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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8116016 | 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 p... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8102609 | Lens barrel and image pickup unit Disclosed herein is a lens barrel including: a plurality of lenses arranged in a state of being separated from each other in a direction of an optical axis; and a lens retaining body for retaining the lenses; wherein a print pattern that has a light shielding functi... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8102610 | Lens assembly with a fitting structure A lens assembly includes a first lens and a second lens. The first lens includes a first inner end surface, a first outer end surface and slots. The slots formed on the first inner end surface extends toward the first outer end surface, and each slot includes a trou... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8094350 | Laser processing apparatus A laser processing apparatus which performs a predetermined processing by irradiating a laser beam (2) emitted from a laser oscillator onto a surface of a workpiece (1) through a condenser lens (3). There are provided microdeformation lenses ( | 01/10/2012 |
| 8077410 | Optical apparatus and image pickup apparatus provided with the optical apparatus Provided is an optical apparatus including: two magnets which are constituent components of drive member for moving a lens holder (21); three balls (25); and two bias members (23) for applying biases such that hook portions disposed in one and t... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8072698 | Lens barrel support apparatus A support apparatus supporting a lens barrel includes an annular fitting member, constructed by cutting a metal die case blank, to form an inner peripheral groove therein, and annular sheets disposed on front and rear cut surfaces of the inner peripheral groove in a... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8072699 | Solid immersion lens optics assembly A solid immersion lens optics assembly, a test station for probing and testing of integrated circuits on a semiconductor wafer, and a method of landing a SIL on an object. The optics assembly comprises an objective lens housing for receiving an objective lens, and a... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8072099 | Voice coil motor for driving lens group A voice coil motor includes a base, a shell, first and second magnetic members, a lens retainer, a coil of wire mounted on the retainer, first and second elastic members. The base includes a bottom and posts extending upwards from the bottom. The shell includes a to... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8068293 | Projection lens unit A projection lens unit includes: a projection lens having a first optical system for focusing incident image light and also having a second optical system for magnifying and projecting the image light focused by the first optical system; a lens barrel member for acc... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8068294 | Lens barrel, image pickup device, and lens barrel manufacturing method A lens barrel includes a fourth lens, a prism, and a sixth lens. The fourth lens receives a light flux incident along a first optical axis. The prism includes a reflecting surface reflecting the light flux passing through the fourth lens to a direction along a secon... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8064150 | Lens barrel and imaging device A collapsible lens barrel is provided, including a mechanism capable of reliably inhibiting rotation of a rotational barrel even if any impact is applied thereto, for example, due to a fall with the barrel being extended. When the rotational barrel is pressed upon a... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8049977 | Lens module A lens module includes a lens barrel, a lens mounted to the lens barrel, and an anti-dazzling film received in the lens barrel. The anti-dazzling film defines at least two first postholes. The lens module further includes at least two positioning posts. The position... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8049978 | Assembling structure for a magnifying glass An assembling structure for a magnifying glass comprises a magnifying lens element and an annular lens frame. The annular lens frame is formed with a through assembling hole and provided with a guiding portion and a stopping portion. In an inner surface of the annul... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8031417 | Dual resolution, vacuum compatible optical mount An optical mount for an optical element includes a mounting plate, a lever arm pivot coupled to mounting plate, and an adjustment plate. The optical mount also includes a flexure pivot mechanically coupling the adjustment plate to the mounting plate and a lever arm.... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8027104 | Lens module A lens module includes a barrel and at least one lens. The barrel defines a through hole bounded by an inner circumference surface thereof. The inner circumference surface includes at least one first circumference latching surface. The at least one lens includes at ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8027103 | Lens assembly and method of disposing optical member in ceramic lens frame A lens assembly has: optical members including lenses and spacing rings; and a ceramic lens frame into which the optical members are inserted. A solid lubricant is applied to at least one of a part of the inner peripheral surface of the ceramic lens frame, which par... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8023209 | Method of manufacturing light source device and the light source device A method of manufacturing a light source device includes: preparing a holder for a semiconductor laser and a coupling lens having a first side confronting the semiconductor laser and a second side opposite to the first side, a photopolymerizable resin being provided... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8023210 | Optical accessory holder An optical accessory holder such as an adapter or a focuser drawtube having a passageway through the holder body defining a lengthwise central axis through the passageway. The holder body has an inner surface which includes two substantially linear inner edges paral... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8014086 | Housing assembly A housing assembly is provided including a housing, a lens panel received in the housing, and a shell. The shell includes latching end portions and secured with the housing by a latching of the latching end portions with the housing. The lens panel is secured betwee... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8014087 | Vacuum lens holder A lens holder comprises a suction part, at least one connecting part, and a transparent plate. The suction part defines a holding groove and a suction groove on two substantially opposite surfaces thereof respectively, and a connecting hole communicates with the hol... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7990632 | Optical element and stress athermalized hard contact mount There is disclosed an optical element having a first surface and a second surface bounded by a circular periphery. A rim having an inner surface may extend from the second surface proximate the periphery. At least a portion of the inner surface of the rim may be con... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7990631 | Lens drive device, spring member and manufacturing methods therefor A lens drive device may include a movable body movable in an optical axis direction, a support body supporting the movable body through a spring member which may include spring pieces electrically separated from each other, formed with a coil connecting part to whic... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7982979 | 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 p... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7974023 | Wafer level optical lens substrate, wafer level optical lens module 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 h... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7969666 | Lens module and camera module using same A lens module includes a barrel and at least one lens. The barrel includes a cover with a hole defined therein and a hollow cylinder extending from the cover. The barrel comprises a cover with a hole defined therein and a hollow cylinder extending from the cover, an... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7969668 | Lens arrangement and lens module using same A lens arrangement includes two lenses. Each lens includes an optical portion having an optical axis, a non-optical portion surrounding the optical portion, and an engagement portion extending along the optical axis from the non-optical portion. One of the engagemen... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7969667 | Lens assembly A lens assembly comprises a lens group M and a lens frame 1 for retaining the lens group M. In this lens assembly, the lens frame 1 has an entire circumference support 2b for supporting the rim on the subject side, of each lens M, across ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7961411 | Lens barrel and optical device with the same To easily combine a lens holding barrel with a mobile barrel, or separate the lens holding barrel from the mobile barrel, and to protect the lens holding barrel in an assembling process, a lens barrel and an optical device including the same are provided. The lens b... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7948694 | Apparatus for an optoelectronic device and componnent having an optoelectronic device and an apparatus An apparatus having a least one fixing element is specified, the fixing element being provided for fixing the apparatus to a housing body of an optoelectronic device and the apparatus being designed as a mount for a separate optical element. ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7944631 | Lens actuator, lens unit using the lens actuator and method for manufacturing the lens unit A lens actuator has a carrier, a cover, a first spring, a second spring, a coil, and a magnet. The carrier with a cylindrical shape is provided with a hollow section formed along a first direction, and has a holding section formed on one side of the first direction.... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7944632 | Lens module and camera module having same An exemplary lens module includes a barrel and a plurality of deformable lenses received in the barrel. The barrel includes an inner wall. The inner wall has a plurality of circular retaining portions. The plurality of deformable lenses is deformed and retained in t... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7944633 | Lens holder for alignment of stacked lens module and manufacturing method thereof A lens holder for alignment of a stacked lens module and a manufacturing method thereof are revealed. A stacked lens submodule disposed with at least one first alignment fixture is used as a molding insert to be set into a mold arranged with a second alignment fixtu... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7936524 | Lens barrel A barrier unit which can be easily assembled to a lens holding member in view of the above problems. The direction in which a barrier unit is rotated when the barrier unit is assembled with a lens holding member coincides with the direction in which a barrier blade ... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7933080 | Multi-axis optical mount A mounting mechanism is provided for aligning and securing an optical instrument to a platform. The mechanism includes a housing, a trunnion and a base-plate. The housing receives the optical instrument along a longitudinal axis. The housing includes an attach suppo... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7929227 | Optical assembly An optical assembly supported in an arrangement, especially in an objective or in an illuminating or exposure system, in the interior of a housing comprising at least one optical element, especially a lens, a mirror, or an aperture, wherein the at least one element ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7929226 | Lens module A lens module used in a portable electronic device, including a barrel with two ends, and a first lens and a second lens received in the barrel. A third lens is positioned proximal to one end of the barrel, which has a fastening member and an engaging member, wherei... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7929228 | Image pickup apparatus having lens barrel An image pickup apparatus includes a lens barrel. The lens barrel includes a fixture cylinder fixed onto an image pickup apparatus body, and provided with a plurality of cam grooves, and a movement cylinder provided with a plurality of cam followers, and configured ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7929225 | Lens assembly and imaging device A lens assembly is provided and includes: a plurality of lenses; a lens frame having a hollow part which includes an opening on each of an object side and an image forming side of the lens assembly and into which the plurality of lenses are inserted with their optic... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7920343 | Method of forming lens arrays and transferring such onto movable-MEMS structures Micro-electrical-mechanical (MEMS) wafers in which a lens is formed on a micro-electrical-mechanical structure. The micro-electrical-mechanical wafers can comprise a substrate, MEMS structures, and a lens array. A method of forming a micro-electrical-mechanical wafe... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7920344 | Arrangement for mounting an optical element Arrangements for mounting an optical element, such as a lens or a mirror, are disclosed. ... | 04/05/2011 |
