Inventor

Masataka Hamada

Inventor

Osaka, JP

Overview

1986–2020

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 208 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

G02Bprimary

G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus42%

G03BApparatus or arrangements for taking photographs or for projecting or viewing them24%

H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television21%

B65HHandling thin or filamentary material, e.g. sheets, webs, cables2%

H10FInorganic semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation2%

G03GElectrography2%

G05BControl or regulating systems in general1%

H01LSemiconductor devices1%

G06KGraphical data reading1%

G06TImage data processing or generation, in general1%

PatentTitleYear

10,542,216Apparatus and method for storing moving image portions2020 10,237,480Apparatus and method for storing moving image portions2019 9,914,613'Mechanism for discharging sheets in apparatus for processing sheets and apparatus for reading images provided with the mechanism'2018 9,798,951'Apparatus, method, and processor for measuring change in distance between a camera and an object'2017 9,667,856'Auto focus adjusting method, auto focus adjusting apparatus, and digital photographing apparatus including the same'2017 9,615,018'Electronic apparatus and method of controlling the same'2017 9,538,067'Imaging sensor capable of detecting phase difference of focus'2017 9,525,833'Imaging device for phase difference detection'2016 9,451,146'Focus detecting apparatus'2016 9,420,159'Digital photographing apparatus with focus detector comprising a phase difference detector'2016 9,369,631'Digital photographing apparatus having first and second recording modes and method for controlling the same'2016 9,357,095'Illumination device and image reading device using said illumination device'2016 9,315,347'Paper supply device'2016 9,311,563'Method and apparatus for generating hierarchical saliency images detection with selective refinement'2016 9,298,063'Lighting device and photographing system including the same'2016 9,288,383'Focusing apparatus, focusing method and medium for recoring the focusing method'2016 9,272,868'Document reading device'2016 9,270,879'Imaging sensor capable of phase difference focus detection'2016 9,219,871'Imaging device for phase difference detection'2015 9,197,807'Imaging device including phase detection pixels arranged to perform capturing and to detect phase difference'2015 9,152,010'Auto focus adjusting method, auto focus adjusting apparatus, and digital photographing apparatus including the same'2015 9,148,638'Digital photographing apparatus'2015 9,088,711'Digital photographing apparatus and method of controlling the same'2015 9,083,881'Focus adjustment apparatus and focus adjustment method'2015 8,953,091'Apparatus and method for adjusting focal point by using imaging device for outputting phase difference signal'2015 8,950,880'Lighting device and photographing system including the same'2015 8,947,582'Digital photographing apparatus and method of controlling the same'2015 8,947,581'Focusing apparatus that effectively sets a focus area of an image when a focusing mode is changed'2015 8,890,998'Focusing apparatus, focusing method and medium for recording the focusing method'2014 8,861,949'Apparatus and method of adjusting automatic focus'2014 8,860,839'Light-emitting apparatus and camera system including the same'2014 8,836,096'Image sensor unit and image sensor apparatus'2014 8,798,452'Digital imaging method and apparatus'2014 8,797,449'Auto-focusing apparatus'2014 8,743,270'Focus adjustment apparatus and focus adjustment method'2014 8,737,831'Digital photographing apparatus and method that apply high-speed multi-autofocusing (AF)'2014 8,736,744'Digital photographing apparatus and method of controlling the same'2014 8,711,273'Focusing apparatus that effectively sets a focus area of an image when a focusing mode is changed'2014 8,660,418'Apparatus and method of adjusting automatic focus'2014 8,614,762'Auto-focusing apparatus'2013 8,600,226'Focusing methods and apparatus, and recording media for recording the methods'2013 8,525,923'Focusing method and apparatus, and recording medium for recording the method'2013 8,503,872'Digital imaging method and apparatus'2013 8,500,119'Sheet conveying device and image processing apparatus'2013 8,447,179'Method and apparatus for applying multi-autofocusing (AF) using contrast AF'2013 8,422,098'Document data capturing device'2013 8,248,497'Image sensor device with movable sensor'2012 8,229,292'Auto focus adjusting apparatus and camera system'2012 8,213,787'Camera system and image forming apparatus'2012 8,149,476'Document reading apparatus'2012 8,138,564'Image sensor unit and image sensor apparatus'2012 8,087,657'Sheet transport apparatus and image reading apparatus'2012 8,000,590'Driving apparatus, image capturing unit, and image capturing apparatus'2011 7,933,052'Document feeder and image capturing device'2011 7,853,191'Image reading apparatus'2010 7,748,700'Sheet feeding device with governing, elevating, and restraining tilting-tray parts'2010 7,692,689'Imaging-element unit and imaging device'2010 7,633,653'Image reading