Patents by Inventor Takayuki FUNAOKA

Takayuki FUNAOKA 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).

  • Patent number: 11868028
    Abstract: An accessory includes: a detection terminal; a first power supply terminal through which a first power supply voltage is supplied; a second power supply terminal through which a second power supply voltage is supplied; a ground terminal; a ready terminal; a first clock terminal; a first data terminal; a second data terminal; a second clock terminal; a third data terminal; a first circuit to which the first power supply voltage is supplied through the first power supply terminal; and a second circuit to which the second power supply voltage is supplied through the second power supply terminal, wherein: the ground terminal is used as a ground potential for the first circuit and the second circuit; and a distance between the second clock terminal and the first power supply terminal is longer than a distance between the first clock terminal and the first power supply terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takayuki Funaoka
  • Publication number: 20230168461
    Abstract: An interchangeable lens that is removably attachable to a camera body includes: a first clock receiver that receives a first clock signal from the camera body; a second clock transmitter that transmits a second clock signal to the camera body; a lens that is driven by a driving force from a first drive member; a receiver that receives an instruction signal from the camera body in synchronization with the first clock signal; and a first transmitter that repeatedly transmits positional information on the lens to the camera body in synchronization with the second clock signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki FUNAOKA, Kiyoshi YASUDA, Hideaki SUGIYAMA
  • Patent number: 11592641
    Abstract: An accessory that can be attached to a camera body, the camera body including a first camera-side clock terminal that outputs a first clock signal, a first camera-side data terminal that outputs a first data signal, and a third camera-side data terminal to which a third data signal is input, the accessory includes: an eighth terminal that is brought into contact with the first camera-side clock terminal; a seventh terminal that is brought into contact with the first camera-side data terminal; and a ninth terminal that is brought into contact with the third camera-side data terminal, wherein the eighth terminal is positioned between the seventh terminal and the ninth terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Funaoka, Kiyoshi Yasuda, Hideaki Sugiyama
  • Publication number: 20230033962
    Abstract: An accessory includes: a detection terminal; a first power supply terminal through which a first power supply voltage is supplied; a first ground terminal used as a ground potential; a second power supply terminal through which a second power supply voltage is supplied; a second ground terminal used as a ground potential; a ready terminal used to indicate whether or not communication is allowed: a first data terminal that receives a first data signal; a second data terminal that outputs a second data signal; a clock terminal that outputs a clock signal; and a third data terminal that outputs a third data signal, wherein: the first ground terminal, the second power supply terminal, and the second ground terminal are positioned between the first power supply terminal and the ready terminal; and the first data terminal and the second data terminal are positioned between the ready terminal and the clock terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takayuki FUNAOKA
  • Patent number: 11506863
    Abstract: An accessory includes: a detection terminal; a first power supply terminal through which a first power supply voltage is supplied; a first ground terminal used as a ground potential; a second power supply terminal through which a second power supply voltage is supplied; a second ground terminal used as a ground potential; a ready terminal used to indicate whether or not communication is allowed; a first data terminal that receives a first data signal; a second data terminal that outputs a second data signal; a clock terminal that outputs a clock signal; and a third data terminal that outputs a third data signal, wherein: the first ground terminal, the second power supply terminal, and the second ground terminal are positioned between the first power supply terminal and the ready terminal; and the first data terminal and the second data terminal are positioned between the ready terminal and the clock terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takayuki Funaoka
  • Patent number: 11415770
    Abstract: An accessory that can be attached to a camera body, the camera body including a first camera-side clock terminal that outputs a first clock signal, a first camera-side data terminal that outputs a first data signal, and a third camera-side data terminal to which a third data signal is input, the accessory includes: an eighth terminal that is brought into contact with the first camera-side clock terminal; a seventh terminal that is brought into contact with the first camera-side data terminal; and a ninth terminal that is brought into contact with the third camera-side data terminal, wherein the eighth terminal is positioned between the seventh terminal and the ninth terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Funaoka, Kiyoshi Yasuda, Hideaki Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 11415771
    Abstract: An accessory that can be attached to a camera body, the camera body including a first camera-side clock terminal that outputs a first clock signal, a second camera-side clock terminal to which a second clock signal is input, and a first camera-side power supply terminal that outputs first power, the accessory includes: an eighth terminal that is brought into contact with the first camera-side clock terminal; a tenth terminal that is brought into contact with the second camera-side clock terminal; and a second terminal that is brought into contact with the first camera-side power supply terminal, wherein: a distance between the tenth terminal and the second terminal is longer than a distance between the eighth terminal and the second terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Funaoka, Kiyoshi Yasuda, Hideaki Sugiyama
