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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7513701 | Imaging apparatus and light quantity regulating device used therein An imaging apparatus includes an imaging optical unit for focusing light on an image-forming plane; a solid-state image pickup unit for photo-electrically converting light; a data transfer unit for controlling transfer of image data; a substrate disposed in an imagi... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7367721 | Bi-stable mechanical photographic shutter An electromagnetically operable rotary shutter is rendered bi-stable by the use of two linear electric motors, one to open the shutter and a second to close the shutter together with a latch that holds the shutter in either an open or a closed position in the absenc... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7253575 | Industrial optical shutter A highly versatile optical shutter for industrial and scientific applications is disclosed. The has a aperture which defines a light path through the shutter, and a shutter vane or blade that is moved into and out of the light path using a precision, microprocessor ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7210795 | Light quantity adjusting device and projector apparatus using the same A light quantity adjusting device for adjusting light quantity of a projector apparatus. The adjusting device includes a substrate having an optical path opening and a blade guide surface having level differences in a direction perpendicular to the optical path; a p... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7168865 | Preventing shutter-rebound in camera A normally closed shutter in a camera has at least one blade that is moved to open and close the shutter. A movable blade-driver in the camera has a supporting connection with a fixed support to support the blade-driver for movement, and has a driving connection wit... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7156564 | Blade driving device for use in cameras A blade driving device for use in cameras of the present invention includes a base plate having an exposure aperture, an ND filter blade that is supported rotatably around a supporting shaft on the base plate and is moved to a position withdrawn from the exposure ap... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7025513 | Optical apparatus, shutter device, and camera A shutter/filter unit as an optical apparatus includes a shutter actuator, a filter actuator, a shutter drive ring, two shutter blades, and one ND filter, which are connected to a driving source body in series. The shutter blades are rotationally driven via the shut... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7009653 | Photographing apparatus having function of preventing blur of still image The present invention discloses a photographing apparatus having the function of preventing blur of a still image. A diaphragm unit controls the amount of light incident on a photoelectric transduction unit from a lens. A diaphragm driving unit controls an open/clos... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6749349 | Sector blade driving device of a camera A sector blade driving device includes a plurality of sector blades which define an adjustable photographic aperture, and a cylindrical member which surrounds the periphery of the sector blades to prevent harmful light from entering the photographic aperture from ou... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6565270 | Light quantity controller and camera system including the same A light quantity control unit includes a base plate having an aperture forming an optical axis; a blade member for regulating a condition of the aperture; a coil and a magnet rotor polarized with two magnetic poles, formed on the base plate; and a pair of... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6554502 | Light quantity controller A light quantity control apparatus includes a first base plate, at least one drive device mounted on the first base plate, a shutter blade mounted on the first base plate and engaging the drive device, an intermediate plate disposed above the shutter blad... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6068412 | Shutter mechanism prevents accidental shutter opening due to physical shock A shutter mechanism comprising an aperture through which ambient light is passed to cause a film exposure, a pair of shutter blades supported for pivotal opening movement in opposite opening directions away from one another to uncover the aperture to perm... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5173728 | Magnet and shutter assembly for an electromagnetic shutter A device for connecting a shutter blade to a electromagnetic camera shuttering system that utilizes an armature for producing a first magnetic field, and a stop to control the movement of a shutter blade. The device comprises: a shutter blade that moves a... | 12/22/1992 |
| 4775872 | Shutter mechanism An improved shutter mechanism is disclosed which is generally of the type wherein a shutter blade is mounted for pivotal opening movement and pivotal closing movement in opposite directions about a fixed pivot to uncover and recover a lens opening, wherei... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4054892 | Slit shutter blade stabilizing device for cameras A camera shutter having an aperture, shutter opening blades which travel from a position covering the aperture to a rest position uncovering the aperture to initiate exposure, and shutter closing blades which travel from a position away from the aperture ... | 10/18/1977 |
| 3973269 | Shutter mechanism An electrically controlled shutter device for a photograhic camera. The shutter device includes a shutter element which is mounted for movement for opening and closing a light admitting aperture of the camera. A drive mechanism causes the movement of the ... | 08/03/1976 |
| 3967293 | Detent for low mass object A detent of low mass consisting of a wire bent to form a torsion spring with laterally extending arms shaped for abutment with the moving object to be stopped. The tips of the arms are covered with a compressible, resilient material that absorbs the initi... | 06/29/1976 |
| 3964081 | Anti-bounce shutter A camera shutter in which opening and closing shutter blades are sequentially movable between terminal light unblocking and blocking positions of an exposure aperture respectively. Each blade defines a notch located to be movable relative to a pin positio... | 06/15/1976 |
