Photography inventions 04/09

20090110380 - Underwater adaptive camera housing: An underwater camera housing provided with an adaptive mechanical control arrangement for use with a broad range of camera brands and models. The camera housing is preferably formed of front and rear housing sections that are molded of clear transparent plastic and arranged to be moved between an open position... Agent: Francis J. Caufield

20090110381 - Fixing structure for an auxiliary lens of cameras: A means for fixing an auxiliary lens to the outside of the original lens of a camera body includes an annular base, an annular lens mount and an annular abutting base. The inner edge of the base protrudes upwardly to form a wall. The wall protrudes outwards to form a... Agent: Hdls Patent & Trademark Services

20090110382 - Image capturing apparatus: An image capturing apparatus includes an image sensing device that receives object light and generates an image signal relating to the object image, a phase difference detection unit that receives the object light using a ranging sensor and generates a phase difference detection signal, a first focusing unit for performing... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090110383 - Imaging device: An imaging device having a shooting optical system, including an imaging element having a pixel array capable of generating image signals regarding light from a subject coming through the shooting optical system, and a focus-detection pixel line having pairs of pixels, the pixels of each of the pairs receiving luminous... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090110384 - Inductorless electroactive lens driver and system: An electroactive lens driver comprises a voltage generator generating a high alternating current voltage signal for application to an electroactive lens in response to a low direct current voltage signal. The voltage generator does not include an inductor or a transformer.... Agent: Dla Piper LLP (us )

20090110385 - Micro camera module with discrete manual focal positions: A novel micro camera module that is manually adjustable between a close-up mode and an infinite mode includes a lens assembly adjustably mounted within a sleeve that is adjustably mounted into a housing. In a particular embodiment the sleeve includes a channel (cam groove) that is engaged by a plurality... Agent: Henneman & Associates, PLC

20090110386 - Photographic apparatus and photographic method: A photographic apparatus infers a user's photographic intent and accordingly switches between a manual shoot mode and an automatic shoot mode. In the manual shoot mode, processing to save photographic image data is timed in accordance with the user operating a user-operable shutter element, while in the automatic shoot mode,... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20090110387 - Imaging device: An imaging device includes an imaging unit; a display unit; an electronic finder unit that performs preview display before actual shooting based on image signals successively generated by the imaging unit; an optical finder unit having a finder window; an optical-path switching unit that performs switching between a first optical... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090110388 - Electromagnetic actuator: An electromagnetic actuator is provided, including a bobbin made of a non-magnetic material including a hollow cylindrical portion and disk flanges; a coil formed between the disk flanges; a power supply which supplies a current to the coil; a movable member pivoted on the hollow cylindrical portion; and a stationary... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090110389 - Camera integrated with deformable supporting structure: A camera includes a body having a front plate and a rear plate, a lens module mounted on the front plate, a slot defined in the rear plate, and an elongated deformable wire. The deformable wire is received in the slot, and the deformable wire is deformable between a first... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090103909 - Aerial camera support structure: An aerial support structure for capturing images of objects in an observed area includes first and second anchors and at least one transport cable mounted to at least one of the first and second anchor. A balloon is mounted to the at least one transport cable and is movable relative... Agent: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP

20090103910 - System for compensating camera movement and a calibration method thereof: A method for compensating camera movement solves the problem of the captured image becoming blurred due to involuntary camera movement in the following way. Firstly, a camera with a look-up table is provided. Next, after a trigger signal is received, the camera movement and the environmental brightness are detected to... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090103911 - Camera with built-in strobe: A camera with a built-in strobe is provided, which includes a non-contact-type unit as means for detecting that a strobe device is at a light emittable position and in which a degree of design freedom can be enhanced. The camera with a built-in strobe includes a camera body, a movable... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson P.C.

20090103912 - Camera with external flash unit: A camera includes a frame and a flash unit. The frame is provided with a first retainer and a second retainer at two different places thereof. The flash unit is alternatively attached to the two places via one of the first retainer and the second retainer.... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090103913 - Multifunctional supporting frame for a web camera: A multifunctional supporting frame for a web camera, comprises a movable supporting clamping seat having a hollow rectangular receiving chamber; the rectangular receiving chamber being formed by an upper L shape sheet, a middle U shape sheet, and a lower enclosed rectangular sheet; one lateral side of the L shape... Agent: Chih-ming Huang

20090103914 - Electronic device: There is provided an electronic device including: a housing included in an exterior package; and a plate-like cover that is provided for one face of the housing and is movable between a close position and an open position. The one face includes an open/close face and a non-open/close. The open/close... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20090097832 - Camera system: A camera system (1) includes a camera body (1), and an interchangeable lens (2) that is detachably mounted to the camera body (1). The camera system (1) includes an imaging sensor (11), an imaging optical system (L), a viewfinder optical system (19), a liquid crystal monitor (16), a quick return... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090097833 - Optical apparatus including image blur correction device: An optical apparatus includes a shake detection unit to detect shaking applied to a camera; an image blur correction driving unit for driving a lens and correcting image blur caused by the shaking; and a selection unit configured to select whether correction of image blur is to be permitted or... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20090097834 - Shake correction module for photographing apparatus: Provided is a shake correction module including: a base plate; a first movable slider member for accommodating an imaging device; a first drive portion for moving the first slider member in a first axis direction; a second movable slider member coupled with the first slider member; a second drive portion... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Attn: Patent Docket Dept.