  • Publication number: 20220221684
    Abstract: An accessory that can be attached to a camera body, the camera body including a first camera-side clock terminal that outputs a first clock signal, a first camera-side data terminal that outputs a first data signal, and a third camera-side data terminal to which a third data signal is input, the accessory includes: an eighth terminal that is brought into contact with the first camera-side clock terminal; a seventh terminal that is brought into contact with the first camera-side data terminal; and a ninth terminal that is brought into contact with the third camera-side data terminal, wherein the eighth terminal is positioned between the seventh terminal and the ninth terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki FUNAOKA, Kiyoshi YASUDA, Hideaki SUGIYAMA
  • Patent number: 11353675
    Abstract: An accessory that can be attached to a camera body, the camera body including a first camera-side clock terminal that outputs a first clock signal, a second camera-side clock terminal to which a second clock signal is input, and a first camera-side power supply terminal that outputs first power, the accessory includes: an eighth terminal that is brought into contact with the first camera-side clock terminal; a tenth terminal that is brought into contact with the second camera-side clock terminal; and a second terminal that is brought into contact with the first camera-side power supply terminal, wherein: a distance between the tenth terminal and the second terminal is longer than a distance between the eighth terminal and the second terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Funaoka, Kiyoshi Yasuda, Hideaki Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 11187869
    Abstract: An accessory for a camera includes: a first terminal; a second terminal; a third terminal; a fourth terminal; a fifth terminal; a sixth terminal; an eighth terminal that receives a first clock signal of a first cycle from the camera; a seventh terminal that receives a first data signal in synchronization with the first clock signal; a ninth terminal that outputs a third data signal to the camera in synchronization with the first clock signal; a tenth terminal that outputs a second clock signal of a second cycle to the camera, the second cycle being longer than the first cycle; and an eleventh terminal that outputs a second data signal to the camera in synchronization with the second clock signal, wherein: the eighth terminal is positioned between the seventh terminal and the ninth terminal, and the tenth terminals is positioned between the ninth terminal and the eleventh terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takayuki Funaoka
  • Patent number: 11143837
    Abstract: An accessory for a camera includes: a first terminal; a second terminal; a third terminal; a fourth terminal; a fifth terminal; a sixth terminal; an eighth terminal that receives a first clock signal of a first cycle from the camera; a seventh terminal that receives a first data signal in synchronization with the first clock signal; a ninth terminal that outputs a third data signal to the camera in synchronization with the first clock signal; a tenth terminal that outputs a second clock signal of a second cycle to the camera, the second cycle being longer than the first cycle; and an eleventh terminal that outputs a second data signal to the camera in synchronization with the second clock signal, wherein: the eighth terminal is positioned between the seventh terminal and the ninth terminal, and the tenth terminals is positioned between the ninth terminal and the eleventh terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takayuki Funaoka
  • Patent number: 11137567
    Abstract: An accessory for a camera, includes: a first terminal; a second terminal through which a first power is supplied; a third terminal used for a ground for the first power; a fourth terminal through which a second power is supplied; a fifth terminal used for a ground for the second power; a sixth terminal used to indicate whether communication is allowed; an eighth terminal receiving a first clock of a first cycle; a seventh terminal receiving a first data signal in synchronization with the first clock; a ninth terminal outputting a third data signal in synchronization with the first clock; a tenth terminal outputting a second clock of a second cycle longer than the first cycle; and an eleventh terminal, wherein: the third, fourth and fifth terminals are positioned between the second and sixth terminals; and the seventh, eighth and ninth terminals are positioned between the sixth and tenth terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takayuki Funaoka
  • Publication number: 20210072622
    Abstract: An accessory includes: a detection terminal; a first power supply terminal through which a first power supply voltage is supplied; a second power supply terminal through which a second power supply voltage is supplied; a ground terminal; a ready terminal; a first clock terminal; a first data terminal; a second data terminal; a second clock terminal; a third data terminal; a first circuit to which the first power supply voltage is supplied through the first power supply terminal; and a second circuit to which the second power supply voltage is supplied through the second power supply terminal, wherein: the ground terminal is used as a ground potential for the first circuit and the second circuit; and a distance between the second clock terminal and the first power supply terminal is longer than a distance between the first clock terminal and the first power supply terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takayuki FUNAOKA
  • Patent number: 10895710
    Abstract: An accessory removably attachable to a camera body and including a plurality of terminals, includes: a first terminal; a second terminal through which a first power supply voltage is supplied from the camera body; a third terminal; a fourth terminal; a fifth terminal; a sixth terminal; an eighth terminal that receives a first clock signal of a first cycle from the camera body; a seventh terminal; a ninth terminal; a tenth terminal that outputs a second clock signal of a second cycle to the camera body, the second cycle being longer than the first cycle; and an eleventh terminal, wherein: a distance between the tenth terminal and the second terminal is longer than a distance between the eighth terminal and the second terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takayuki Funaoka
