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...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120127589 | ZOOM LENS A zoom lens primarily includes, in order from an object side to an image-forming side, a first lens group having negative refractive power; a second lens group having positive refractive power and at least consisting of a first lens and a second lens; and a third lens g... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120127588 | MINIATURE ZOOM LENS A miniature zoom lens includes a first, a second and a third lens groups arranged along an optical axis and from an object side to an image side in sequence. The refractive powers of the three lens groups are negative, positive and positive, respectively. The first lens... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120127590 | IMAGING LENS, OPTICAL APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH IMAGING LENS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING IMAGING LENS An imaging lens SL mounted in a single lens reflex digital camera 1 is composed of, in order from an object side, a first lens group G1 having negative refractive power, a second lens group G2 having positive refractive power, and a third lens group... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120081797 | IMAGING DEVICE An imaging device is provided with an imaging sensor having a rectangular imaging surface, an image-forming optical system for forming an image onto the imaging surface, and a prism disposed between the image-forming optical system and the imaging sensor for bending an ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120081796 | Zoom lens and imaging apparatus In a zoom lens, a first lens group having a negative refractive power, a second lens group having a positive refractive power, and a third lens group having the positive refractive power are disposed from an object side to an image side; and in a phase of variable magni... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120069451 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC IMAGING APPARATUS A zoom lens system includes a negative first lens group, a positive second lens group and a positive third lens group, in that order from the object side, wherein upon zooming from the short to long focal length extremities, the distance between the first and second len... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120069452 | LENS BARREL A lens barrel is provided that includes a zoom optical system, a zooming unit, and a light adjusting mechanism. The zoom optical system includes a first, a second, and a third lens group. The second lens group is movable in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis ... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120050886 | ZOOM LENS, OPTICAL APPARATUS AND ZOOM LENS MANUFACTURING METHOD A zoom lens includes, in order from an object, a first lens group G1 having negative refractive power; a second lens group G2 having positive refractive power; and a third lens group G3 having positive refractive power. The first lens group G1 | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120050884 | ZOOM LENS, OPTICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ZOOM LENS A zoom lens ZL comprising a first lens group G1 having negative refractive power, a second lens group G2 having positive refractive power, and a third lens group G3 having positive refractive power, wherein the first lens group G1 includes a ... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120044577 | Zoom lens and imaging apparatus The present disclosure provides a zoom lens, wherein a first lens group having a negative refractive power, a second lens group having a positive refractive power, and a third lens group having the positive refractive power are disposed from an object side to an image s... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120026590 | IMAGING LENS, OPTICAL APPARATUS INCLUDING IMAGING LENS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING IMAGING LENS An optical system includes, in order from an object side: a first lens group G1 having negative refractive power; and a second lens group G2 having positive refractive power; upon zooming from a wide-angle end state W to a telephoto end state T, a distance... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120013992 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS A zoom lens comprising, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a negative refractive power, a second lens unit having a positive refractive power, and a third lens unit having a positive refractive power. The second and third lens units ... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120008215 | Zoom Lens and Image Pickup Apparatus Equipped with Same A zoom lens has a plurality of lens units including, in order from its object side to image side, a first lens unit having a negative refracting power composed of two lens elements including a biconcave negative lens and a positive lens, and a second lens unit having a ... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110234859 | IMAGE-PROJECTING AND IMAGE-CAPTURING SYSTEM AND METHOD An image-projecting and image-capturing system primarily includes a projecting sub-system for projecting an image and a capturing sub-system for capturing an image. The capturing sub-system primarily comprises a zoom lens that consists of many lens groups moving along a... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110211264 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM A zoom lens system includes a negative first lens group, a positive second lens group, and a positive third lens group. The second lens group includes a positive lens element, and two negative lens elements. The following conditions (1) and (2) are satisfied: | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110205635 | ZOOM LENS ASSEMBLY This invention provides a zoom lens assembly in order from an object side toward an image side including a first lens group with negative refractive power, a second lens group with positive refractive power and a third lens group with positive refractive power. The firs... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110176226 | LENS MODULE A lens module has a magnified side and a reduced side having an imaging surface. The lens module includes a first, a second, and a third lens groups having positive refractive powers respectively. The first lens group includes a first and a second lenses. A value calcul... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110170202 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS A zoom lens includes a negative first lens-group, a positive second lens-group, and a positive third lens-group, sequentially arranged from the object side. The focal length magnification of the zoom lens is changeable by changing a distance between the lens-groups. The... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110141579 | Miniature zoom lens system A miniature zoom lens system comprises three lens groups having four lenses in total. The first lens group has negative power and is fixed. The second lens group has positive power and includes two lenses. An aperture is furnished in front of and movable with the second... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110134542 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM A zoom lens system including at least one lens group that is positioned to be movable along an optical axis of image light for photographing; and a movable frame including a plurality of selection lens groups, the movable frame being movable between a photographing posi... