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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8189098 | Digital camera having double housing construction for heat dissipation, high rigidity, and reduced tactile temperature In order to provide a digital camera which includes a heat dissipating device which can cool sufficiently a solid state image pick-up device and integrated circuits, which has a high rigidity and which affects little the design of the digital camera, there is provid... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8189099 | Vibrating device and image equipment having the same A vibrating device includes a dust-screening member shaped like a plate as a whole, a vibrating member arranged outside the dust-screening member and configured to produce, at the dust-screening member, vibration having a vibrational amplitude perpendicular to a sur... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8174613 | Substrate mounting structure for a camera device The present invention provides a camera device including: an image pickup element; a substrate mounted with the image pickup element thereon; and a housing accommodating the image pickup element therein. The housing is provided with a plurality of support members wh... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8169540 | Compact camera body to which interchangeable lens unit is mountable A camera body allows the mounting of a lens unit configured to form an optical image of a subject, and includes a body mount, an imaging element, a capacitor, and a housing member. The body mount allows a lens unit to be mounted. The imaging element includes a light... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8159604 | Image sensing device of a camera An image acquisition device of a camera that has an electronic sensor chip, electrically connected to a circuit board, includes an objective situated in an objective carrier, and oriented in regard to situation and inclination in relation to an imager surface of the... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8159603 | Image capturing apparatus with frame for sealing between optical member and image sensor An optical member is provided, in front of an image sensor to convert an optical image of an object into an electric signal, and on a photographing optical axis. The optical member is vibrated, thereby foreign substances attached to the optical member are removed. F... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8149327 | Camera module with dual lens modules and image sensors A camera module includes first and second lens modules, a first holder receiving the first lens module therein, a second holder receiving the second lens modules therein, a circuit board arranged between the first and second holders, first and second image sensors a... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8144243 | Camera module The present invention relates to a camera module assembled by using a connector. The present invention provides a camera module including: a main substrate having an image sensor mounted on an upper surface and a connector insertion groove formed at one side of the ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8139147 | Image sensor An image sensor includes an imaging element for imaging an object, a movable member mounted with the imaging element and movably provided, a flexible printed circuit board having a portion on a side of a first end connected to the imaging element, and including a vi... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8130315 | Solid image capture device and electronic device incorporating same The solid image capture device 100 in accordance with the present invention is detachably fixed to a wiring board 1 and applies pressure to the side faces of a transparent lid section 3 in a direction normal to the faces, so as to nip and secure... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8130314 | Solid-state image capturing apparatus, mounting method of solid-state image capturing apparatus, manufacturing method of solid-state image capturing apparatus, and electronic information device A solid-state image capturing apparatus includes: an insulation substrate including an external lead terminal; a solid-state image capturing element fixed on the insulation substrate and including a microlens; and a transparent glass member positioned above the insu... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8107006 | Camera module and electronic device including the same A camera module 1 of the present invention includes a moving magnet type mechanical shutter 2 and a lens unit 3 (lens drive section) for driving a lens by electromagnetic force. A magnetic field for driving the lens is set so that a light path i... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8107004 | Imaging device An imaging device includes an imaging optical system including at least one movable optical element; an image sensor, an imaging surface of which lies on an image-forming plane of the imaging optical system; a circuit board on which the image sensor is mounted; and ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8107005 | Method of manufacturing an image sensor module Provided is an image sensor module including a lower substrate having a plurality of top pads formed on the top surface thereof; an upper substrate that is installed along the edge of the top surface of the lower substrate and has a plurality of connection grooves f... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8098325 | Digital camera A digital camera of the present invention has: an optical housing having a bending optical system for reflecting photographic object light entering along a first optical axis to a second optical axis direction perpendicular to the first optical axis to form an image... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8085344 | Module socket A module socket for use with camera modules has an insulative housing with a base and four walls extending upward. The base and walls have L-shaped terminal-receiving cavities that receive terminal therein. The terminals extend between the two legs of the L-shaped c... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8072538 | Solid-state image pickup device including lens unit held by holding section included in same lens unit, and electronic apparatus including same solid-state image pickup device A camera module 100 of the present invention is arranged such that a lens barrel 32 is provided with an internal screw thread 32a on its internal side, and that a holding section 41, which is a portion of a lens holder 4, th... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8072537 | Image pick-up module An image pick-up module, in particular for an endoscope or a miniature camera, has an electronic image sensor, which has a plurality of contact fingers that are arranged in at least one row, and a rigid circuit board to which the contact fingers are electrically con... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8063982 | Image sensor camera module including a protruding portion and method of manufacturing the same The present invention relates to an image sensor camera module and a method of manufacturing the same. An image sensor camera module according to the present invention includes a lens; a lens housing having the lens mounted thereto; an image sensor package adhering ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8049815 | Camera module having voice-coil motor A camera module includes an image sensor, a substrate, a lens part, a lens holder, and a voice-coil motor (VCM). The image sensor is supported on and electrically connected to the substrate. The lens holder has a bottom end and an upper end opposite to the bottom en... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8026978 | Camera module with axially displaceable lens unit holder A camera module includes a lens unit; a holder which houses the lens unit therein and is displaceable along an optical axis direction of the lens unit; a coil provided on the holder; a yoke, four main magnets and two flat plate-shaped auxiliary magnets which provide... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8018529 | Camera module An exemplary camera module includes a barrel, a holder engaged with the barrel, a first lens received in the barrel, an image sensor received in the holder and a second lens received in the holder. The holder includes an inner chamber. The second lens is mounted on ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8009228 | Camera and direction indicating switch A camera includes a direction indicating switch to specify an arbitrary indicating direction which is attached to a case member. The direction indicating switch has a switch base having a contact point which is capable of abutting intermittently; an operating sectio... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7990469 | Cleaning friendly camera privacy feature Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, an appliance having a camera and camera window may include a shutter puck slidably disposed in a slot in which the camera window may be disposed. The puck may have a wiper pad that is capable of cleaning the camer... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7990470 | Image sensor module for camera device An image sensor module includes a circuit board (20), an image sensor (10) and a supporting board (30). The circuit board has a plurality of circuits formed thereon. The image sensor is arranged on one side of the circuit board and is electrical... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7978264 | Digital camera A digital camera of the present invention has: a lens group reflecting photographic object light entering along a first optical axis to a second optical axis direction perpendicular to the first optical axis and forming an image of light flux thereof on an image pic... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7973855 | Image shake correction apparatus and method An image shake correction apparatus and method for reducing frictional loss when elements vibrate or slide by reducing a distance from a center of an image pickup device stage to a virtual line connecting a portion, to which a driving force generator applies a drivi... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7965336 | Imaging system for vehicle An imaging system for a vehicle includes a camera module positionable at the vehicle and a control. The camera module includes a plastic housing that houses an image sensor, which is operable to capture images of a scene occurring exteriorly of the vehicle. The cont... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7961249 | Digital camera having interconnected image processing units A digital camera is provided having a memory for digitally storing an image captured by the camera, and a plurality of substantially identical processing elements functionally interconnected to each other via a crossbar switch for processing the stored image. The pr... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7948555 | Camera module and electronic apparatus having the same A camera module includes an image sensor chip, a lens structure, a transparent substrate, an adhesive portion, and a light blocking layer. The image sensor chip includes a light receiving area and a circuit area. The lens structure is positioned on the image sensor ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7940328 | Solid state imaging device having wirings with lateral extensions A solid-state imaging device is provided. The solid-state imaging device includes an imaging area that includes arrayed pixels having photoelectric converting units and transistor elements; and a peripheral circuit, in which a wiring line in the imaging area that is... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7936395 | Printer CPU with VLIW processor A controller is provided having an interface for receiving data and a very long instruction word (VLIW) processor connected to the interface for processing the received data to generate processed data. The VLIW processor has four processing units each connected by a... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7929052 | Camera module A camera module includes a lens module, an image sensor, and a circuit board. The image sensor module is disposed in an image side of the lens module. The circuit board is electronically connected with the image sensor module. The circuit board includes a receiving ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7924344 | Objective holder for camera module with notches of wall receiving passing components An exemplary objective holder for engaging with a PCB substrate having an image sensor and several passive components arranged thereon, includes a base and several continuously connected walls extending from the base. The walls enclose a chamber thereamong for recei... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7920206 | Camera module package There is provided a camera module package. A camera module package according to an aspect of the invention includes a bonding unit at an inner surface of a housing including an optical system and a filter adhered to the bonding unit by an adhesive. Here, the bonding... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7916212 | Image sensor package and camera module utilizing the same An image sensor package includes an image sensor chip, a sidewall, an encapsulation glass, conductive material, and a plurality of solder balls. The image sensor chip comprises a photosensitive area, a non-photosensitive area surrounding the photosensitive area, and... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7916211 | Imaging apparatus and lock mechanism An imaging apparatus is disclosed. The image apparatus has: a camera body; a viewfinder unit including a frame; a revolving mechanism for revolving the frame; a frictional mechanism including a detachable plate and giving frictional resistance to the frame and maint... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7903170 | Imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus includes a lens unit to be mounted in one-touch on a module unit affixed by reflow soldering or the like to a base plate. When the lens unit is mounted in one-touch on the module unit, the conical outer circumferential surface of a tip-end part ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7893992 | Device comprising a camera module with automatic focusing and corresponding assembly method Device comprising a camera module with automatic focusing itself comprising an optical chip (8) and an optical block (7), the optical block (7) integrating at least an objective (3), at least a focusing means (11) for adjusting the... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7889276 | Mounting device A mounting device is provided having a base, first mounting arms, second mounting arms, first engaging portions, and second engaging portions. The base is annular and has an elastic body. Both first and second mounting arms have elastic bodies and extend from said b... | 02/15/2011 |
