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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120105984 | LENS BARREL WITH OPTICAL FILTER AND OPTICAL APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME A lens barrel includes a lens holding member that holds a lens, a positioning guide bar, a rotation blocking guide bar, an optical filter holding member that holds an optical filter, an optical filter supporting member that is disposed at a side of the lens holding memb... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120105983 | LENS HOLDER A lens holder for receiving a lens barrel includes a base portion and a barrel portion. The base portion defines a first circular chamber and a second chamber communicating with the first chamber. The first chamber has a diameter equal to an outer diameter of the lens b... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120068292 | POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITION, AND PHOTOSENSITIVE LAYER, PERMANENT PATTERN, WAFER-LEVEL LENS, SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND PATTERN FORMING METHOD EACH USING THE COMPOSITION A polymerizable composition contains (A) a polymerization initiator that is an acetophenone-based compound or an acylphosphine oxide-based compound, (B) a polymerizable compound, (C) at least either a tungsten compound or a metal boride, and (D) an alkali-soluble binder... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120050894 | LENS BARREL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME A lens barrel includes a holder configured to hold a lens, a fixing unit configured to fix the holder, an intermediate unit arranged between the fixing unit and the holder, a first fixing member configured to fix the intermediate unit and the holder, a second fixing mem... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120044591 | Camera module Disclosed herein is a camera module directly mountable on a main substrate without a socket. A camera module according to the present invention includes a lens barrel having at least one lens stacked therein; a housing having the lens barre... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120044590 | METHOD FOR INSERT MOLDING GLASS OR AN INORGANIC MATERIAL The present invention relates to insert molding. A glass lens or an inorganic material is inserted into a front housing unit. The glass lens or an inorganic material is aligned within the front housing unit such that the glass lens or an inorganic material lies within t... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120019940 | VEHICULAR CAMERA AND LENS ASSEMBLY Low cost constructions of vehicular cameras employ various means for aligning and mounting the camera lens with respect to the imager. Such means include adhesive mounting using a UV curable adhesive, wherein the lens may be focused prior to cure of the adhesive. Other ... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120019939 | LENS BARREL A lens barrel is provided that includes an optical system, a housing, a cover member, an electronic part, a flexible substrate. The optical system is configured to form an optical image of a subject. The housing supports the optical system in an interior. The cover memb... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120014004 | LENS BARREL SUPPORT STRUCTURE AND OPTICAL DEVICE A lens barrel support structure is provided that includes a base frame and a lens barrel. The base frame includes a first support portion, a second support portion, a third support portion, and a stopper. The lens barrel includes a substantially cylindrical shape body f... | 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 |
| 20120014001 | OPTICAL LENS UNIT AND PLASTIC LENS FORMING MOLD AND PLASTIC LENS MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Disclosed is an invention that aims to accurately position a lens barrel and an optical lens and form a plastic lens easily with a high-precision forming mold. A plastic lens is formed by filling resin into a cavity surrounded by a fixed mold, a movable mold, and insert... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120008219 | BARREL AND LENS MODULE WITH SAME A barrel includes a supporting part at one end of the barrel adjacent to an image side, and a plurality of protrusions formed on an inner surface of the barrel. Each protrusion includes a guiding surface and an engaging surface connected with the guiding surface. Each g... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110317290 | LENS MODULE A lens module includes a lens barrel and two lenses. The lens barrel has two opposite end surfaces, and a receiving hole through the two end surfaces. The receiving hole has a center axis. A ring-shaped block is formed on an inside surface of the lens barrel, and is coa... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110317289 | LENS BARREL AND LENS MODULE An exemplary lens barrel includes a hollow main body. The hollow main body includes a first end at an object side, and an opposite second end at an image side. The hollow main body also including a cylindrical inner surface adjacent to the first end, a partially conical... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110310498 | Lens Device A lens device is disclosed. The lens device includes a fixed lens barrel, a rotating lens barrel, and a sensor. The rotating lens barrel is sleeved within the fixed lens barrel. The sensor is disposed within the fixed lens barrel for detecting the position of the rotati... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110304930 | Focus Compensation For Optical Elements And Applications Thereof Optical imaging apparatus are provided having the desired focal properties, which can be manufactured and/or assembled at the wafer level.... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110304931 | LENS DEVICE AND IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE HAVING SAME A lens device includes a lens assembly, a lens barrel receiving the lens assembly therein and a barrel holder. The lens barrel includes a first end, an opposite second end, a first flange extending outwards from the first end, and a second flange extending outwards from... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110304932 | LENS BARREL A lens barrel includes an optical imaging system having an optical axis and forming an optical image of an object. The lens barrel further includes a frame including a wall extending in the optical axis direction; an electronic component provided in the frame; and a fle... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110299180 | LENS MODULE AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING SAME A lens module includes a lens and a lens barrel receiving the lens therein with a gap maintained between a peripheral surface of the lens and an inner surface of the lens barrel. The lens barrel includes a plurality of hole portions with through holes defined therein an... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110286118 | Lens Module And Wafer Level Lens Module Manufacturing Apparatus Example embodiments are directed to a lens module manufactured from a wafer and a wafer level lens module manufacturing apparatus. The wafer level lens module manufacturing apparatus to mold lenses on a wafer provided with lens holes includes a first master substrate an... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110267710 | LENS BARREL AND OPTICAL DEVICE A lens barrel comprises barrier blades that open and close in a directional orthogonal to an optical axis; an optical system retention frame that includes a first surface along a direction orthogonal to the axis, the optical system retention frame retaining the optical ... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110268476 | LENS-MOUNTING STRUCTURE, AND OPTICAL-SCANNING APPARATUS AND IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME A lens-mounting structure according to the present invention is; a lens mounting structure that glues a lens and a mounting surface of a support portion that supports the lens using an adhesive agent applied therebetween, to mount the lens to the support portion, charac... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110255183 | SUPPORTING DEVICE, OPTICAL APPARATUS, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD The present invention provides a supporting device that supports an optical element, comprising: a first supporting member that is fixed to an outer circumference of the optical element; a plurality of members that is connected to an outer circumference of the first sup... | 10/20/2011 |
| 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 |
| 20110235193 | SCREW COMPONENT AND IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE A screw component including lens holder and lens barrel component engaged with each other, and protruding portions respectively provided on each of both flanks of screw thread of lens holder. When lens holder is engaged with the lens barrel component, screw thread of le... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110222172 | OPTICAL ELEMENT An optical element includes: an optically functional part having a first convex surface and a second convex surface intersecting with an optical axis and facing opposite to each other; and an outer peripheral part provided around the optically functional part, the outer... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110222173 | WAFER LEVEL OPTICAL LENS SUBSTRATE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF A wafer level optical lens substrate including a substrate and at least one lens is provided. The substrate has at least one through hole and at least one flange, wherein each flange is located on a side wall in each through hole. Each lens located in each through hole ... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110216998 | OPTICAL SUB-ASSEMBLY Described is a new wafer scale optical sub-assembly (OSA) and a method of production of such an OSA. Also described are optical wafers which form the central building block for the OSAs. The optical wafers comprise embedded optical features, which are positioned with re... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110205642 | Plastic lens, lens module, and lens injection mold There is provided a plastic lens, a lens module and a lens injection mold. The plastic lens includes an effective aperture portion being an optical surface of the lens and a rib portion being a circumferential portion of the lens. The effective aperture portion and the ... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110205643 | EXTENDING THE STABILITY OF UV CURABLE ADHESIVES IN 193NM LASER SYSTEMS This disclosure is directed to an optical element and method in which a UV-curable adhesive, used along the edge of the optic to keep it in a holder, has been stabilized against degradation by below 300 nm radiation. The technical solution to the degradation of the adhe... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110199695 | OBJECTIVE AND ASSEMBLING METHOD FOR THE SAME An objective comprises: a first group including a plurality of lens groups arranged at a predetermined interval; a second group composed of a single lens-group; a pressing ring which is screwed in, the pressing ring being for fixing the first group; and an outer frame a... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110188135 | OPTICAL DEVICE AND OPTICAL INSTRUMENT An optical device comprises: a first holding frame holding an optical system; a second holding frame holding the first holding frame and having a groove provided on a face opposing the first holding frame; an elastic member provided between the first holding frame and t... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110181970 | LENS APPARATUS FOR SURVEILLANCE CAMERA A lens apparatus for a surveillance camera where an operation ring is rotatably provided on an outer periphery of a lens barrel body, comprising:
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| 20110181968 | LENS MODULE SOCKET A lens module socket for receiving a lens module having a base portion includes an insulating housing, a plurality of conductive terminals received in the insulating housing, a shielding shell encircling the insulating housing, and a plurality of rotatable latches pivot... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110181969 | OPTICAL DEVICE, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME An optical device includes: a holding frame holding an optical system; a tubular member provided at an outer circumferential surface with a first concave groove and at an inner circumferential surface with a second concave groove, and holding the holding frame; and an e... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110149419 | LENS MODULE A lens module includes a lens and an opaque plate. The lens is received in the main body, and includes an imaging portion and a non-imaging portion surrounding the imaging portion. An annular flange is extended upward from the image-side surface of the non-imaging porti... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110149417 | LENS MODULE A lens barrel forming a substantially annular positioning portion on the inner surface thereof is provided. As such, a lens received in the lens barrel can be positioned by the positioning portion to a predetermined longitudinal position of the lens barrel and to be coa... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110134548 | CAMERA MODULE WITH ANTI-ASTIGMATIC PROTRUSIONS ON LENS An exemplary camera module includes a lens barrel and a lens received in the lens barrel. The lens includes an optical portion located at a center thereof and a fixing portion around the optical portion. Protrusions are formed at an outside peripheral surface of the fix... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110128639 | OPTICAL PICKUP DEVICE Provided is an optical pickup device that may efficiently reduce an inclination of an objective lens caused by change in ambient temperature. A lens holder holds the object lens and includes a receiving surface portion contacts a lower surface portion of a periphery por... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110128638 | LENS APPARATUS Provided is a lens apparatus capable of attaching an optical accessory on an object side thereof, in which: a lens protection lens barrel at an object-side end of the lens apparatus is retracted in an optical axis direction in response to attachment of an optical access... | 06/02/2011 |
