Tokyo, Japan

Hideto Shirane

This inventor holds 5 USPTO granted patents. Top assignee: Fuji Photo Film Company, Limited. Active years: 1979-1997.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Hideto Shirane. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/hideto-shirane

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Calculating rank

% Patents Active = 100.0

Average Co-Inventor Count = 1.8

ph-index = 4

Forward Citations = 54(Granted Patents)


Location History:

  • Yokohama, JP (1979)
  • Tokyo, JP (1980 - 1992)
  • Saitama-ken, JP (1997)

Company Filing History:


Years Active: 1979-1997

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5 patents (USPTO):Explore Patents

Title: Hideto Shirane: Camera and Flash-Control Innovations.

Introduction

Hideto Shirane is an inventor based in Tokyo, Japan, associated with Fuji Photo Film Company, Limited. His work includes camera mechanisms and flash-control technologies. The supplied information lists 5 patents.

Latest Patents

“Photographic Camera with Exposure Size Corrected for Position of Exit” describes a variable-exposure-size camera. Movable mask members adjust the effective upper and lower edges of the aperture, while bent edge portions position those edges near the film surface.

“Flash Control Method and Apparatus for Variable Focal Length Camera” describes coordinating built-in and external flash units to reduce red-eye and provide illumination suited to the lens’s focal-length setting. The camera selects which unit performs pre-emission and which performs the main flash.

Career Highlights

Shirane’s listed patent work focuses on photographic equipment, including adjustable exposure openings and flash control for variable-focal-length cameras. He is associated with Fuji Photo Film Company, Limited.

Collaborations

The supplied information identifies Hiroshi Ohmura and Masayoshi Hirai as Shirane’s coworkers.

Conclusion

Hideto Shirane’s listed inventions address practical camera-design challenges through aperture adjustment and coordinated flash operation.

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
Data Sources: USPTO Patent Grant XML, Patent Center, EPO & CIPO • Normalized by IDiyas Innovation Graph. Methodology & provenance architecturePlease report any incorrect information to [email protected]
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