apparatus'2009 7,212,321'Simple and compact automatic document feed device containing a single adjusting unit'2007 7,080,836'Sheet feeding apparatus and image reading apparatus equipped with the same'2006 7,020,429'Sheet supplying apparatus and image reading apparatus comprising the same'2006 6,930,704'Camera for getting information upon three-dimensional shape'2005 6,686,577'Device detecting focus of a taking lens without decrease in focus detection accuracy when the auto focus area is disposed at an inclination relative to the photographic field'2004 RE038361'Camera capable of correcting blurring'2003 6,603,950'Sheet feeding apparatus and image reading apparatus'2003 6,577,434'Variable focal position spatial modulation device'2003 6,549,730'Focal position changeable spatial modulation unit and focus detection device'2003 6,445,883'Detecting device and camera with the detecting device'2002 6,369,899'Camera with projector for selectively projecting pattern lights'2002 6,346,694'Focus detecting device and a method for the focus detection'2002 6,304,729'Apparatus capable of generating place information'2001 6,226,459'Apparatus having a driven member and a drive controller therefor'2001 6,219,468'Image detection system'2001 6,215,960'Camera with camera-shake detection apparatus'2001 6,205,296'Film information writing device, film information reading device and film information handling device'2001 6,181,875'Camera capable of correcting camera-shake'2001 6,157,780'Camera capable of correcting camera-shake'2000 6,139,161'Surface illuminating device and an image display apparatus provided with a surface illuminating device'2000 6,097,898'Camera capable of displaying the level of visual effect'2000 6,085,039'Apparatus having a driven member and a drive controller therefor'2000 6,072,956'Focus detector'2000 6,009,280'Flash light amount controlling apparatus'1999 5,978,601'Camera capable of correcting camera-strike'1999 5,923,909'Distance measuring device and a camera using the same'1999 5,895,128'Electronic flash and a camera provided with the same'1999 5,892,991'Camera capable of displaying the level of visual effect'1999 5,832,314'Camera capable of correcting camera-shake'1998 5,815,742'Apparatus having a driven member and a drive controller therefor'1998 5,758,210'Focus detecting photoelectric converting apparatus for a camera'1998 5,752,101'Flash light amount controlling apparatus'1998 5,734,938'Automatic focusing apparatus of a camera'1998 5,731,864'Focus detecting photoelectric converting apparatus for a camera'1998 5,724,619'Eye-start of camera'1998 5,708,871'Focus detecting photoelectric converting apparatus for a camera'1998 5,687,402'Automatic focusing camera provided with an auxiliary light emitter'1997 RE035583'Camera capable of correcting blurring'1997 5,634,140'Camera having learning function'1997 5,613,166'Eye-start AF camera'1997 5,597,999'Auto focus detecting device comprising both phase-difference detecting and contrast detecting methods'1997 5,572,361'Binocular system with automatic diopter power adjustment'1996 5,572,278'Camera having learning function'1996 5,561,485'Camera capable of correcting camera-shake'1996 5,521,672'Automatic focusing device'1996 5,517,274'Automatic focusing apparatus of a camera'1996 5,483,318'Focus detecting photoelectric converting apparatus for a camera'1996 5,448,331'Camera utilizing additional illumination from a flash light for focus detection and exposure operation'1995 5,434,638'Camera having automatic focus adjusting apparatus'1995 5,420,661'Camera with camera-shake detection apparatus'1995 5,416,554'Camera capable of correcting camera-shake'1995 5,408,291'AF camera having a display for displaying a plurality of modes'1995 5,374,984'Camera having learning function'1994 5,365,304'Camera with camera-shake detection apparatus'1994 5,363,169'Camera operated in one of a plurality of photographing modes'1994 5,353,091'Camera having blurring correction apparatus'1994 5,327,190'Automatic focusing device'1994 5,319,412'Automatic focus control device'1994 5,315,339'Auto focus camera having plural focussing modes'1994 5,285,231'Camera having learning function'1994 5,270,767'Camera with camera-shake detection apparatus'1993 5,266,981'Camera capable of correcting camera-shake'1993 5,264,889'Apparatus having an automatic focus detecting device'1993 5,262,820'Camera having a blur detecting device'1993 5,245,379'Exposure value setting device for a camera'1993 5,223,886'AF camera system'1993 5,220,375'Camera having blurring correction apparatus'1993 5,218,395'Camera with a multi-zone focus detecting device'1993 5,218,442'Camera with camera-shake detection apparatus'1993 5,214,464'Camera system'1993 5,212,513'AF camera system'1993 5,210,563'Camera capable of correcting blurring'1993 5,202,555'Focus detecting device for use with cameras with correlation and contrast detecting means'1993 5,196,881'Automatic focus control device'1993 5,192,966'Automatic focus control device'1993 5,187,515'Camera having automatic focus adjusting apparatus'1993 5,168,299'Camera with a multi-zone focus detecting device'1992 5,159,383'Focus detecting device'1992 5,144,357'Automatic focus detecting means'1992 5,144,355'Camera