US Patent Issued to Canon on April 7 for "Imaging device with filter switching, method for controlling the same, and storage medium" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,598,384, issued on April 7, was assigned to Canon K.K. (Tokyo).

"Imaging device with filter switching, method for controlling the same, and storage medium" was invented by Akihiko Nishide (Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An imaging device includes a holding unit that is arranged between an imaging lens and an imaging element includes an opening on which an optical element is mounted, and holds the optical element, a moving unit that moves the holding unit, a regulating unit that regulates movement of the holding unit, a detection unit that detects a position of the holding unit, a determination unit configured to determine...