IP Library Granted Patent US 4,721,972
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US 4,721,972 · App. 06/865,386

Camera having a photo-taking lens barrel movable in the direction of the optic axis

Inventor: Hiroshi Wakabayashi
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Granted: Jan 26, 1988 Filed: May 21, 1986
Inventor
Hiroshi Wakabayashi
Assignee (at issue)
Nippon Kogaku K.K.

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 4,721,972
App. No.
06/865,386
Filed
1986-05-21
Granted
1988-01-26
Kind
A