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Akira Funahashi
Also filed as: FUNAHASHI AKIRA
26 granted patents·3 pending applications·329 citations·filing 1981–2023
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29 records- 0188US5481325AMechanism for locking cartridge compartment cover of cameraMINOLTA CAMERA KK·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 2, 1996·27 cites·35 claims
- 0284US6115197AZoom lens barrelMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 5, 2000·66 cites·20 claims
- 0384US6075655AOptical mechanism which allows play between transmission members for moving optical componentsMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 13, 2000·70 cites·12 claims
- 0479US5884112ACameraMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 16, 1999·13 cites·10 claims
- 0577US6381412B1CameraMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 30, 2002·13 cites·14 claims
- 0677US5600393AMechanism for opening and closing cartridge compartment cover of cameraMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1994·Granted Feb 4, 1997·17 cites·12 claims
- 0768US2025312790A1Microfluidic deviceNOK CORP·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 0867US7697217B2Lens barrel, image pick-up apparatus and lens position adjustment methodKONICA MINOLTA OPTO INC·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 13, 2010·4 cites·18 claims
- 0965US6097548ADevice for detecting zoom lens positions and apparatus employing the deviceMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 1, 2000·28 cites·18 claims
- 1065US4479915AFloat stopper attaching method in liquid level sensorAISIN SEIKI·Filed 1982·Granted Oct 30, 1984·19 cites·2 claims
- 1162US5896774AActuating mechanismMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 27, 1999·6 cites·23 claims
- 1259US5845167ACamera with a barrierMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 1, 1998·6 cites·24 claims
- 1356US6018426AZoom lens barrelMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 25, 2000·19 cites·10 claims
- 1455US5432575AMechanism for locking cartridge compartment cover of cameraMINOLTA CAMERA KK·Filed 1994·Granted Jul 11, 1995·7 cites·19 claims
- 1553US6304727B1Viewfinder and camera having a viewfinderMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 16, 2001·4 cites·22 claims
- 1653US5361116ACamera having device for writing information onto filmMINOLTA CAMERA KK·Filed 1993·Granted Nov 1, 1994·6 cites·16 claims
- 1753US2025229268A1Container, microfluidic device, and diaphragm pumpNOK CORP·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 1850US8134601B2Lens barrel having camera shake corrector and photographing apparatus equipped therewithHOMME SHIGEO·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 13, 2012·0 cites·5 claims
- 1949US2022280092A1Biological electrodeNOK CORP·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 2045US5697263AActuating mechanismMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1996·Granted Dec 16, 1997·9 cites·11 claims
- 2142US8564894B2Lens barrelSHONO NAHO·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 22, 2013·1 cites·20 claims
- 2242US5585965AZoom viewfinder system for single reflex cameraMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 17, 1996·9 cites·10 claims
- 2334US6253034B1CameraMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 26, 2001·0 cites·18 claims
- 2434US6005712AZoom viewfinder system for single reflex cameraMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1996·Granted Dec 21, 1999·4 cites·8 claims
- 2533US5721972ACamera with a zoom functionMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 24, 1998·0 cites·9 claims
- 2633US4367824AFluid reservoir with cover fastening meansAISIN SEIKI·Filed 1981·Granted Jan 11, 1983·1 cites·9 claims
- 2731US6125241ACameraMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1994·Granted Sep 26, 2000·0 cites·30 claims
- 2831US5934590AFilm cartridge light blocking door opening/closing mechanismMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 10, 1999·0 cites·15 claims
- 2931US5785267AFilm cartridge light blocking door opening/closing mechanismMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 28, 1998·0 cites·14 claims
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