: Seishiro Takano
  • Interchangeable lens for camera
    Patent number: D967231
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Seishiro Takano
  • Interchangeable lens for camera
    Patent number: D967232
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Seishiro Takano