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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8169538 | Image rotation adaptor An image rotation adapter that is configured to be detachably mounted between an image capturing lens and a camera main body in a camera and includes a first prism configured to invert the object image passed through the image capt... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8125514 | Electronic endoscope apparatus An electronic endoscope apparatus is provided and includes: a light source that illuminates a subject with white light; a color imaging device that takes an image of the subject illuminated with white light; and a spectral-image forming circuit that operates RGB thr... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8111318 | Imaging system, imaging apparatus, portable terminal apparatus, onboard apparatus, medical apparatus and method of manufacturing the imaging system An imaging system is provided and includes an imaging lens and an imaging device such that the maximum diameter of an effective region of a point image covers three or more pixels of light receiving pixels, the point image being projected onto a light receiving surf... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8077247 | Imaging system, imaging apparatus, portable terminal apparatus, onboard apparatus, medical apparatus and method of manufacturing the imaging system An imaging system is provided and includes an imaging lens and an imaging device such that the maximum diameter of an effective region of a point image covers three or more pixels of light receiving pixels, the point image being projected onto a light receiving surf... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8068293 | Projection lens unit A projection lens unit includes: a projection lens having a first optical system for focusing incident image light and also having a second optical system for magnifying and projecting the image light focused by the first optical system; a lens barrel member for acc... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8059278 | Optical wave interference measuring apparatus The relative position of a test surface is sequentially changed from a reference position where a surface central axis is aligned with a measurement optical axis such that the measurement optical axis is sequentially moved to a plurality of annular regions obtained ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8054562 | Imaging lens and imaging apparatus Disclosed is an imaging lens having a small F number, a wide angle of view, and a low manufacturing cost and capable of obtaining a high-quality image. An imaging lens includes a first lens having a negative power and including a concave surface facing an image side... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8054368 | Imaging system, imaging apparatus, portable terminal apparatus, onboard apparatus, and medical apparatus There is provided an imaging system configured to include an imaging lens and an imaging device such that the maximum diameter of an effective region of a point image is a size covering three or more pixels of light receiving pixels, the point image being projected ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8045269 | Optical filter An optical filter has a multilayer thin film comprising first to i-th layers stacked in alternate layers of high and low refractive indices on a transparent substrate. Respective odd-numbered layers (high refractive index layers) and respective even-numbered layers ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8045042 | Image rotating adapter and camera having the same An image rotating adapter includes: a first prism forming a subject image transmitted through an imaging lens on a position; and a second prism further reversing the subject image reversed by the first prism. The adapter also includes: a rotation drive unit rotating... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8044555 | Driving apparatus A driving apparatus comprises: an electromechanical conversion element that expands and contracts in an extending direction of a given fiducial line; a driving shaft mounted on one end of the electromechanical conversion element in the extending direction; a driven ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8040618 | Imaging lens and imaging apparatus using imaging lens An imaging lens includes, in order from an object side, a positive first lens group, a stop, and a positive second lens group. The first lens group includes, in order from the object side, a first lens, which is a negative meniscus lens having a convex object-side s... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8040611 | Color separation optical system and image pickup apparatus It is disclosed that a color separation optical system improves color reproducibility by obtaining a characteristic which approximates an ideal spectral characteristic in view of influence of polarization separation caused according to the magnitude of an incidence ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8040373 | Endoscope spectral image system apparatus An endoscope spectral image system is provided and includes: an image recording apparatus for recording a color image provided by using a scope; and a processor apparatus, in which spectroscopic characteristic information including a spectroscopic characteristic of ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8035900 | Objective lens for endoscope An objective lens for an endoscope is provided and has a lens group A and a lens group B that are movable in a direction of an optical axis. In the objective lens, first focal adjustment for observing a point between a most-distant point and an intermediate point is... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8035759 | Polarization conversion device, polarized illumination optical device, and liquid crystal projector Polarizing split layers 26 and reflection layers 27 are provided on bonding surfaces between prism rods 24a and 24b. Polarization conversion devices 25 are bonded to an emission surface from which linearly polarized l... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8035725 | Multi-focus camera apparatus and image processing method and program used therein In a multi-focus camera apparatus that photographs the same region with cameras having different focal lengths, detection means for detecting a specified target in images obtained by the cameras, region acquisition means for obtaining in the images regions comprisin... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8033994 | Endoscopic apparatus An endoscopic apparatus comprises: a movable lens that is movably built in an objective optical system arranged at an tip of an insert part of an endoscope; a piezoelectric-element drive mechanism that causes the movable lens to move forward and backward in an optic... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8033992 | Electronic endoscope apparatus An electronic endoscope apparatus comprises: an intermediate member attached to a first cable of an electronic endoscope; a connector connected to a light source portion or to a processor portion; a second cable extending from the intermediate member and connecting ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8018665 | Lens moving frame and lens device A lens moving frame according to an embodiment of the invention includes a holder portion. The holder portion includes: wall portions having guide holes formed therein; partition walls into which a guide bar is inserted and which are provided near the corresponding ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8014077 | Variable power optical system and imaging device On condition that a first lens group adopts at least one plastic lens; a second lens group adopts at least any two adjacent plastic lenses; the first lens group monotonously moves from an object side to an image plane side in a zooming; the second lens group monoton... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8000024 | Zoom lens and imaging apparatus A zoom lens is provided and includes: a first lens group having a positive power, a second lens group having a negative power, a stop, a third lens group having a positive power, and a fourth lens group having a positive power in order. Zooming is performed by movin... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7997740 | Integrator unit An integrator unit for integrating an incoming light beam for a uniform distribution of illumination comprises an inner cylinder fixedly equipped with a rod integrator, an outer cylinder in which the inner cylinder is coaxially received for axial movement and axial ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7990021 | Driving apparatus, and manufacturing method of the same A driving apparatus comprises: an electromechanical conversion element that expands and contracts in an extending direction of a given fiducial line; a driving shaft mounted on one end of the electromechanical conversion element in the extending direction; a driven ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7982976 | Imaging lens and imaging apparatus An imaging lens is provided and includes: in order from an object side of the imaging lens, a first lens group having a positive power as a whole; a second lens group including a lens in the most object side thereof, the lens having a concave surface on the object s... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7965449 | Projection lens system and projection type display apparatus using the same A projection lens system includes, in order from the magnification side, a negative first lens group and a positive second lens group, and is telecentric on the reduction side. The first lens group includes a first lens formed as an aspheric lens which is disposed c... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7944466 | Endoscope apparatus An endoscope apparatus comprises: an endoscope comprising an imaging device that forms a color image signal of a body to be observed; a storage portion that stores matrix data for forming a spectral image based on the color image signal; a spectral image-forming cir... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7940471 | Zoom lens, imaging apparatus and mobile phone A zoom lens includes a first lens group having a negative refractive power, a second lens group including a prism which has no refractive power and deflects an optical path, a third lens group that has a positive refractive power and is moved during zooming, a fourt... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7933082 | Lens device A monitoring lens device includes a focus ring that is provided in an outer circumferential portion of a fixed cylinder and a zoom ring that is provided in an outer circumferential portion of the focus ring. A screw hole that is engaged with a shaft portion of a loc... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7929225 | Lens assembly and imaging device A lens assembly is provided and includes: a plurality of lenses; a lens frame having a hollow part which includes an opening on each of an object side and an image forming side of the lens assembly and into which the plurality of lenses are inserted with their optic... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7911712 | Imaging lens and imaging apparatus An imaging lens includes, in order from an object side, a first lens having a negative power and including a concave image-side surface, a second lens having a positive power, a stop, a third negative lens, which is a biconcave lens, a fourth lens having a positive ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7903263 | Position detection sensor A position detection sensor is provided and includes: a scale including a self-emitting part that emits light to form a pattern on the scale; and a relative movable part provided in such a manner to be opposed to the scale and to be movable relative to the scale, th... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7901352 | Endoscope apparatus An endoscope apparatus comprises: an insertion section including a distal end; a power changing movable lens that makes observational magnification variable, the power changing movable lens being movably built in an objective optical system provided at the distal en... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7894714 | Lens assembly and imaging apparatus Taking lenses 11—4, 11—3, and 11—2 are housed in a lens frame 12. Then, the O-ring 13 is fitted into a groove 11—1a provided on the periphery of... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7889623 | Reflecting mirror and optical pickup A reflecting mirror with a reflective multi-layer coating capable reflecting light beams of discrete wavelengths, e.g., laser beams in the wave ranges of CD, DVD and mass storage optical discs, free of the problem of light absorption. ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7889442 | Imaging lens and imaging apparatus An imaging lens is provided and includes: a stop; and a lens group disposed between the stop and an imaging plane of the imaging lens and having a positive power as a whole. The lens group has an air lens formed by an air gap between lenses adjacent to each other, a... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7885009 | Small projection lens and projection display device using the same A small projection lens includes a first lens, which is a biconvex lens, an aperture, an aperture diaphragm (or an aperture), a second lens, which is a negative meniscus lens having a concave surface facing a magnification side, a third lens, which is a positive men... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7880973 | Projection lens and projection display device using the same Disclosed are a projection lens that is faster than F1.95 and has a simple inner focus structure, a high optical performance, and a small size, and a projection display device. A projection lens includes a first lens group having a negative refractive power, ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7848630 | Autofocus adapter An autofocus adapter is provided and includes an imaging adapter optical system placed on an optical axis of an imaging lens when the autofocus adapter is attached, and a focus state detection adapter optical system placed on an optical axis different from the optic... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7860385 | Autofocus system When it is detected that a tracking target disappears in an image range in the course of tracking the tracking target, which is a registration pattern selected as a target to be tracked from among registration patterns, an autofocus is disabled. Thereafter, the auto... | 12/28/2010 |
