Patents by Inventor Takehiko Senba

Takehiko Senba 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).

  • Publication number: 20040189852
    Abstract: In a digital camera, a solid state imaging device is used to catch subject light so that an image signal is created. The digital camera contributes to effectively implementing further thinness as compare with the conventional ones. A focus lens is revolved between a position on the optical axis and a saving position coming into a hollow portion beside the CCD solid state imaging device, so that the focus lens comes into the hollow portion at the time of the collapse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2003
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Applicants: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD., FUJI PHOTO OPTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akio Omiya, Yoshihiro Ito, Takehiko Senba, Hiroshi Endo
  • Publication number: 20040179130
    Abstract: In a digital camera, a solid state imaging device is used to catch subject light so that an image signal is created. The digital camera contributes to effectively implementing further thinness in such a manner that a part of image taking lenses is saved to a suitable position at the time of the collapse. Both the rear elements lens and the focus lens are revolved between a position on the optical axis and a saving position coming into a hollow portion beside the CCD solid state imaging device, or between the position on the optical axis and a saving position in which the front elements lens, the rear elements lens and focus lens form a line substantially on a plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2003
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Applicants: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD., FUJI PHOTO OPTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akio Omiya, Yoshihiro Ito, Takehiko Senba, Hiroshi Endo
  • Publication number: 20040179127
    Abstract: In a digital camera, a solid state imaging device is used to catch subject light so that an image signal is created. The digital camera contributes to effectively implementing further thinness as compare with the conventional ones. A second lens group is revolved between a position on the optical axis and a saving position coming into a hollow portion beside the CCD solid state imaging device, so that the second lens group comes into the hollow portion at the time of the collapse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2003
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Applicants: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD., FUJI PHOTO OPTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akio Omiya, Yoshihiro Ito, Takehiko Senba, Hiroshi Endo
  • Patent number: 6614998
    Abstract: An automatic focusing camera is provided with a determining device that determines a plurality of positions of a lens group or an imaging surface of a CCD for focusing on a plurality of subjects in a subject image, an AF motor that sequentially moves the lens group or the imaging surface of the CCD to the determined positions, and a shooting device that performs shootings when the lens group or the imaging surface of the CCD is at the positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takehiko Senba, Atsushi Misawa, Akihisa Yamazaki