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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7983557 | Camera and lens unit A camera consists of a first unit and a second unit removably connectable to the first unit. The first unit is provided with an imaging section including an optical system and an imaging device, that enables to capture high-quality images. The first unit is formed w... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7881606 | Split mechanism for a coaxial photographing device A split mechanism for a coaxial photographing device, especially a split mechanism between a photographing unit and a light projection unit of a photographing device used for a full-time surveillance to facilitate an image adjustment or maintenance, uses primarily t... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7388192 | Image sensing module and process for packaging the same An image sensing module includes: a substrate provided with at least two holes at corners and along edges thereof, a plurality of electrically conductive pads arranged in parallel along the edges of the substrate, a plurality of component mounting areas arranged in ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7369175 | Angle control device for camera in a mobile communication terminal Disclosed is a mobile communication terminal with an integrated camera having multidirectional adjusting capabilities to allow changes in orientation and position of the camera without altering the position and orientation of the terminal. The terminal comprises of ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7334950 | Quick-change shutter assembly A shutter assembly for an optical system includes a shutter housing that maintains optical alignments with adjoining parts of the optical system and a shutter mechanism that can be removed and replaced within the shutter housing without disturbing the optical alignm... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7210629 | Portable communication device A portable communication device includes a first housing extending in a first direction, a second housing extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and formed at a bottom surface of the first housing so that a predetermined region of an ou... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7193653 | Camera lens assembly and portable wireless terminal comprising the same A portable wireless terminal, comprising a main body, a folder hinged to the main body so as to be opened from and closed into the main body, and a camera lens assembly rotatably connected to a hinge axis of the folder, such that the camera lens assembly is formed a... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7182529 | Camera having a mirror box A camera includes a mirror box to which a photographing lens is mounted, an object image being formed on one of an image pick-up device and sensitive film via the photographing lens; a main frame, the mirror box being provided on the main frame; and a shock absorbin... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7181135 | Coupled rangefinder/parallax camera A coupled rangefinder/parallax camera having a 4×5 format or larger utilizing the body shell of a 3¼×4¼ format camera and an adaptor that changes a 3¼×4¼ format photographic system to a different size film format. In particular, a coupled rangefinder/parallax... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7133277 | Electronic device A miniaturized electronic device including a battery storing container having an opening for placing a battery in and out, a recording medium storing part for storing a recording medium detachably, and a plurality of circuit boards constituting predetermined circuit... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7126755 | Method and apparatus for labeling using diffraction grating-based encoded optical identification elements A method and apparatus for labeling an item using diffraction grating-based encoded optical identification elements 8 includes an optical substrate 10 having at least one diffraction grating 12 disposed therein. The grating 12 has one or ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7015969 | Hand-held image capture apparatus with scanning arrangement An image capture apparatus has a combined electronic camera and swipe scanner. The electronic camera has an optical system and detector array for remote capturing of a first image. The swipe scanner has an optical system and detector array for swipe capturing of a s... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6914636 | Optical viewer instrument with photographing function In an optical viewer instrument with a photographing function, a telescopic lens system for observing an object and a digital camera system for photographing the object are housed in a casing. A manually-operable rotary wheel is rotatably provided in the casing such... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6910814 | Digital camera system The present digital camera system includes a camera body and an interchangeable lens barrel. The camera body contains an image pickup device with an imaging range Ri, and the interchangeable lens barrel is removably attached to the camera body. The mount opening por... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6909456 | Electronic still camera with printer There is disclosed an electronic still camera that has a printer section in addition to a camera section. The printer section prints an image on a self-developing type instant photo film unit in accordance with digital image data picked up and memorized through the ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6904236 | Camera and photographing lens barrel In a camera according to the present invention, an edge portion of a lens barrel unit is projected and arranged from a front cover. The lens barrel unit is covered with a front cover cylindrical member connected to the front cover, and a front exposed portion of the... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6873794 | Coupled rangefinder/parallax 4×5 camera A different size format camera utilizing the body shell of a 3¼×4¼ format camera and an adaptor that changes a 3¼×4¼ format photographic system to a different size film format. In particular, a coupled rangefinder/parallax camera that utilizes components from ... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6778772 | Method of making a coupled rangefinder/parallax 4×5 camera A method of making an interface for adapting a photographic system for a specific format to a camera back for a different film format, in particular from a 3¼×4¼ format photographic system to a 4×5 format film back. The interface may be a modified CB 103 film ma... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6768869 | Camera body, camera and method for assembling same In one aspect of the invention, what is provided is a camera body adapted to be joined to a cover having an outer electronic circuit with a set of electrical contacts, said contacts being positioned by the cover in relation to an aperture. The camera body comprises ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6721014 | Internal arrangement and body of image sensing apparatus An image sensing apparatus has a photographic optical system, an image sensing device for converting an optical image formed by the photographic optical system into electric signals, a main board and an image sensing board for processing the electric signals from th... