Patents by Inventor Tadashi Niki

Tadashi Niki 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).

  • Lens unit
    Patent number: 8830605
    Abstract: A lens unit has an optical system having at least one lens, a lens holder supporting the optical system and a lens frame having a guide component. The guide component guides a movement of the lens holder in a first direction. The lens holder has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is disposed slidably over the guide component. The second portion is disposed slidably over the guide component and disposed spaced apart from the first portion in the first direction. The guide component is sandwiched between the first portion and the second portion by an elastic force of the first portion and/or the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Miyamoto, Hiroshi Kurumatani, Tadashi Niki, Akio Konishi
  • LENS UNIT
    Publication number: 20130027792
    Abstract: A lens unit has an optical system having at least one lens, a lens holder supporting the optical system and a lens frame having a guide component. The guide component guides a movement of the lens holder in a first direction. The lens holder has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is disposed slidably over the guide component. The second portion is disposed slidably over the guide component and disposed spaced apart from the first portion in the first direction. The guide component is sandwiched between the first portion and the second portion by an elastic force of the first portion and/or the second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Miyamoto, Hiroshi Kurumatani, Tadashi Niki, Akio Konishi
  • LENS UNIT
    Publication number: 20130021684
    Abstract: A lens unit has a lens frame configured to be mounted to an imaging device having an imaging element, a first optical system having a first optical axis supported by the lens frame, a second optical system having a second optical axis supported by the lens frame; and an adjustment mechanism configured to adjust a position of the first optical system and/or the second optical system in an optical axis direction with respect to the lens frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Miyamoto, Hiroshi Kurumatani, Tadashi Niki, Akio Konishi