Patents by Inventor Takeshi SHIMOHATA

Takeshi SHIMOHATA 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).

  • IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20110234887
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image capture device that can cut down power dissipation and reduce noise at the same time. The image capture device includes: an imager; at least one lens for producing a subject image on the imager; an actuator for driving the at least one lens in accordance with a control signal; and a driver for outputting the control signal. The driver changes, according to a condition of a subject being shot, the control signals to output from an analog control signal into a digital control signal, or vice versa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi SHIMOHATA, Motonori OGURA