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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:
Apr. 24, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 16, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yasuo Funakoshi, Hachioji, JP;
Moriya Katagiri, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 1/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 1/700 ;
Abstract
In a camera, a shutter release button is arranged on one surface on the top side of the external housing of the camera and a zoom operating button is arranged on a second surface, which is formed as a step relative to the first surface.