Patents by Inventor Takashi Sobajima

Takashi Sobajima 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 drive apparatus
    Publication number: 20070014566
    Abstract: A lens drive apparatus provides a moving lenticular body equipped with a lens. A driving mechanism is used to move the moving lenticular body in an axis direction of the lens. A fixed body supports the moving lenticular body so as to make it movable in an optical axis direction. A contact surface is formed in either the moving lenticular body or the fixed body so that the moving lenticular body contacts the contact surface to control the moving range of the lens drive apparatus in the optical axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventors: Takashi Sobajima, Takeshi Sue, Noboru Otsuki