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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8077408 | Lens barrel, lens driving apparatus, camera, and mobile information terminal A lens barrel includes a plurality of lens groups each having at least one lens; a plurality of lens retaining frames which retain a corresponding one of the plurality of lens groups; a telescopic cylinder containing therein the plurality of lens groups and the plur... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8031416 | Endoscope An optical axis restriction surface, which restricts movement of a first lens frame in an optical axis direction, and a fixing slit, which is located in rear of the optical axis restriction surface, are formed on an end portion of a second lens frame. Lens frame hol... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7995296 | Replacement apparatus for an optical element A replacement apparatus for an optical element mounted between two adjacent optical elements in a lithography objective has a holder for the optical element to be replaced, which holder can be moved into the lithography objective through a lateral opening in a housi... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7969665 | Lens adjusting device of projector A lens adjusting device of a projector is provided. The lens adjusting device has a base, a frame, and at least one positioning structure. A lens is fixed on the frame. The positioning structure is utilized for movably setting the frame on the base. The positioning ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7924513 | Lens barrel There is provided a lens barrel including: a rear barrel to which an imaging device is attachable, an imaging optical system leading a subject image to the imaging device, and an image blur correcting unit moving a shift lens forming the imaging optical system in a ... | 04/12/2011 |
| RE42270 | Lens shift mechanism and projection type video display A lens mounting plate to which a projection lens unit is fixed is brought into contact with a sliding base. The lens mounting plate is pressed against the sliding base by the urging of a coiled spring. The pressing force is set such that the position of the projecti... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7916408 | X-Y adjustable optical mount An optical element mount has an inner member suspended within an outer member by a plurality of flexures. A first and a second translational adjustment apparatus are disposed to translate the inner member within a translation plane that is orthogonal to an optical a... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7916409 | Lens barrel, lens driving apparatus, camera, and mobile information terminal A lens barrel includes a plurality of lens groups each having at least one lens; a plurality of lens retaining frames which retain a corresponding one of the plurality of lens groups; a telescopic cylinder containing therein the plurality of lens groups and the plur... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7903353 | Laterally adjustable optical mount with bent lever manipulator units The present invention relates to an optical mount, in particular a lens mount, which is divided by a plurality of cuts in the mount material into a stationary outer mounting ring, a laterally adjustable inner mounting ring and three bent lever manipulator units whic... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7859773 | Driving mechanism and optical element driving apparatus An optical-element driving mechanism is configured to drive an optical element, and includes a uniaxial driving mechanism that includes a linear actuator that drives in a first direction, and a link mechanism that converts a displacement in a direction orthogonal to... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7800847 | Optical element module and image pickup device An optical element module includes an optical element, and a plurality of actuator elements. In the module, the plurality of actuator elements are arranged such that a direction of width of the oblong strip shape of the plurality of actuator elements is a direction ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7777976 | Imaging device An imaging device includes a rectangular image sensor, and an imaging optical system which includes an on-axis lens element and a radially-retractable lens element. The radially-retractable lens element is supported by a free end of a swingable arm pivoted about an ... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7768723 | Replacement apparatus for an optical element A replacement apparatus for an optical element mounted between two adjacent optical elements in a lithography objective has a holder for the optical element to be replaced, which holder can be moved into the lithography objective through a lateral opening in a housi... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7768722 | Lens barrel There is provided a lens barrel including an imaging optical system, and an image blur correction unit moving a shift lens forming the imaging optical system in a plane perpendicular to an optical axis of the imaging optical system. The image blur correction unit in... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7684130 | Lens device A lens device includes a seat unit, a swingable lens module having a guide member, a rotatable cam unit, first and second biasing components, and a first lens module. The swingable lens module is movable relative to the seat unit along an optical axis while the guid... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7616391 | Multifunctional optical device There is provided optical devices capable of performing aberration corrections with high accuracy for light rays having plural wavelengths with a simple structure without involving a cost increase. An optical device 1 includes an actuator 8 for ... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7612952 | Adjustment mechanism An adjustment mechanism to adjust a telescope sighting system comprises an adjusting muff rotatably supported on a connector part to drive the adjustment mechanism. The connector part is designed to transmit the motion of the adjusting muff to its connected componen... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7599137 | Optical pick-up actuator An optical pick-up actuator includes a lens holder, a magnetic circuit, a wire spring, a wire holder, and a damper material receptacle. The lens holder includes an objective lens. The magnetic circuit moves the lens holder. The wire spring is coupled at one end ther... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7595940 | Lens barrel, lens driving apparatus, camera, and mobile information terminal A lens barrel capable of accurately detecting a position of a retractable lens retaining frame. A frame female member for rotating a frame around a lead screw and driving the frame in forward and backward directions along the lead screw is formed with a T-shared pro... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7570440 | Optical head and an optical record playback equipment An optical head including a housing that supports an objective lens driving device, which drives an objective lens. A main-shaft and sub-shaft support the housing such that the housing slides along a radial direction of an optical recording medium along the main-sha... