Inventor

Masataka Ide

Inventor

Hachioji, JP

Overview

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Patents

1976–2011

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 44 as inventor

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

G02Bprimary

G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus32%

G03BApparatus or arrangements for taking photographs or for projecting or viewing them32%

H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television23%

G01SRadio direction-finding4%

B08BCleaning in general3%

H10FInorganic semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation3%

G03GElectrography1%

H10NElectric solid-state devices not otherwise provided for1%

PatentTitleYear

7,864,240'Imaging apparatus in which an enlargement of a live picture displayed is based on a determined in-focus evaluation value'2011 7,825,978'Imaging apparatus'2010 7,750,970'Distance-measuring device installed in camera'2010 7,711,260'Digital camera and camera system'2010 7,697,830'Digital camera that performs focus detection using phase difference and contrast value'2010 7,593,631'Camera having focusing device'2009 7,580,628'Optical apparatus with dust reduction capability'2009 7,486,326'Optical apparatus having dust off function'2009 7,450,171'Distance-measuring device installed in camera'2008 7,440,690'Focus detection apparatus and control method thereof'2008 7,260,322'Changeable-lens camera, camera system, and focus detection device'2007 7,215,372'Optical apparatus having dust off function'2007 7,164,445'Method and apparatus for adjusting sweep-out frequency of an imaging apparatus responsive to the condition of a power source'2007 7,064,787'Method and apparatus for adjusting sweep-out frequency for an imaging apparatus responsive to an operating state of a strobo means'2006 7,006,135'Camera capable of white balance correction'2006 6,897,899'Electronic image pickup apparatus'2005 6,895,181'Camera and distance measuring method thereof'2005 6,839,511'Camera system, camera, accessory device and method for judging and controlling an accessory device'2005 6,819,360'Image pickup element and apparatus for focusing'2004 6,816,199'Focus detecting device'2004 6,812,965'Imaging apparatus with detectors for judging the operating condition of the apparatus'2004 6,792,203'Camera and distance measuring apparatus used in the same'2004 6,785,469'Distance measuring device installed in camera'2004 6,781,632'Image pick-up apparatus capable of focus detection'2004 6,771,309'Camera controller providing correction capability for variances in circuits'2004 6,738,574'Camera system and accessory device'2004 6,700,610'Imaging apparatus'2004 6,522,839'Distance measuring device and camera having the same'2003 6,470,148'Distance measuring device'2002 6,363,220'Camera and autofocus apparatus'2002 6,360,059'Focus detector'2002 6,311,019'Automatic focus adjusting system capable of adjusting focus of moving subject'2001 6,308,014'Ranging apparatus installed in camera'2001 6,282,379'Autofocus apparatus of a camera'2001 6,157,783'Automatic focus detecting device'2000 6,097,897'Camera'2000 5,905,919'Automatic focus detecting device'1999 5,369,462'Inclination detecting apparatus and camera for detecting hand shake using the same'1994 5,359,384'Camera and camera control unit'1994 5,323,203'Wireless remote control apparatus for camera'1994 5,235,377'Measuring apparatus for camera'1993 5,235,376'Camera remote-controlling apparatus'1993 4,095,888'Color electrophotography apparatus'1978 3,977,761'Bar lens array cleaning device'1976

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1976–1978Patents assigned to RICOH KK (2)· patent assignee history

1976–1994Based in Tokyo, JP· patent location history

1993–2005Patents assigned to OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO (20)· patent assignee history

1993–2011Based in Hachioji, JP· patent location history

2004–2010Patents assigned to OLYMPUS CORP (16)· patent assignee history

2009–2011Patents assigned to OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP (6)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO	20	1993–2005
OLYMPUS CORP	16	2004–2010
OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP	6	2009–2011
RICOH KK	2	1976–1978

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Hachioji, JP	40	1993–2011
Tokyo, JP	4	1976–1994