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...that in the early 1940s GE engineer James Wright was charged with a task of utmost importance to the war effort: develop a cheap substitute for rubber that could be used to produce tires, gas masks and a whole host of military gear. Wright tackled the task diligently -- and wound up inventing Silly Putty.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8385004 | Accessory for portable imaging device An apparatus for attachment to a portable image capture and storage device. The apparatus includes an auxiliary lens and an elastic band coupled thereto. The auxiliary lens is shaped for image alteration of an image obtained by the portable image capture and storage... | 02/26/2013 |
| 8355212 | Lens unit and image sensing apparatus incorporated with the same In a lens unit 1, and an image sensing apparatus 15 incorporated with the lens unit 1 of the invention, a fixed cylinder 2 is formed with an oblong hole 21 extending in an optical axis direction in a lateral surface of the fixed cy... | 01/15/2013 |
| 8314997 | Compact zoom lens barrel A zoom lens barrel includes a fixed barrel, a guide barrel received in the fixed barrel, a cam barrel received in the fixed barrel and housing the guide barrel, a zoom barrel sandwiched between the guide barrel and the cam barrel, and a lens cover covering on the zo... | 11/20/2012 |
| 8238041 | Lens barrel The present invention provides a lens barrel that has a first barrel member and a second barrel member, and arranges the first barrel member on an outer circumference of the second barrel member to enable the first barrel member to move in an optical axis direction.... | 08/07/2012 |
| 8218249 | Lens barrel and imaging apparatus A lens barrel includes: a holding frame; a cam ring rotatable relative to the holding frame around a rotational axis substantially parallel to an optical axis of an imaging optical lens system; and a cam follower and a cam groove that engage with each other so that ... | 07/10/2012 |
| 8184382 | Image pickup apparatus An image pickup apparatus which makes it possible to achieve reduction of the size in the optical axis direction thereof, and easily maintain the accuracy of rectilinear guidance between lenses. A cam barrel rotatable around an optical axis has a cam for controlling... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8149521 | Lens apparatus and imaging apparatus A lens apparatus includes a first lens unit and a second lens unit that can respectively move in an optical axis direction, a first cam tube, a linearly moving guide tube that is arranged on an inner circumferential side of the first cam tube and configured to guide... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8049972 | Lens actuator An exemplary lens actuator includes a movable unit, and a fixed unit. The movable unit includes a hollow body, and a plurality of first guiding members formed on the hollow body. The fixed unit includes a hollow cubic main body, and a plate body disposed on the top ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7969662 | Lens barrel unit and imaging apparatus A lens barrel unit including a lens barrel which has a plurality of lens groups and is set to a photographing state by moving at least a part of the lens groups to an object side and to a collapsed state by moving the at least the part of the lens groups to an image... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7952814 | Lens barrel and imaging apparatus A lens barrel includes at least two cam tubes, and an operation based on the rotation of an operation ring actuates the two cam tubes to move a lens group. The lens barrel includes a first cam tube that drives part of the lens group in response to an operation based... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7948688 | Lens apparatus and image projection apparatus The lens apparatus which includes a lens system, a cam barrel including a cam surface, and a moving barrel provided with a cam follower in contact with the cam surface and configured to be moved in a direction of an optical axis of the lens system by rotation of the... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7903346 | Lens apparatus and image pickup apparatus The lens apparatus includes a first barrel member, a second barrel member, a first rolling bearing and a second rolling bearing. The second barrel member includes a cam for moving a lens unit in an optical axis direction, is disposed inside or outside the first barr... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7852569 | Internal focusing zoom lens An internal focusing zoom lens includes a stationary barrel including a focus-guide cam groove; a zoom cam ring including a focus-shift cam groove and rotated about an optical axis during zooming; a focus cam ring including a focus cam groove and rotated about the o... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7791821 | Lens drive apparatus A lens drive apparatus includes: a base member; a holder having a cylindrical shape and movably supported in an optical axis direction relative to the base member; a cam member and moving the holder in the optical axis direction by abutting with the holder; and a bi... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7719775 | Lens barrel and imaging apparatus A lens barrel includes a first tube and second tube, the first tube movable relative to the second tube by rotation of the second tube, an engaging unit disposed on the second tube, and a barrier driving unit disposed on an object side of the first tube that opens a... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7684123 | Lens structure A lens structure includes a first barrel, a second barrel, a third barrel, a first lens module and a second lens module. The first and the second barrel respectively have a first guiding-groove and a second guiding-groove. The third barrel has a first portion and a ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7652829 | Lens barrel and image pickup apparatus In a lens barrel having an image pickup optical system including a first lens frame held movably in the optical axis direction for holding at least one lens and a second lens frame held movably in the optical axis direction for holding at least one lens, the first l... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7636203 | Lens barrel A lens barrel is provided and includes: a lens barrel main body; and a connecting member attached to the barrel main body and connected to a camera. The connecting member includes an optical filter unit, divided at a position of the optical filter unit and is consti... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7616388 | Image capture lens feeding device and method of assembly of same In a thin image capture lens feeding device, wear can be avoided, even when switching between a normal image capture mode and a macro image capture mode is repeated. A lens retention housing may move back and forth when rotated relative to a holder. The holder, in s... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7589913 | Lens device and imaging device An optical path passing through an object-side lens group is bent at a right angle by an optical device so as to be a vertical optical path. A lens group on imaging surface side for forming an image on an imaging surface is disposed on the vertical optical path. The... