Richard CanonNews / Thursday, October 21, 2021 / Categories: Canon Patents This post may contain affiliate links(s). An affiliate link means I may earn advertising/referral fees if you make a purchase through my link, without any additional cost to you. It helps to keep this site afloat. Thank you in advance for your support. If you like what we do here, maybe buy me a coffee. Canon Patent Application: Some Detailed Patents on Canon's New Accessory Shoe In our cruising through this week's patents, we found an interesting set of patents that detail some of Canon's work on the accessory shoe featured in the EOS R3 (that you should have preordered by now). If you are curious about what may be available for the shoe in the future, this would be the first place I'd look for information. Patent Application 2021-167942 This patent application deals with the positioning of power and ground to ensure that if the accessory is bumped on the side that the chances of a short circuit occurring at the shoe are minimized. Patent Application 2021-167944 What this patent application is describing in the pin arrangements in the accessory shoe. Patent Application 2021-167945 Noise and interference suppression by the arrangement of the data and signal contacts. Patent Application 2021-167946 Noise and interference suppression caused by the clock signals Patent Application 2021-167947 Reducing communication error when the device is connected into the accessory shoe Richard CanonNewsRichard CanonNews Richard has been using Canon cameras since the 1990s, with his first being the now legendary EOS-3. Since then, Richard has continued to use Canon cameras and now focuses mostly on infrared photography. Richard is the founder and editor of CanonNews since 2017, and has worked as a writer on CanonRumors and other websites in the past. Other posts by Richard CanonNews Contact author Facebook page Related articles Patent Application: Lens Auto-Aperture Control Patent Application for Canon RF 16-28mm F2.8, 16-28mm F2.8-4 and 16-28mm F4 designs Canon Patent Application: High Magnification Super Telephoto Zooms Canon Patent Application: Curious Catadioptric Optical System Canon Patent Application: Drone Camera Assembly Previous Article Canon Patent Application: Focal Reducers for Mirrorless Cinema Next Article Canon Financials for Third Quarter 2021 Print Tags: Canon Patent Application Please login or register to post comments.