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7522358 | Optical head device and manufacturing method therefor An optical head device includes a lens holder, a wire support body which supports the lens holder through a plurality of wires, and a plate-like member on which the wire support body is mounted. The plate-like member includes a bottom plate part on which the wire su... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7515362 | Lens positioning systems and methods An improved lens mount and related lens and lens barrel positioning methods are provided. In one example, a lens mount for use with a miniature camera can include a ring member having a substantially cylindrical interior surface defining a substantially cylindrical ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7515364 | Objective lens actuator and optical pickup device having the same In a lens holder included in an objective lens actuator, a first holding hole to hold a first objective lens and a second holding hole to hold a second objective lens are arranged. In the first holding hole, two supporting portions to support the first objective len... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7515363 | Replacement apparatus for an optical element A replacement apparatus for an optical element mounted between two adjacent optical elements in a lithography objective has a holder for the optical element to be replaced, which holder can be moved into the lithography objective through a lateral opening in a housi... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7511900 | Lens barrel A lens barrel of the present invention is of a retractable type. After one frame is retreated from a photographing optical path, another frame moves in an optical axis direction to a position where the one frame has been disposed. The one frame is, for example, a le... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7508603 | Lens shift mechanism Disclosed herein is a lens shift mechanism which enables vertical movement of a lens attached to a first member by attaching the first member to a second stationary member so as to be vertically movable with respect to the second member, including: N (an integer of ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7486452 | Optical pickup for use in optical disk device and method of manufacturing the same In an optical pickup, it is configured such that a first and a second thrust bearings of a motor rotation shaft, a lens holder to be moved in a thrust direction by the motor rotation shaft, and a preload unit which exerts preload of the thrust direction on the lens ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7468850 | Mobile communication device A mobile communication device includes a main body, a cover body, a first lens module, at least one positioning hole, a second lens module, at least one resilient positioning member and an image sensor. The cover body is slidably mounted on the main body between a f... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7443617 | Assembling and testing device for lens units and method for employing the same An apparatus (100) for assembling and testing a lens unit (20) having a barrel (202) and a lens group (204) includes an assembling device (22), a testing device and a mounting member (30). The assembling device is used to as... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7443615 | Optical member exchanging mechanism An optical member exchanging mechanism (9) for exchanging optical members (22) includes a body (10) and a sliding assembly (20). The body has an aperture (15) and a guiding rail (12). The sliding assembly is slidably mounted... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7443616 | Optical lens and camera module employing the same An exemplary optical lens (24) is provided for a camera module (20). The optical lens includes a lens portion (242) and a mounting portion (243). The lens portion is located at a center of the mounting portion. The lens portion is configu... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7436606 | Optical component module and camera module There are provided an optical component module and a camera module capable of preventing damage to the camera module, particularly the optical component module against an impact applied from the outside due to falling, etc. of an apparatus on which the camera module... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7430080 | Inclined reading magnification stand A portable magnification stand includes a lower inner plane area surrounded by and held in place by a lower coplanar support material. A back pair of adjustable arms and a front pair of adjustable arms are mounted to the lower planar base unit and an upper planar le... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7428112 | Objective lens driving device having damper portions capable of obtaining a moderate damping effect In an objective lens driving device having a lens holder movably holding an objective lens, a damper base, and a suspension member elastically supporting the lens holder with respect to the damper base, the suspension member consists of four suspension wires dispose... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7427732 | Method for targeting a source of an incoming laser A system and method for laser source detection. An exemplary embodiment of the system includes a first array of lenses, a second array of opto devices (including light sources and light detectors), and at least one processor. By positioning the array of lenses to de... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7426340 | Stage apparatus and camera shake correction apparatus using the stage apparatus A stage apparatus in which a movable stage is guided in first and second directions orthogonal to each other on a stationary member, includes a pair of first elongated holes formed on one of the movable stage and the stationary member and are elongated in the first ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7420752 | Holding apparatus A holding apparatus provided with a holding portion for holding a flange portion of an optical element. The holding portion includes a bearing surface block having a bearing surface, which contacts the flange portion, and a bearing surface block support mechanism, w... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7400461 | Lens holder and lens unit A lens holder for holding a plurality of lenses is provided. The lens holder is assembled from a plurality of subunits divided on a plane that is parallel to an optical axis. A subunit includes a substantially cylindrical outer shell and front side rear side portion... | 07/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7379251 | Optical element, optical system, laser device, exposure device, mask testing device and high polymer crystal processing device The generatrix directions of cylindrical lenses 11a and 11b are perpendicular to the optical axis, and are perpendicular to each other. As a result, the optical system combining the cylindrical lenses 11a and 11b | 05/27/2008 |