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110096407 | Zoom lens and image pickup device A zoom lens includes three groups that are a negative first group, a positive second group, and a positive third group in order from an object side. The first group includes a negative cemented lens formed by joining together, from the object side, a first lens formed b... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110063737 | COMPACT ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM A zoom optical system including a first lens group including a plastic aspherical lens and having a negative refractive power, a second lens group having a positive refractive power, and a third lens group having a positive refractive power, wherein the first lens group... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110058068 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM, IMAGING DEVICE AND CAMERA A zoom lens system of the present invention has a plurality of lens units each composed of at least one lens element and, in order from the object side to the image side, comprises: a first lens unit having negative optical power and composed of two lens elements; a sec... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110058258 | ZOOM CAMERA MODULE A zooming camera module includes a first lens group, a second lens group, and a third lens group. The first lens group is implemented on an optical axis at a fixed position, and has a negative total optical power. The second lens group is implemented on the optical axis... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110058260 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM AND IMAGING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME A zoom lens system includes a first lens group having a negative refractive power, a second lens group having a positive refractive power, and a third lens group having a positive refractive power, wherein the first through third lens groups are arranged sequentially fr... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110019289 | ZOOM LENS AND CAMERA WITH ZOOM LENS A zoom lens of variable power ratio of the order of 3 in which the whole of the zoom lens is made up of three lens elements groups and the power configuration of each of the groups has an arrangement of negative, positive, and negative. The zoom lens includes, sequentia... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110013071 | Imaging lens system This invention provides an imaging lens system including, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens group with negative refractive power comprising a single first lens element with negative refractive power; a second lens group with positive refractive... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110013288 | Zoom lens and imaging apparatus A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side: first, second and third lens groups having a negative refractive power, a positive refractive power and a positive refractive power, respectively. The first lens group includes a single compound aspher... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110007404 | ZOOM LENS AND OPTICAL IMAGING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME A zoom lens and an imaging optical device including the same, the zoom lens including, sequentially from an object side, a first lens group having a negative refractive power, a second lens group having a positive refractive power, and a third lens group having a positi... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110007405 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS USING THE SAME A zoom lens includes a first lens unit having a negative refractive power, a second lens unit having a positive refractive power, and a third lens unit having a positive refractive power. The first lens unit, the second lens unit, and the third lens unit are arranged in... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100328500 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM, IMAGING DEVICE AND CAMERA A zoom lens system of the present invention has a plurality of lens units each composed of at least one lens element and, in order from the object side to the image side, comprises: a first lens unit having negative optical power and composed of two lens elements; a sec... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100277812 | ZOOM LENS A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit of negative refractive power, a second lens unit of positive refractive power, and a third lens unit of positive refractive power. The zoom lens changes the distances between the lens... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100265380 | VARIABLE POWER OPTICAL SYSTEM, IMAGING DEVICE, AND DIGITAL DEVICE A variable power optical system (1) comprises a first lens group (11) having a negative optical power, a second lens group (12) having a positive optical power, and a third lens group (13). The first to third lens groups are arranged in order... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100265594 | Zoom lens and imaging apparatus A zoom lens includes a negative first lens group, a positive second lens group, and a positive third lens group; wherein, when changing power from a wide-angle end state to a tele end state, the first lens group moves such that air space between the first lens group and... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100253830 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGING OPTICAL DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME A zoom lens and an imaging optical device having the same. The zoom lens includes: in order from an object side, a first lens group having negative refractive power; a second lens group having positive refractive power; and a third lens group having positive refractive ... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100246027 | Image capturing apparatus and optical adjustment method An image capturing apparatus includes: at least one or more vertically movable lens groups among at least three or more lens groups, which constitute a zoom lens, movable in an optical axis direction, the vertically movable lens group being movable in a direction substa... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100238567 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a negative refractive power, a second lens unit having a positive refractive power, the second lens unit including a positive lens, and a third lens unit having a positive refr... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100196003 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS APPARATUS AND CAMERA SYSTEM Provided is a zoom lens system including a compact focusing lens unit and having a suppressed change in image magnification at the time of movement of the focusing lens unit. The zoom lens system of the present invention includes an aperture diaphragm A, a first lens un... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100195219 | WIDE-ANGLE ZOOM LENS SYSTEM A wide-angle zoom lens system includes a negative fist lens group, a positive second lens group, and a positive third lens group, in this order from the object. Upon zooming from the short focal length extremity to the long focal length ext... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100165480 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM, IMAGING DEVICE AND CAMERA A zoom lens system, in order from an object side to an image side, comprising a first lens unit having negative optical power, a second lens unit having positive optical power, and at least one subsequent lens unit having optical power, wherein in zooming from a wide-an... | 07/01/2010 |
