Inventor
KUWANA MINORU
US22 patents
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MINOLTA CO LTD
15 patentsUS5589723ADec 31, 1996
Driving apparatus using transducer
MINOLTA CO LTD175 citations99
US6727954B1Apr 27, 2004
Electronic camera and image processing system
MINOLTA CO LTD119 citations98
US6392827B1May 21, 2002
Drive and guide mechanism and apparatus using the mechanism
MINOLTA CO LTD81 citations98
US6111336AAug 29, 2000
Driving apparatus using transducer
MINOLTA CO LTD85 citations96
US5675444AOct 7, 1997
Lens barrel having a piezoelectric actuator for moving optical elements
MINOLTA CO LTD56 citations96
US6215605B1Apr 10, 2001
Driving device
MINOLTA CO LTD59 citations95
US5587846ADec 24, 1996
Lens moving apparatus
MINOLTA CO LTD73 citations95
US6856072B2Feb 15, 2005
Ultrasonic driving mechanism
MINOLTA CO LTD23 citations92
US6397008B2May 28, 2002
Driving system with elastically supporting units
MINOLTA CO LTD34 citations92
US5859733AJan 12, 1999
Apparatus for detecting and displaying position of a lens on an optical axis
MINOLTA CO LTD37 citations92
US5633763AMay 27, 1997
Lens drive mechanism using an electro-mechanical transducer
MINOLTA CO LTD31 citations92
US5576894ANov 19, 1996
Zoom lens barrel based on the vari-focal optical system
MINOLTA CO LTD51 citations92
US6618212B2Sep 9, 2003
Lens driving apparatus and photographic apparatus
MINOLTA CO LTD21 citations90
US6628320B2Sep 30, 2003
Communication device having an image transmission function
MINOLTA CO LTD13 citations84
US6539174B1Mar 25, 2003
Light image shift correcting device and an optical device
MINOLTA CO LTD17 citations84
MINOLTA CAMERA KK
6 patentsUS5196880AMar 23, 1993
Photographic camera system
MINOLTA CAMERA KK22 citations92
US5258802ANov 2, 1993
Camera system which compensates for defocusing during operation
MINOLTA CAMERA KK19 citations82
US5365297ANov 15, 1994
Camera system with zoom lens having presettable focal lengths
MINOLTA CAMERA KK6 citations74
US5274409ADec 28, 1993
Camera with multiple lens driving modes
MINOLTA CAMERA KK5 citations63
US5011273AApr 30, 1991
Lens barrel of a zoom lens
MINOLTA CAMERA KK4 citations63
US4897682AJan 30, 1990
Stop device for photographic camera
MINOLTA CAMERA KK5 citations63