Inventor · disambiguated record
Minoru Kuwana
Also filed as: KUWANA MINORU
22 granted patents·7 pending applications·952 citations·filing 1988–2024
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29 records- 0196US6392827B1Drive and guide mechanism and apparatus using the mechanismMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 2000·Granted May 21, 2002·81 cites·6 claims
- 0296US5589723ADriving apparatus using transducerMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 31, 1996·175 cites·19 claims
- 0391US6727954B1Electronic camera and image processing systemMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 27, 2004·119 cites·6 claims
- 0490US6111336ADriving apparatus using transducerMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 29, 2000·85 cites·17 claims
- 0589US5587846ALens moving apparatusMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 24, 1996·73 cites·28 claims
- 0687US6397008B2Driving system with elastically supporting unitsMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 2000·Granted May 28, 2002·34 cites·14 claims
- 0782US6215605B1Driving deviceMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 10, 2001·59 cites·14 claims
- 0881US5675444ALens barrel having a piezoelectric actuator for moving optical elementsMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 7, 1997·56 cites·21 claims
- 0981US5576894AZoom lens barrel based on the vari-focal optical systemMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1994·Granted Nov 19, 1996·51 cites·16 claims
- 1080US6856072B2Ultrasonic driving mechanismMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 15, 2005·23 cites·15 claims
- 1176US6618212B2Lens driving apparatus and photographic apparatusMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 9, 2003·21 cites·8 claims
- 1276US6539174B1Light image shift correcting device and an optical deviceMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 25, 2003·17 cites·5 claims
- 1375US6628320B2Communication device having an image transmission functionMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 30, 2003·13 cites·11 claims
- 1474US5859733AApparatus for detecting and displaying position of a lens on an optical axisMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1996·Granted Jan 12, 1999·37 cites·6 claims
- 1567US5633763ALens drive mechanism using an electro-mechanical transducerMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 1995·Granted May 27, 1997·31 cites·10 claims
- 1660US5258802ACamera system which compensates for defocusing during operationMINOLTA CAMERA KK·Filed 1992·Granted Nov 2, 1993·19 cites·18 claims
- 1760US5196880APhotographic camera systemMINOLTA CAMERA KK·Filed 1990·Granted Mar 23, 1993·22 cites·15 claims
- 1858US2024411102A1Optical driving apparatusPIACT CORP·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1950US2004165075A1Electronic camera and image processing systemMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 2048US5786941AZoom lens systemMINOLTA C LTD·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 28, 1998·16 cites·11 claims
- 2148US4897682AStop device for photographic cameraMINOLTA CAMERA KK·Filed 1988·Granted Jan 30, 1990·5 cites·7 claims
- 2248US2015378133A1Imaging Device, Lens Unit, And Method For Manufacturing Imaging DeviceKONICA MINOLTA INC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 2345US2002006804A1Communication terminal and communication systemFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 2444US2002113884A1Digital photographing apparatus, photographing apparatus, image processing apparatus and recording mediumMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 2543US2002026641A1Communication systemFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 2643US2001051509A1Portable terminalMINOLTA CO LTD·Filed 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 2739US5365297ACamera system with zoom lens having presettable focal lengthsMINOLTA CAMERA KK·Filed 1992·Granted Nov 15, 1994·6 cites·9 claims
- 2836US5274409ACamera with multiple lens driving modesMINOLTA CAMERA KK·Filed 1992·Granted Dec 28, 1993·5 cites·50 claims
- 2935US5011273ALens barrel of a zoom lensMINOLTA CAMERA KK·Filed 1989·Granted Apr 30, 1991·4 cites·9 claims
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