Patents by Inventor Youji Ochi

Youji Ochi 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 stabilization apparatus, lens apparatus, and imaging apparatus
    Patent number: 10241349
    Abstract: An image stabilization apparatus includes a first optical element configured to move in a direction different from an optical axis, a first driver including a first magnet magnetized in a first magnetized direction and a first coil and configured to drive the first optical element by an electromagnetic action, a second optical element configured to move in a direction different from the optical axis, and a second driver including a second magnet magnetized in a second magnetized direction and a second coil and configured to drive the second optical element by an electromagnetic action. The first magnet is disposed outside a second area onto which the second magnet is projected in the second magnetized direction and the second magnet is disposed outside a first area onto which the first magnet is projected in the first magnetized direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Izumi, Youji Ochi, Kohei Uemura, Kaori Miyoshi
  • IMAGE STABILIZATION APPARATUS, LENS APPARATUS, AND IMAGING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20180067336
    Abstract: An image stabilization apparatus includes a first optical element configured to move in a direction different from an optical axis, a first driver including a first magnet magnetized in a first magnetized direction and a first coil and configured to drive the first optical element by an electromagnetic action, a second optical element configured to move in a direction different from the optical axis, and a second driver including a second magnet magnetized in a second magnetized direction and a second coil and configured to drive the second optical element by an electromagnetic action. The first magnet is disposed outside a second area onto which the second magnet is projected in the second magnetized direction and the second magnet is disposed outside a first area onto which the second magnet is projected in the first magnetized direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Izumi, Youji Ochi, Kohei Uemura, Kaori Miyoshi