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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120125901 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING DEPTH OF FOCUS The present invention provides an apparatus and a system for improving depth of focus (DOF), wherein an optical lens for optical processing is actuated to vibrate whereby the DOF of the optical processing is increased due to the variation of focal point. In the embodime... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120105712 | LENS BARREL A lens barrel includes a lens group having at least two lenses, a lens holding frame configured to hold the lens group, a holding cylinder configured to hold the lens holding frame movably in an optical axis direction of the lens group, a forward-backward moving mechani... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120105982 | ROLLABLE BASE WITH ELECTRONICS AND POWER SUPPLY An optical system having a scope device includes a post extending from a rolling base. Electronic components for communicating with the scope device are located either underneath the base with appropriate clearance from the floor or within a cavity formed in the base. I... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120081801 | LENS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME In a method for manufacturing a lens, a substrate is provided which includes recess in a first surface thereof. A lens structure having a first desired lens surface and a second desired lens surface is formed in the substrate's recess.... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120069457 | Ceramic Optical System Support An optical system support, especially for an optical measuring device, includes a base on which a mechanism for fixing an electro-optical transceiver system is provided. The optical system support is a ceramic optical system support.... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120050536 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE FOCUS IN NIGHT VISION SYSTEMS Focusing systems and methods for remotely controlling a focal position of an objective lens assembly in a night vision optical device are provided. The focusing system includes a focusing device and a focus selector. The focusing device includes an objective lens assemb... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120050893 | LENS DRIVING DEVICE In a lens driving device, a rack gear portion is used as a gear portion so that the gear portion can be disengaged from the terminal end of the lead screw in the radial direction. To efficiently utilize a guide shaft formed with high precision, the guide shaft extends t... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120039594 | LENS BARREL ASSEMBLY AND CAMERA INCLUDING THE SAME A lens barrel assembly, a camera including the lens barrel assembly, and a method of assembling a lens barrel are disclosed. The lens barrel assembly is provided that includes an optical lens, a unitary barrel having an outlet slit defined therethrough, and a flexible p... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120039591 | LENS APPARATUS Provided is a lens apparatus including: an optical member; and an operation member, which is connected to the optical member and is operated to drive the optical member, in which: the lens apparatus is capable of working in a checking mode for checking a specified set v... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120038973 | STABLE MOUNTING OF NON-LINEAR OPTICAL CRYSTAL A nonlinear optical crystal can be mounted to a mounting block configured to receive the crystal. The crystal can be mounted to the mounting block with a face of the crystal abutting a surface of the mounting block. An adhesive secures the crystal to the mounting block ... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120026605 | LENS APPARATUS A lens apparatus that is switchable between a first and a second modes, including: a control master determination unit for determining the lens apparatus as one of a master and a slave for each target to be controlled of the lens apparatus when the lens apparatus is ope... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120019798 | POSITIONING UNIT AND ALIGNMENT DEVICE FOR AN OPTICAL ELEMENT The disclosure provides a positioning unit for an optical element in a microlithographic projection exposure installation having a first connecting area for connection to the optical element, and having a second connecting area for connection to an object in the vicinit... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120013999 | OPTICAL ADJUSTABLE MOUNTS WITH ABSOLUTE POSITION FEEDBACK Adjustable mounts for optical elements or the like that may include absolute position information feedback. For some embodiments, position data may be generated independent of displacement measurement. Position data feedback may be provided to driver embodiments, such a... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120014000 | LENS AND RELATED LENS MODULE A lens includes a central optically active part, and a peripheral optically inactive part surrounding the optically active part. The optically inactive part includes a first surface, an opposite second surface, and a side surface connected between the first surface and ... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120002305 | DIAGONAL MIRROR WITH DISPLAY A diagonal mirror having a display includes a minor holder and a display detector. The mirror holder has a main body, an ocular part connected to the main body in tilt way, and a telescope tube connector connected to the main body in a way that is tilt relative to the m... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110310497 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAKING AND ASSEMBLING A MULTI-LENS OPTICAL DEVICE A system for aligning a plurality of high-precision lenses in a lens train. Each of the lenses has at least two alignment tabs disposed around the perimeter of the lens. The lenses are aligned by placing the lenses in a jig having a plurality of high-precision alignment... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110299174 | CHANGER FOR OPTICAL ELEMENTS A changer includes an axis of rotation for at least one optical element for at least one optical path comprising an optical axis. The changer inserts the optical element into the optical path by a rotary motion or removes it from the optical path. The optical path is on... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110298075 | Lens Unit, Aligning Method, Image Pickup Device and Method for Manufacturing Image Pickup Device Provided is a lens unit (3) wherein a plurality of wafer lenses (10, 20) are layered and covered by cover package (30). In each of wafer lenses (10, 20), resin molded sections (14, 16, 24, 26) are formed on a glass substrate (12, 22... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110292524 | FOCUS ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR USE IN PORTABLE IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS A focus adjustment device for adjusting a focus state of a projection lens unit in an image projection apparatus is provided. The focus adjustment device includes a focus adjustment member rectilinearly movable in a first direction; a rotational shaft; a first movement-... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110292355 | REFRACTIVE OPTICS AND PROJECTION DISPLAY APPARATUS Disclosed are a projection display apparatus and a projection optics provided in the projection display apparatus. The projection optics has a refractive optics and a reflective optics. In the refractive optics, a lens (non-circular lens) provided on a reflective optics... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110279802 | DEVICE FOR AN OPTICAL ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING AN OPTICAL ELEMENT OF AN OPTICAL ARRANGEMENT A device for an optical arrangement includes an optical element and a holding structure. The optical element makes contact with the holding structure at six discrete contact points. Coupling elements are provided, by which it is possible to apply a force at the contact ... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110279899 | CORRECTION-LENS-MOVING VOICE COIL MOTOR, ANTI-VIBRATION DEVICE, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS UNIT AND OPTICAL APPARATUS A voice coil motor for moving a correction lens comprising a magnet unit comprising a pair of yokes and at least one permanent magnet for defining a magnetic gap, and a coil disposed in the magnetic gap, to cause the relative linear movement of the magnet unit and the c... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110279914 | OPTICAL ELEMENT UNIT An optical element unit is provided comprising an optical element group for projecting light along an optical axis of the optical element group and a housing having an inner housing part partly defining a first space and a light passageway between the inner housing part... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110279915 | OPTICAL ELEMENT AND OPTICAL UNIT USING THE SAME An optical element of the present invention is provide with a first surface which is formed on the front-object side and upon which light from the front-object side is incident, a second surface formed on the image side, and a third surface which is formed between the f... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110261448 | HOLDING APPARATUS, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND TELESCOPE The present invention provides a holding apparatus for holding an optical element with an edge whose thickness increases or decreases inwardly, the apparatus including a barrel having an internal diameter larger than an external diameter of the optical element, a suppor... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110249350 | OPTICAL LENS ON WAFER LEVEL AND RELATED METHOD FOR FORMING THE OPTICAL LENS ONE WAFER LEVEL An optical lens on wafer level consists of a first optical component, a first spacer, a second optical component, at least a first via plug, and an adhesion material. The first spacer includes at least a first via plug passing through the first spacer, wherein the first... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110242253 | OPTICAL HEAD, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND MANUFACTURING OF THE OPTICAL HEAD According to one embodiment, an optical head includes a light emitting substrate emitting light and allow light of specific wavelength to pass; a mounting base to which the light emitting substrate is fixed and which includes a groove formed in an area overlapping the l... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110235014 | OPTICAL ELEMENT HOLDING APPARATUS, BARREL, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR DEVICE An optical element holding apparatus includes an annular vibration attenuation plate, which covers a peripheral portion of a lens, and a connection member, which is formed of a damping alloy and which fixes the vibration attenuation plate to a frame body in a state of n... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110235188 | IMAGE PICKUP LENS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND LENS CONTROLLING METHOD An image pickup lens includes a controller and a manipulator position detector configured to detect a position of a manipulator configured to accept a manipulation used to move the lens. When the manipulation of the manipulator becomes valid and a difference between the... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110228411 | Large Optics Inspection, Tilting, and Washing Stand A large optics stand provides a risk free means of safely tilting large optics with ease and a method of safely tilting large optics with ease. The optics are supported in the horizontal position by pads. In the vertical plane the optics are supported by saddles that ev... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110216238 | OPTICAL ELEMENT, OPTICAL ELEMENT MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND CAMERA MODULE According to one embodiment, an optical element includes: a substrate in which a through-hole is formed; a transparent thin film formed on at least one of the rear surface and the front surface of the substrate to cover the through-hole; and a lens formed in contact wit... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110218523 | Apparatus for Movable and Weight-Compensating Suspension of a Focusing Objective of a Laser System An apparatus for movable weight-compensating suspension of a focussing objective of a laser system comprises a force generation device to generate a counterforce component | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110205639 | IMAGING LENS AND IMAGING MODULE In order to attain an imaging lens whose resolution performance is totally excellent, the imaging lens of the present invention is in a shape of rotation symmetry in an optical effective aperture, and an image height-MTF property of the imaging lens is designed such tha... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110181966 | SOI Lens Structure for Medical Probe An optical probe for emitting and/or receiving light within a body comprises an optical fiber that transmits and/or receives an optical signal, a silicon optical bench including a fiber groove running longitudinally that holds an optical fiber termination of the optical... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110157461 | LENS SYSTEM The lens system includes: a lens apparatus including a member whose position or state varies continuously; and a commanding apparatus outputting a command signal to the member, wherein the lens apparatus includes a first wireless communication unit performing wireless c... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110150442 | Method and Apparatus for Operating the Automatic Focus or the Optical Imaging Stabilizing System In accordance with an example embodiment, an apparatus comprises a printed wiring board. The printed wiring board comprising a coil and being coupled to an image sensor. The coil, using the magnetic circuitry, is designed to tilt the printed wiring board and automatic f... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110141584 | LENS ACTUATOR MODULE A lens actuator module includes a lens assembly with an optical centerline and a clear aperture, a bearing guide integrated adjacent to the clear aperture with the centerline of motion substantially parallel to the optical centerline, a linear actuator with a preloaded ... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110141585 | LENS MODULE A lens module includes a base, and first and second lens units. The base defines a receiving space, and has two spaced-apart through holes for fluid communication of the receiving space with an area external to the base. The first lens unit is disposed within the receiv... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110134547 | Holding assembly for a lens A holding device (1) holds a lens (6) at its lens edge (5) with the aid of an adhesive connection (16, 17). The adhesive connection (16, 17) is applied only at one adhesive point or only at two spaced apart adhesive points (16, 17 | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110128511 | FOLDING-TYPE PORTABLE DEVICE Disclosed is a folding-type portable device. The folding-type portable device includes a first body having an abutment for cradling a portable terminal; a second body rotatably connected to the first body through a first hinge, so that the second body is folded or unfol... | 06/02/2011 |