  • Publication number: 20210011254
    Abstract: An accessory includes: a detection terminal; a first power supply terminal through which a first power supply voltage is supplied; a first ground terminal used as a ground potential; a second power supply terminal through which a second power supply voltage is supplied; a second ground terminal used as a ground potential; a ready terminal used to indicate whether or not communication is allowed; a first data terminal that receives a first data signal; a second data terminal that outputs a second data signal; a clock terminal that outputs a clock signal; and a third data terminal that outputs a third data signal, wherein: the first ground terminal, the second power supply terminal, and the second ground terminal are positioned between the first power supply terminal and the ready terminal; and the first data terminal and the second data terminal are positioned between the ready terminal and the clock terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takayuki FUNAOKA
  • Patent number: 10877356
    Abstract: An accessory includes: a detection terminal; a first power supply terminal through which a first power supply voltage is supplied; a second power supply terminal through which a second power supply voltage is supplied; a ground terminal; a ready terminal; a first clock terminal; a first data terminal; a second data terminal; a second clock terminal; a third data terminal; a first circuit to which the first power supply voltage is supplied through the first power supply terminal; and a second circuit to which the second power supply voltage is supplied through the second power supply terminal, wherein: the ground terminal is used as a ground potential for the first circuit and the second circuit; and a distance between the second clock terminal and the first power supply terminal is longer than a distance between the first clock terminal and the first power supply terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takayuki Funaoka
  • Patent number: 10871623
    Abstract: An accessory for a camera body, the camera body including a second camera-side clock terminal to which a second clock signal is input, a first camera-side power supply terminal that outputs first power, and a camera-side input terminal to which a signal indicating whether or not data communication is allowed is input, the accessory includes: a second terminal that contacts with the first camera-side power supply terminal; a sixth terminal that contacts with the camera-side input terminal; a tenth terminal that contacts with the second camera-side clock terminal; a first terminal group comprising a plurality of terminals between the second terminal and the sixth terminal; and a second terminal group comprising a plurality of terminals between the sixth terminal and the tenth terminal, wherein the number of terminals in the first terminal group is same as the number of terminals in the second terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Funaoka, Kiyoshi Yasuda, Hideaki Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 10859787
    Abstract: An accessory removably attachable to a camera body and including a plurality of terminals, includes: a first terminal; a second terminal through which a first power supply voltage is supplied from the camera body; a third terminal; a fourth terminal; a fifth terminal; a sixth terminal; an eighth terminal that receives a first clock signal of a first cycle from the camera body; a seventh terminal; a ninth terminal; a tenth terminal that outputs a second clock signal of a second cycle to the camera body, the second cycle being longer than the first cycle; and an eleventh terminal, wherein: a distance between the tenth terminal and the second terminal is longer than a distance between the eighth terminal and the second terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takayuki Funaoka
  • Patent number: 10845563
    Abstract: An accessory for a camera body including a plurality of camera-side terminals, a camera-side protruding portion, and an elastic member, the accessory includes: a first terminal that changes a voltage at the first camera-side terminal by contacting with a first camera-side terminal; an eighth terminal to which a first clock signal is input by contacting with a first camera-side clock terminal; a tenth terminal that outputs a second clock signal by contacting with a second camera-side clock terminal; and an accessory-side protruding portion that is to be pressed toward the camera body side by the elastic member, wherein: the accessory-side protruding portion has a contacting portion to contact with the elastic member; and a distance between the eighth terminal and the contacting portion and a distance between the tenth terminal and the contacting portion are shorter than a distance between the first terminal and the contacting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takao Goto, Osamu Katsuda, Koji Nagaoka, Takayuki Funaoka
  • Patent number: 10831084
    Abstract: An accessory for a camera body including a plurality of camera-side terminals, a camera-side protruding portion, and an elastic member, the accessory includes: a first terminal that changes a voltage at the first camera-side terminal by contacting with a first camera-side terminal; an eighth terminal to which a first clock signal is input by contacting with a first camera-side clock terminal; a tenth terminal that outputs a second clock signal by contacting with a second camera-side clock terminal; and an accessory-side protruding portion that is to be pressed toward the camera body side by the elastic member, wherein a distance between the eighth terminal and the accessory-side protruding portion and a distance between the tenth terminal and the accessory-side protruding portion are shorter than a distance between the first terminal and the accessory-side protruding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takao Goto, Osamu Katsuda, Koji Nagaoka, Takayuki Funaoka