Patents by Inventor Shohei Uno
Shohei Uno 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).
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Patent number: 8339051Abstract: The electronic flash unit disclosed comprises: a transformer (14) to vary voltages of a power supply; an accumulator (16) composed of a main capacitor (17) to charge an electric energy supplied from the transformer (14); a lamp unit (4) provided with a flashlamp (20), set inside of a reflector (19), that flashes by discharging of energy storages in the main capacitor (17) upon applying a voltage on a trigger terminal (21); and a trigger circuit (10) to generate the voltage to apply on the trigger terminal (21), wherein at least the lamp unit (4) is coated with an insulation material.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2007Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Hirohiko Ina, Arata Sakamoto, Shohei Uno, Toshinori Maki, Katsumi Horinishi, Naoyuki Furutsuka, Hajime Mitsui, Kazue Nakagawa, Katsuji Ishikawa, Hisashi Ogura, Mitsuo Fuke, Katsunori Kawabata, Takashi Umehara, Katsushi Sumisaki
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Patent number: 8040616Abstract: A lens barrel includes: a barrel body; a diaphragm pivotally held in the barrel body; a diaphragm operating member that changes the diameter of the diaphragm; an operation arm that can pivot in the barrel body and fits in the diaphragm operating member, the operation arm, when pivoted, changing the diameter of the diaphragm via the diaphragm operating member; and a light-blocking plate that prevents unwanted light from entering the barrel body and has a passage portion through which the operation arm passes and an engagement portion that an engaging piece protruding from the diaphragm operating member engages, the light-blocking plate, along with the diaphragm operating member, pivotally supported, wherein the passage portion has an opening having a width that is substantially the same as the width of the operation arm.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2009Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Takashi Koyama, Kiyomitsu Furuyama, Shohei Uno
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Patent number: 8011839Abstract: A lens barrel includes: a barrel body; a mount that is attached to an end of the barrel body and has a connection portion to be connected to an imaging apparatus body; and a substrate that is disposed on an attachment surface of the mount that is attached to the barrel body and on which a controller for controlling the action of the barrel body is formed, wherein the mount has a locking member that protrudes from the attachment surface and locks an operation member for operating a mechanism in the barrel body, and the substrate has a clearance that prevents interference with the locking member.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2009Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Kiyomitsu Furuyama, Takashi Koyama, Shohei Uno
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Patent number: 7652434Abstract: The electronic flash unit disclosed comprises: a transformer (14) to vary voltages of a power supply; an accumulator (16) composed of a main capacitor (17) to charge an electric energy supplied from the transformer (14); a lamp unit (4) provided with a flashlamp (20), set inside of a reflector (19), that flashes by discharging of energy storages in the main capacitor (17) upon applying a voltage on a trigger terminal (21); and a trigger circuit (10) to generate the voltage to apply on the trigger terminal (21), wherein at least the lamp unit (4) is coated with an insulation material.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2002Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignee: Panasonic Photo & Lighting Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hirohiko Ina, Arata Sakamoto, Shohei Uno, Toshinori Maki, Katsumi Horinishi, Naoyuki Furutsuka, Hajime Mitsui, Kazue Nakagawa, Katsuji Ishikawa, Hisashi Ogura, Mitsuo Fuke, Katsunori Kawabata, Takashi Umehara, Katsushi Sumisaki
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Publication number: 20100014851Abstract: A lens barrel includes: a barrel body; a mount that is attached to an end of the barrel body and has a connection portion to be connected to an imaging apparatus body; and a substrate that is disposed on an attachment surface of the mount that is attached to the barrel body and on which a controller for controlling the action of the barrel body is formed, wherein the mount has a locking member that protrudes from the attachment surface and locks an operation member for operating a mechanism in the barrel body, and the substrate has a clearance that prevents interference with the locking member.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2009Publication date: January 21, 2010Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Kiyomitsu Furuyama, Takashi Koyama, Shohei Uno
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Publication number: 20100014172Abstract: A lens barrel includes: a barrel body; a diaphragm pivotally held in the barrel body; a diaphragm operating member that changes the diameter of the diaphragm; an operation arm that can pivot in the barrel body and fits in the diaphragm operating member, the operation arm, when pivoted, changing the diameter of the diaphragm via the diaphragm operating member; and a light-blocking plate that prevents unwanted light from entering the barrel body and has a passage portion through which the operation arm passes and an engagement portion that an engaging piece protruding from the diaphragm operating member engages, the light-blocking plate, along with the diaphragm operating member, pivotally supported, wherein the passage portion has an opening having a width that is substantially the same as the width of the operation arm.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2009Publication date: January 21, 2010Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Takashi Koyama, Kiyomitsu Furuyama, Shohei Uno
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Publication number: 20070170869Abstract: The electronic flash unit disclosed comprises: a transformer (14) to vary voltages of a power supply; an accumulator (16) composed of a main capacitor (17) to charge an electric energy supplied from the transformer (14); a lamp unit (4) provided with a flashlamp (20), set inside of a reflector (19), that flashes by discharging of energy storages in the main capacitor (17) upon applying a voltage on a trigger terminal (21); and a trigger circuit (10) to generate the voltage to apply on the trigger terminal (21), wherein at least the lamp unit (4) is coated with an insulation material.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2007Publication date: July 26, 2007Applicant: PANASONIC PHOTO & LIGHTING CO., LTD.Inventors: Hirohiko Ina, Arata Sakamoto, Shohei Uno, Toshinori Maki, Katsumi Horinishi, Naoyuki Furutsuka, Hajime Mitsui, Kazue Nakagawa, Katsuji Ishikawa, Hisashi Ogura, Mitsuo Fuke, Katsunori Kawabata, Takashi Umehara, Katsushi Sumisaki
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Publication number: 20050007030Abstract: The electronic flash unit disclosed comprises: a transformer (14) to vary voltages of a power supply; an accumulator (16) composed of a main capacitor (17) to charge an electric energy supplied from the transformer (14); a lamp unit (4) provided with a flashlamp (20), set inside of a reflector (19), that flashes by discharging of energy storages in the main capacitor (17) upon applying a voltage on a trigger terminal (21); and a trigger circuit (10) to generate the voltage to apply on the trigger terminal (21), wherein at least the lamp unit (4) is coated with an insulation material.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2002Publication date: January 13, 2005Inventors: Hirohiko Ina, Arata Sakamoto, Shohei Uno, Toshinori Maki, Katsumi Horinishi, Naoyuki Furutsuka, Hajime Mitsui, Kazue Nakagawa, Katsuji Ishikawa, Hisashi Ogura, Mitsuo Fuke, Katsunori Kawabata, Takashi Umehara, Katsushi Sumisaki