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7573653 | Inner focusing zoom lens barrel The present invention is directed to an inner focusing zoom lens barrel provided with cams of a well-balanced configuration for smooth zooming and/or focusing operations, which attains sufficient performances at the minimum object distance, which is capable of inhib... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7545582 | Multi-step eyepiece The present application relates to an eyepiece for use with a viewing device. The eyepiece is configured to change the distance between a first edge of the eyepiece and a lens near a second edge of the eyepiece. The eyepiece includes a first element having a pin ext... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7495843 | Focus adjusting mechanism and portable electronic device using same A focus adjusting mechanism (50) for use in a portable electronic device (100) with a lens module (40) is provided. The lens module includes a lens barrel (42) and a lens barrel holder (44). The lens barrel is threaded into the bar... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7471464 | Lens holder and lens unit A lens holder includes an inner barrel for holding at least one lens, an outer barrel that is positioned outside the inner barrel and supports the inner barrel so that the inner barrel linearly slides along a central axis thereof across an inner surface of the outer... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7436602 | Lens barrel A lens barrel includes a helicoid ring provided with a helicoid; a retractable rotational ring which is guided by the helicoid to move along an optical axis while rotating, wherein the retractable rotational ring includes a pair of split retractable rotational rings... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7436607 | Lens module A lens module includes a base; a focusing ring rotatably mounted to the base and having at least one driving portion formed on a torus thereof, the driving portion having at least two positioning portions and at least one inclined portion in connection with the two ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7423815 | Adjustable lens device An adjustable lens device includes a fixing seat, an adjusting seat sleeved on the fixing seat, and first and second lens modules mounted to the fixing seat. The fixing seat is formed with a plurality of positioning projections, and a plurality of guide slots that e... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7420747 | Lens drive and projector comprising lens drive This lens drive is a lens drive for moving a lens arranged in a housing, and comprises a rotating knob located out of the optical axis of the lens with a rotation axis unparallel to the optical axis of the lens and arranged outside the housing, a knob-side cam pin p... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7417804 | Collapsible lens barrel and imaging device A lens barrel has a base, a second lens holder frame holding a second lens group, a first lens holder frame holding a first lens group, a cam ring, and a fixed ring. The second lens holder frame has three guides projecting axially from an outer circumferential porti... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7394600 | Lens barrel The lens barrel includes a second group frame forwardly/backwardly movable, which is provided with plural pairs of cam followers, a first cam unit as a rotatable frame member that allows switching of engagement with the cam follower, and includes plural pairs of cam... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7391965 | Lens apparatus and image-taking apparatus A lens apparatus is disclosed, which is capable of keeping the engagement of a protruding portion of a first member and a cam groove portion of a second member even if an external force acts on the apparatus. The lens apparatus comprises: a first member including fi... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7382553 | Lens barrel, camera and portable information terminal A lens barrel including a telescopic cylinder accommodated within a fixed cylinder, and lenses retained in the telescopic cylinder. The lens barrel includes lens retaining frames to retain at least one of the lenses and a lens driving device to drive the lens retain... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7372638 | Lens barrel There is disclosed a lens barrel including a fixed frame, a rotary frame rotatable with respect to the fixed frame to advance or retract in an optical axis direction, and a rectilinear guide frame rotatable relative to the rotary frame to displace integrally with th... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372637 | Focusing unit and optical device A focusing mechanism allowing a user to adjust the focus from infinity to a close distance rapidly and precisely, and an optical device utilizing such a focusing mechanism. The focusing unit includes an optical member movable along an optical axis of an optical syst... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7356252 | Auto-focusing zoom lens mechanism An auto-focusing zoom lens mechanism includes a base unit forming a space; an auto-focusing (AF) lens unit located in the base unit and having a trajectory bar engaged therewith; a zoom lens unit located in the base unit and mounted on the AF lens unit and having a ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352516 | Lens apparatus and camera A lens apparatus is disclosed which allows a reduced overall length when it is put into a barrel body while a high magnification of taken images is realized. The lens apparatus includes a first holding member which holds a first lens unit; a second holding member wh... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352515 | Rotational-to-linear coaxial mechanical drive A linear mechanical drive has an outer housing, a drive sleeve that is conformably and slidably received within the outer housing, a mount sleeve conformably and slidably received within the drive sleeve, and a guide extending between the outer housing and the mount... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7345836 | Zoom lens driving apparatus A zoom lens driving apparatus achieves the object of driving multiple lens groups by a single motor and low production cost. When a first lens group, which includes a first lens, moves along guide rods, a leading cam of a leading member drives a leading pin of a fol... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7342606 | Zoom lens system for camera A zoom lens system includes a zoom base to which an image pickup device can be coupled, a driving source for generating rotational force in accordance with a control signal of a control unit disposed in the electronic facility, plural power transmission gears dispos... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7332712 | Camera module fabrication method including the step of removing a lens mount and window from the mold An image sensor package includes an image sensor, a window, and a molding, where the molding includes a lens holder extension portion extending upwards from the window. The lens holder extension portion includes a female threaded aperture extending from the window s... | 02/19/2008 |