20090097835 - Camera, camera controlling method, and recording medium storing camera controlling program: A camera includes a mode setting unit which sets an operation mode of the camera to a normal mode or an illumination apparatus control mode. A display unit selectively displays an image and information. A setting unit sets and changes operating conditions of an illumination apparatus. A communication unit instructs... Agent: Straub & Pokotylo

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20090097837 - Auto-focusing camera: An auto-focusing camera includes a lens mount (10), a lens unit (31) and a motor. The lens unit includes a lens barrel (310) and a lens (312) received in the lens barrel. Tabs (34) and blocks (36) respectively extend outwardly from upper and lower end portions of the lens barrel.... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090097838 - Mirror device of single-lens reflex camera: The mirror device of a single-lens reflex camera according to the present invention includes a main mirror section having a reflecting mirror surface that moves to a first position for reflecting an object beam to an observation optical system and to a second position retracted from the object beam, a... Agent: Straub & Pokotylo

20090097839 - Single-lens reflex camera including mirror driving device: A single-lens reflex camera including a mirror driving device comprises: a mirror; a first biasing spring that biases the mirror downward; a drive lever for performing charge drive and a mirror drive; a second biasing spring that biases the drive lever in a mirror up direction; a locking lever that... Agent: Straub & Pokotylo

20090097840 - Camera multi-mount: A multi-mount apparatus for devices such as camera heads or lights on the end of a crane arm is disclosed. The multi-mount can include two substantially parallel side plates connected together with internal support members. A top mounting plate can be rotatably attached to the multi-mount at a top pivot... Agent: Morrison & Foerster, LLP

20090097841 - Camera module: A camera module (100), includes a lens holder (120), a lens barrel (110) threaded in the lens holder, a lens (112) received in the lens barrel, and a plurality of resilient elements (148) connecting the lens with the lens barrel. The camera module further includes a plurality of shape memory... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090092385 - Underwater camera assembly: An underwater camera assembly including a through hull housing having a passage extending therethrough. A flexible camera insert is positioned within the passage of the through hull housing and has a first end with a viewing window secured thereto, and a first sealing region for sealing the passage in a... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20090092386 - Image pickup apparatus: An image pickup apparatus includes an imaging optical system; a display unit; a detecting unit performing focus detection in phase difference detection; a focusing unit performing focus control of a lens in the imaging optical system on the basis of the focus detection result; an imaging unit generating an image... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20090092387 - Adaptive current limiting for any power source with output equivalent series resistance: Adaptive current limiting for any power source to limit power drain of one load on the power source to maintain a minimum power source voltage for proper operation of other loads on the power source. For battery applications, such as for flash systems, the invention allows the maximum output current... Agent: Maxim/blakely

20090087172 - Focal point detection device and image capture device: A focal point detection device capable of good focal position detection even when the focus lens is displaced due to impact, and an image capture device. During focal point detection, when focal point detection is impossible, whether AF evaluation values decrease continuously is determined, and whether impact has occurred is... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090087173 - Image capturing apparatus with movement compensation function and method for movement compensation thereof: A method for compensating movement of an image capturing apparatus is applied in a photographing mode whose exposure time is greater than the safe shutter time. The method includes the steps of: capturing a long exposure image under the desired exposure time and a short exposure image with an exposure... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090087174 - Imaging apparatus with camera-shake correction function, camera-shake correction device, and camera-shake correction method: When an image is photographed via a plurality of optical members which are disposed along a photographing optical axis, a direction and an amount of shake, which occurs, are detected. An imaging device is moved along a plane perpendicular to the photographing optical axis, on the basis of the detected... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20090087175 - System providing true parallelism adjustment of a camera front standard and film plane and method thereof: A system that provides true parallelism adjustment to a camera's front standard with respect to the film plane. The front standard of a camera is supported by supporting elements that may be lengthened or shortened to adjust the parallelism of the front standard with respect to the film plane. A... Agent: Miskin & Tsui-yip LLP

20090087176 - Data recording apparatus and camera: A data recording apparatus includes: a data recording device that records acquired data in a recording medium; a target data specifying device that specifies target data to which data processing is to be performed out of data recorded in the recording medium based on an instruction by a user; a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090087177 - Camera for microscope: A microscope digital camera includes a camera head unit and an operation display unit. A display portion of the operation display unit displays an observed image acquired by a microscope body. A CPU in an operated portion of the operation display unit detects a change of the observed image. By... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC