Patents by Inventor Takao K{overscore (o)}da

Takao K{overscore (o)}da 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).

  • Photo printing system and camera for the same
    Patent number: 6334028
    Abstract: A pseudo zoom camera, which utilizes a film cartridge provided with an information storing device, comprises a taking lens optical system for projecting an object image onto a portion of photographic film, which portion has been pulled out of the film cartridge. The camera also comprises a finder optical system capable of displaying an image of a field angle, which is different from the field angle of the object image formed by the taking lens optical system, in a predetermined region representing an image-recording range. A writing device writes information representing an image range ratio of the image, which is displayed in the predetermined region by the finder optical system, to the object image, the information being written on the information storing device of the film cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2001
    Assignees: Fuji Photo Optical Co., Ltd., Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideo Kobayashi, Kazunori Ohno, Katsuji Ozawa, Michio Cho, Yoichi Iwasaki, Kazuhiko Onda, Takao K{overscore (o)}da, Shigenori Goto
  • Photo printing system and camera for the same
    Patent number: 6295419
    Abstract: A pseudo zoom camera, which utilizes a film cartridge provided with an information storing device, comprises a taking lens optical system for projecting an object image onto a portion of photographic film, which portion has been pulled out of the film cartridge. The camera also comprises a finder optical system capable of displaying an image of a field angle, which is different from the field angle of the object image formed by the taking lens optical system, in a predetermined region representing an image-recording range. A writing device writes information representing an image range ratio of the image, which is displayed in the predetermined region by the finder optical system, to the object image, the information being written on the information storing device of the film cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2001
    Assignees: Fuji Photo Optical Co., Ltd., Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideo Kobayashi, Kazunori Ohno, Katsuji Ozawa, Michio Cho, Yoichi Iwasaki, Kazuhiko Onda, Takao K{overscore (o)}da, Shigenori Goto