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Noriyasu Kotani
Also filed as: KATO MINORU · KOTANI NORIYASU
42 granted patents·11 pending applications·482 citations·filing 1991–2025
98Inventor score
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53 records- 0198US9645476B2Camera accessory, camera accessory mount, camera body and camera body mountNIKON CORP·Filed 2016·Granted May 9, 2017·13 cites·4 claims
- 0298US5400113AControl device for preventing red-eye effect on cameraNIKON CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Mar 21, 1995·87 cites·9 claims
- 0398US5159365ACamera with device for identifying used film magazineNIKON CORP·Filed 1991·Granted Oct 27, 1992·68 cites·66 claims
- 0497US8430582B2Camera accessory, mount of camera accessory, camera body and mount of camera bodyHASUDA MASANORI·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 30, 2013·21 cites·22 claims
- 0597US5815749AControl device for preventing red-eye effect on cameraNIKON CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 29, 1998·48 cites·6 claims
- 0696US9075287B2Camera accessory, camera accessory mount, camera body and camera body mountHASUDA MASANORI·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 7, 2015·12 cites·16 claims
- 0796US8770868B1Camera accessoryNIKON CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 8, 2014·35 cites·3 claims
- 0896US8573868B2Camera accessory, camera accessory mount, camera body and camera body mountHASUDA MASANORI·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 5, 2013·26 cites·24 claims
- 0995US9164360B2Camera accessoryHASUDA MASANORI·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 20, 2015·10 cites·19 claims
- 1090US10809601B2Camera accessoryNIKON CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 20, 2020·2 cites·19 claims
- 1190US2025044672A1Camera accessoryNIKON CORP·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1287US5461441ACamera with switching mechanism for selective operation of a retractable lens barrel and closeable lens barrier and method of operationNIKON CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Oct 24, 1995·29 cites·23 claims
- 1386US11592729B2Camera accessoryNIKON CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 28, 2023·1 cites·21 claims
- 1483US2023152675A1Camera accessoryNIKON CORP·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 1582US11054605B2AccessoryNIKON CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 6, 2021·3 cites·15 claims
- 1682US11054604B2AccessoryNIKON CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 6, 2021·3 cites·22 claims
- 1781US11513306B2Camera accessory mountNIKON CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 29, 2022·2 cites·21 claims
- 1881US6510287B1Camera display apparatus having rotating elements to indicate informationNIKON CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 21, 2003·19 cites·35 claims
- 1976US2024221486A1Method and electronic deviceNIKON CORP·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2075US5381205AParallax correcting apparatus in a cameraNIKON CORP·Filed 1993·Granted Jan 10, 1995·16 cites·6 claims
- 2172US2024337807A1AccessoryNIKON CORP·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2272US2025201101A1Method and electronic deviceNIKON CORP·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2371US5732298APicture frame switching mechanismNIKON CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 24, 1998·11 cites·44 claims
- 2471US5678096ACamera with an interchangeable retractable lens barrelNIKON CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 14, 1997·11 cites·15 claims
- 2568US10712638B2Camera accessoryNIKON CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 14, 2020·0 cites·19 claims
- 2666US11733478B2Lens barrel and camera bodyNIKON CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 22, 2023·0 cites·13 claims
- 2766US5515135ACamera lens driving device with rectilinear guide and flexible electrical substrateNIKON CORP·Filed 1995·Granted May 7, 1996·22 cites·5 claims
- 2865US5649252ACamera with device for identifying used film magazineNIKON CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 15, 1997·4 cites·25 claims
- 2964US5659832AVariable camera viewfinder corresponding to variable camera apertureNIKON CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Aug 19, 1997·8 cites·20 claims
- 3064US2016370689A1Camera accessoryNIKON CORP·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 3163US12055784B2Camera body with mount for accessoryNIKON CORP·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 6, 2024·0 cites·12 claims
- 3262US2015253649A1Camera accessory, camera accessory mount, camera body and camera body mountNIKON CORP·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 3362US2015378244A1Camera accessoryNIKON CORP·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 3460US6970305B2Lens barrelNIKON CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 29, 2005·6 cites·19 claims
- 3559US2021158683A1Method and electronic deviceNIKON CORP·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 3657US6819503B2Lens barrelNIKON CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 16, 2004·5 cites·17 claims
- 3755US8807854B2Camera system, interchangeable lens and method of manufacturing interchangeable lensNIKON CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 19, 2014·0 cites·8 claims
- 3853US10943462B2Method and electronic deviceNIKON CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 9, 2021·0 cites·17 claims
- 3953US10795117B2Lens barrel and camera bodyNIKON CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 6, 2020·0 cites·25 claims
- 4053US2016125167A1Method and deviceNIKON CORP·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 4150US5717963AControl device for preventing red-eye effect on cameraNIKON CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Feb 10, 1998·1 cites·14 claims
- 4250US5537183AControl device for preventing red-eye effect on cameraNIKON CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 16, 1996·1 cites·6 claims
- 4350US2012114325A1Camera system, interchangeable lens and method of manufacturing interchangeable lensTAKE TOSHINORI·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 4446US5678083ACamera with device for identifying used film magazineNIKON CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 14, 1997·1 cites·26 claims
- 4544USD728662SDigital cameraNIKON CORP·Filed 2014·Granted May 5, 2015·4 cites·1 claims
- 4642US5678137ACamera with annular light shielding member around axially moving lens housingNIKON CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 14, 1997·6 cites·4 claims
- 4740US5678094ACamera equipped with a function to prevent displacement of a frameNIKON CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 14, 1997·2 cites·15 claims
- 4839US5802411ACamera having a load prevention member capable of controlling film cartridge loading based on whether the film is new or usedNIKON CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 1, 1998·1 cites·6 claims
- 4937US5754909ACamera with both removable aperture and spool chamber cover and cartridge coverNIKON CORP·Filed 1996·Granted May 19, 1998·1 cites·20 claims
- 5037US5752105AOperation method of device loaded with a film unitNIKON CORP·Filed 1997·Granted May 12, 1998·0 cites·21 claims
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