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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120038784 | SHAKE CORRECTING SYSTEM, LENS BARREL, IMAGING DEVICE AND HAND-HELD DATA TERMINAL A shake correcting system includes an optical imaging system, an image sensor, a movable unit comprising a movable frame in which the image sensor is fixed and a rotation restricting element, a base movably supporting the movable unit in a predetermined plane substantia... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120026351 | LENS APPARATUS A lens apparatus includes; a magnification-varying lens unit, which moves in an optical axis direction during varying magnification, an image stabilization lens unit movable in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis; an image stabilization driving unit for driving... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20110249131 | OPTICAL IMAGE STABILISATION COMPRISING SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY ACTUATORS A camera apparatus capable of providing optical image stabilisation comprises: a support structure; a camera unit comprising an image sensor and a lens system; a suspension system comprising a plurality of flexure elements supporting the camera unit on the support struc... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110228115 | Large Format Digital Camera A camera system is described for a large format digital camera for taking images of at least one gigapixel resolution. The camera system may include a lens, a sensor, a rigid housing that provides for minimal movement of the camera and a translation stage. The translati... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110221915 | IMAGE STABILIZATION MECHANISM AND IMAGING MODULE An image stabilization mechanism is provided with a base unit, a movable unit on which an image pickup device is arranged and which is movable with reference to the base unit, a guide axis to guide the movable unit in a first direction that is an axis direction parallel... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110169972 | Steadycam Is a camera stabilizer design based on pendulum system, in where the camera hangs in the lower extremity of the pendulum and the counterbalances are situated in the upper position of the center pendulum centered, the system of the pendulum is adjoined to the support arm... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110169973 | Shooting lens having vibration reducing function and camera system for same The invention includes a vibration reduction mechanism, a vibration detecting part, a reference signal generating part, a target drive position calculating part, and a driving part. The vibration reduction mechanism reduces a vibration of a subject image. The vibration ... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110164863 | IMAGING DEVICE An imaging device includes an optical system, an imaging unit, a movable member, a drive unit, a second detection unit, and a selection unit. The optical system is configured to form an optical image of a subject. The imaging unit is configured to receive an image signa... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110122267 | SHAKE CORRECTION MODULE, CAMERA MODULE COMPRISING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE CAMERA MODULE A shake correction module, a camera module including the same, and a method of manufacturing the camera module are provided. The shake correction module includes: a hinge member which supports rotation movement of an optical module based on each of at least two axes at ... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110050921 | IMAGE STABILIZING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS The image stabilizing apparatus includes a base member, a first member shiftable with respect to the base member in a direction orthogonal to an optical axis direction, a first actuator shifting the first member with respect to the base member, an image-pickup element c... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110025862 | PAN AND TILT HEAD FOR OPTICAL APPARATUS The disclosure relates to a pan and tilt head (12) for an optical apparatus (10) (e.g. a video camera) which captures or creates an image. The head has a base (19) to be mounted on a support structure (11) (e.g. a tripod), and a body (15 | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110001835 | IMAGE SHAKE CORRECTION APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS An image shake correction apparatus, comprising:
| 01/06/2011 |
| 20100265343 | IMAGE STABILIZATION DRIVING ASSEMBLY An image stabilization driving assembly that corrects a shake of a digital camera includes a driving plate in which a correction lens is mounted and that operates in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis; a base plate that supports the driving plate at a rear of ... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100238307 | HANDSHAKE CORRECTION APPARATUS OF PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS Disclosed is a handshake correction apparatus of a photographing apparatus. The handshake correction apparatus includes a lens support plate that supports a correction lens and operates in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis; a base that supports the lens suppo... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100238306 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE WITH SHAKE COMPENSATION An image capturing device includes a housing, a camera module, a motion detector and a driving module. The housing defines a receiving cavity therein. The camera module is flexibly received in the receiving cavity. The motion detector is fixedly positioned on the camera... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100165131 | IMAGE STABILIZER AND OPTICAL INSTRUMENT THEREWITH An image stabilizer has a base block, an inner frame for holding a CCD, an outer frame, a pair of horizontal leaf springs, a pair of vertical leaf springs, voice coil motors (VCMs) and a flexible printed circuit (FPC). Upon a shake of a digital still camera due to hand-... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100165130 | PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS A photographic apparatus comprises a movable platform and a controller. The movable platform has an imager that captures an optical image through a taking lens, and is movable and rotatable on an xy plane perpendicular to an optical axis of... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100157074 | DRIVING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS USING THE SAME A driving apparatus includes: a first member including a first linear groove; a second member including a second linear groove; a plurality of first rolling bodies held between the first and the second linear grooves; a pressing member for pressing the first and second ... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100110204 | Platform for Stereoscopy for Hand-Held Film/Video Camera Stabilizers To compensate for changes in weight distribution of transportable, hand-held camera supports when one or both camera translate or pivot in a two-camera stereographic imaging system, the bottom of the elongated camera support attaches to a compensation mechanism. The mec... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100091122 | IMAGING APPARATUS The present invention aims to provide an imaging apparatus with blur correction function in which a retention lever to mechanically retain an image sensor requires a minimum moving space and the thickness of a lens barrel can be reduced in optical axis direction. The im... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100091121 | DIGITAL CAMERA A digital camera of the invention includes: an image pickup device; a dust-proof filter including an area disposed so as to face an image pickup surface of the image pickup device with a predetermined distance; a piezoelectric device for vibration application for vibrat... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100026820 | Image Pickup Apparatus, Method for Controlling Flicker and Computer Readable Medium An image pickup apparatus and method operable to reduce flicker is disclosed. A power supply frequency is detected, and a shutter speed is changed. A changed shutter speed value is slower than a calculated shutter speed and that is an integral multiple of 1/(2f), where ... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100002088 | VIBRATION CORRECTING DEVICE A vibration correcting device includes a vibration detecting unit, a vibration correcting unit, a storage unit, and a controlling unit. The vibration detecting unit is configured to detect vibration of an image pickup apparatus. The vibration correcting unit is configur... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090316011 | IMAGE DETECTING MODULE The invention provides an image detecting module including a base, a carrier movably disposed on the base, an image detecting unit disposed on the carrier, a contact portion fixed to the carrier, and a fixed member fixed to the base. The fixed member has a protrusion mo... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20090295929 | HAND SHAKE CORRECTION APPARATUS AND DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME A hand shake correction apparatus and a digital photographing apparatus including the hand shake correction apparatus are provided. The hand shake correction apparatus includes: a correction lens module including a correction lens and a correction lens supporting plate;... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090268042 | DRIVING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS An X-axis driving mechanism section as one of driving sources of a driving apparatus including: a transducer for generating an elliptical vibration on a driving section in response to application of a predetermined frequency voltage signal; a bottom case having a holdin... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090257741 | Stabilizer Device for Optical Equipment A stabilizer for a hand-held optical device includes a gyroscope assembly suspended below a base assembly, and a handle pivotably attached to the base assembly. The optical device, which may be a video camera, mounts to the base assembly. The gyroscope assembly has two ... | 10/15/2009 |
| 20090256919 | IMAGING DEVICE, CAPTURED IMAGE RECORDING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Disclosed herein is an imaging device, including, an imager configured to image a subject to generate a captured image thereof, a subject distance calculator configured to calculate a subject distance up to the subject, a captured image recording commander configured to... | 10/15/2009 |
| 20090237792 | Driving mechanism and optical equipment To provide a driving mechanism with which a reduction in size is possible. A driving mechanism comprising: an optical component that is provided to be movable; a first driving member that is movable in a first direction; a second driving member that is movable in the fi... | 09/24/2009 |
| 20090231451 | SHOCK AND VIBRATION ISOLATOR FOR A CAMERA A shock and vibration isolator for a movie or video camera has a vertical axis system including a base, an arm pivotably attached to the base, and at least one spring connected to the base and to the arm. One or more dampeners are connected to the base and to the arm. A... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090231450 | IMAGING DEVICE In an imaging apparatus, an erroneous shake correction is prevented from being performed due to a front curtain shock. A shutter selecting section determines a current state is a shake-correction execution mode when a shake correction switch is ON, when a tripod detecti... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090219402 | Systems and Methods for Image Stabilization An image capture device includes a frame buffer, a processor, a shutter, an actuator, a three-axis optical motion sensor and an image sensor. The image sensor defines an optical axis. The three-axis optical motion sensor provides information concerning rotational moveme... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090141134 | IMAGE STABILIZATION CONTROL CIRCUIT OF IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS An image stabilization control circuit comprises a plurality of vibration detecting elements for detecting vibration of an image pickup apparatus; a plurality of position detecting elements for detecting a position of an optical component; an analog/digital converter ci... | 06/04/2009 |
| 20090091632 | Image Sensor This image sensor includes a flexible wiring board connected with an optical sensor, bent around the portion connected with the optical sensor and so formed as to generate urging force oppositely to the bent direction and a support portion having a first support surface... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090086037 | PRESSING MECHANISM FOR AN IMAGE SHAKE SUPPRESSING OPTICAL DEVICE A pressing mechanism is adapted for use in an image shake suppressing optical device that includes a driving unit and an image capturing unit. The pressing mechanism is adapted to be disposed between the driving unit and the image capturing unit, and includes an arm bod... | 04/02/2009 |
| 20090086038 | IMAGING APPARATUS INCLUDING A COOLED IMAGING ELEMENT WHICH IS SHIFTED TO PERFORM HIGH-DEFINITION IMAGING A highly thermal conductive member is filled in a gap between a base portion and a movable portion of a spring stage in an image shift type imaging apparatus. Heat from a heat generating surface of a cooling element is conducted from the movable portion to the base port... | 04/02/2009 |
| 20090039734 | PIEZOELECTRIC MOTOR AND CAMERA DEVICE A piezoelectric motor includes: a driven member having a substantially spherical shape; a base; a support member provided on the base; a gimbal frame that is provided on a periphery of the driven member; a first bearing that couples the gimbal frame to the support membe... | 02/12/2009 |
| 20090027506 | XY stage and image-taking apparatus The position of a first bonded body is adjusted in an X direction so that a first hall element approaches a position facing a boundary between N and S poles of a first magnet when an X stage is positioned in the middle of a movement stroke in the X direction. Further, t... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20090001854 | DRIVING APPARATUS A driving apparatus has a piezoelectric element as a driver. The driving apparatus includes a first vibrator which generates an elliptical vibration when a voltage of a predetermined frequency is applied; a first member which holds the first vibrator; a second member wh... | 01/01/2009 |
| 20080309773 | IMAGE BLUR CORRECTING UNIT, IMAGE BLUR CORRECTING DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE AND PORTABLE DEVICE An image blur correcting unit comprises: a holding module that holds a lens and a driving mechanism that drives the holding module so as to correct blur of an image formed by catching light of an object to be imaged arriving via the lens; a cover that covers the holding... | 12/18/2008 |