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6714738 | Motor mounting structure for cameras A lens barrel is associated with a frame body of a camera for advancing and retracting movements along an optical axis direction. A film accommodating chamber is located on the side outward from the lens barrel with respect to a direction normal to the optical axis ... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6665455 | Structure of an image-sensing module A structure of an image-sensing module includes: a top cover; a bottom cover; a set of optical lenses module; at least an elastic pressing strap; an image-sensing transistor; and a soft-tppe circuit board in combination with the image-sensing transistor i... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6661971 | Camera having a holding member for holding a device for measuring a lens-to-subject distance Provided is a camera capable of contributing reductions in the number of components and manufacturing costs. A holding member is mounted on a top portion of a camera body. A block portion for holding a device for range-finding, a finder and so on, a semic... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6655858 | Camera with cover attachment movable to actuate operational device A camera includes a main body part, a pair of front and rear cover parts that house the main body part between them, and a cover attachment to the front cover part. An operational device is mounted on the main body part to be included within the front and... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6608969 | Photographic functional unit and photographic camera and method for the assembly thereof The following components can be fitted alternatively to the front of a photographic camera subassembly (FU), which is designed for recording photographic images on a photographic film (201) which is disposed therein in a light-tight manner. These componen... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6608971 | Coupled rangefinder/parallax 4×5 camera An interface for adapting a photographic system for a specific format to a camera back for a different film format, in particular from a 31/4×41/4 format photographic system to a 4×5 format film back, comprises a frame having four walls defining two sub... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6597874 | Camera In a camera having a camera body unit constituted by combining a plurality of units, the camera configuration is realized so as to allow to easily remove only a lens frame unit from the camera body unit before the other units (for example, a strobe unit, ... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6553188 | Camera with improved outer covers A camera includes a main body. A casing is constituted by a rear cover and a front cover, for containing the main body. The rear and front covers are open in respectively forward and backward directions, and have first and second joining end faces positio... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6463222 | Electronic camera The electronic camera comprises a photographing unit including a lens tube which holds a lens for forming an image of object light on a photographing element, and a photographing board disposed on a proximal end side of the lens tube, on which a photograp... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6453126 | SLR camera which can selectively utilize light-sensitive film or an image pick-up device An SLR camera system includes a camera body, a film back, and a digital back that are selectively attached to the camera body, the film back accommodating a light-sensitive film, the digital back having an image pick-up device, wherein the camera body inc... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6434342 | Electric circuit board system for camera capable of structuring target camera by merely exchanging unit circuit board An electric circuit board system for a camera includes at least one main electric circuit board having a central processing unit for performing a control of a camera, and at least one connection section for having an electric connection with other electri... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6394667 | Camera and camera assembling method Openings 30 are formed in positions that are exposed when the back cover of the camera is opened so that ratchets 14a and 14b of a shutter unit 10 incorporated in a camera body 1 are seen through the openings 30. After external parts such as a cover are a... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6337955 | SLR camera which can selectively utilize light-sensitive film or an image pick-up device An SLR camera system includes a camera body, an interchangeable lens having a lens shutter, a film back and a digital back which are selectively attached to the camera body, a drive mechanism, provided in the digital back, which drives the image pick-up d... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6324349 | Camera having a sheath which is incorporated into the camera body without being distorted A camera comprising a camera sheath composed of a front cover unit and a rear cover unit, a camera body supported in the camera sheath, and positioning mechanism for positioning the camera body with respect to the camera sheath without fixing them. The po... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6324348 | Camera A camera body constructed in such a manner that a front board unit, a shutter unit, and a main body unit are attached to a body plate unit from a rear face of the body plate unit. The body plate unit is a rigid board in a plane substantially perpendicular... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6314245 | Camera having picture size switching function and/or to data projecting function A camera consists of a lens barrel unit, a spool chamber unit, a Patrone chamber unit, and a substantially plate-like linking member. The linking member has a photographic aperture, and guide rails for restricting the position of a film relative to the ph... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6244760 | Camera having mechanism for securely guiding out film A camera uses a film cartridge for automatically guiding out a film when the film cartridge is mounted into a film cartridge chamber. A film cartridge unit has the film cartridge chamber. A rail plate unit is formed independently of the film cartridge uni... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6217237 | Spool case unit for camera and camera including such spool case unit A spool case unit has a paired end walls arranged in both end sides of a film to be wound up onto a spool shaft in its width direction, a connecting member provided between the end walls so as to connect the end walls to each other, and facing a portion o... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6190059 | Camera In a camera body section of a camera according to the present invention, a cartridge chamber unit and a spool chamber unit are located on a lower connecting member with a lens barrel unit as a central unit. Furthermore, a driving-force transfer mechanism ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6188847 | Camera In a camera having a camera body which includes a film cartridge compartment, a spool compartment, an exposure unit including a lens barrel, and a sheath component that covers the camera body, a flashlight emission unit and an electric circuit unit for ac... | 02/13/2001 |
