The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 1993
Filed:
Dec. 16, 1992
Takashi Kobayashi, Mitaka, JP;
Shigeru Ogino, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhiro Noguchi, Kawasaki, JP;
Hirokazu Mogi, Kawaguchi, JP;
Hiroyuki Hamano, Yokohama, JP;
Sadahiko Tsuji, Yokohama, JP;
Nobuhiko Shinoda, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image stabilization apparatus of an inertial pendulum type corrects vibration of an image by a correcting optical device relatively displaceable with respect to a barrel. The apparatus includes a restriction device for generating an operational effect which changes according to a position of the correcting optical device for restricting the relative displacement of the correcting optical device, and a controller for changing the effect of the restriction device in accordance with a focal length or a direction of displacement of the correcting optical device.