having automatic focus adjusting apparatus'1992 5,138,143'Focus detecting device for use with cameras'1992 5,138,356'Automatic focus adjusting apparatus of a camera'1992 5,119,122'Camera capable of providing a pseudo print format'1992 5,107,291'Focus detecting device'1992 5,079,582'Automatic focus adjusting apparatus'1992 5,068,737'Image sensor having multiple pairs of array sensors'1991 5,053,800'Automatic focus detecting apparatus'1991 5,040,015'Automatic focus control device'1991 5,023,646'Automatic focus detection system'1991 5,019,851'Camera system'1991 5,014,078'Pseudo focal length camera'1991 5,005,039'Autofocusing camera'1991 5,005,040'Automatic focus adjusting apparatus of a camera'1991 5,003,336'Camera system'1991 5,001,507'Focus detection condition display device for camera'1991 5,001,509'Automatic focus adjusting apparatus'1991 4,998,124'Autofocus camera including automatically controlled focus adjustment'1991 4,994,841'Automatic focus detecting means'1991 4,989,094'Solid state image sensor drive apparatus'1991 4,988,856'Automatic focusing apparatus of a camera for photographing moving objects'1991 4,979,045'Image sensor for a movable zone detection array'1990 4,974,011'Camera system'1990 4,969,006'Automatic focus control device for use in a camera system'1990 4,967,224'Automatic focusing device'1990 4,956,659'Automatic focus adjusting apparatus'1990 4,952,966'Focus detecting device for use with cameras'1990 4,952,965'Automatic focus detecting apparatus'1990 4,950,879'Focus detecting device for use with cameras'1990 4,942,418'Focus condition detecting device'1990 4,935,765'Automatic focus detecting apparatus'1990 4,931,821'Automatic focus adjusting apparatus'1990 4,924,250'Automatic focus control device'1990 4,922,279'Automatic focus adjusting apparatus'1990 4,916,472'Automatic focus control device for camera'1990 4,910,548'Camera with a multi-zone focus detecting device'1990 4,905,032'Automatic focus detecting device'1990 4,901,101'Automatic focus control device for use in a camera system'1990 4,888,609'Automatic focus adjusting apparatus'1989 4,882,601'Camera with an automatic focusing device'1989 4,878,079'Focus detecting device'1989 4,864,117'Device with a discriminating priority system'1989 4,862,204'Focus detection device and method'1989 4,860,045'Automatic focusing device'1989 4,851,657'Focus condition detecting device using weighted center or contrast evaluation'1989 4,835,615'Image sensor with improved response characteristics'1989 4,835,562'Focus condition detecting device'1989 4,831,403'Automatic focus detection system'1989 4,829,170'Digital focus detecting device'1989 4,816,861'Focus condition detecting device'1989 4,816,856'Automatic focus control device'1989 4,812,912'Focus detection condition display device for camera'1989 4,808,808'Focus detecting optical system including two prisms for light refraction'1989 4,809,077'Solid state image sensor drive apparatus'1989 4,792,820'Camera with automatic focus and exposure control means'1988 4,783,677'Automatic focus control device'1988 4,772,912'Temperature compensation device for focus detecting device'1988 4,768,054'Focus condition detecting device'1988 4,768,052'Focus detecting device'1988 4,766,302'Focus detecting device including means for determining a priority of correlation calculations'1988 4,764,787'Automatic focus adjusting device'1988 4,762,987'Automatic focusing system with correlation-determined disabling'1988 4,748,321'Focus detection device with wavefront aberration correction'1988 4,737,813'Automatic focus control device for use in a camera system'1988 4,734,571'Focus condition detecting device having correlation calculation means and means for determining the range of shifts of image signals'1988 4,721,975'Focus detecting device'1988 4,716,434'Focus condition detecting device'1987 4,702,584'Automatic focusing camera'1987 4,650,309'Temperature compensation device for focus detecting device'1987 4,636,624'Focus detecting device for use with cameras'1987 4,618,235'Focus detecting device for a camera'1986

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1986–1998Patents assigned to MINOLTA CAMERA KK (112)· patent assignee history

1986–1998Based in Osaka, JP· patent location history

1987–1994Based in Minamikawachi-gun, JP· patent location history

1992–2014Based in Osakasayama, JP· patent location history

1995–2005Patents assigned to MINOLTA CO LTD (34)· patent assignee history

2003–2018Patents assigned to NISCA CORP (16)· patent assignee history

2009–2016Based in Fuefuki, JP· patent location history

2012–2020Patents assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD (41)· patent assignee history

2012–2016Patents assigned to HAMADA MASATAKA (32)· patent assignee history

2012–2020Based in Suwon-si, KR· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
MINOLTA CAMERA KK	112	1986–1998
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD	41	2012–2020
MINOLTA CO LTD	34	1995–2005
HAMADA MASATAKAself	32	2012–2016
NISCA CORP	16	2003–2018

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Osaka, JP	63	1986–1998
Osakasayama, JP	56	1992–2014
Suwon-si, KR	41	2012–2020
Minamikawachi-gun, JP	23	1987–1994
Fuefuki, JP	9	2009–2016