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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7215489 | Optical apparatus An optical apparatus is disclosed which can well maintain a surface contact state between a vibrator and a contact member of a vibration type linear actuator to perform a stable lens drive. The optical apparatus comprises a vibration type linear actuator driving a l... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7213920 | Image display apparatus According to the present invention, there is provided an image display device including a non-luminous reflection type spatial light modulating element, illuminating system to illuminate the reflection type spatial light modulating element and a projection lens and ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7213982 | Optoelectronic module with high coupling efficiency An optoelectronic module includes a laser, a ball lens, a substrate, a reflector, and a focusing lens. The laser generates a diverging light beam along an optical axis. The ball lens has a center. The substrate has a surface supporting the laser and an alignment str... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7215490 | Method for making a lens barrel A method for making a lens barrel includes the steps of: (a) forming a fusible mold core having at least one flange; (b) applying an insulating layer on the fusible mold core; (c) disposing the fusible mold core in a lens-barrel-forming mold; (d) feeding a molding m... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7215492 | Image pickup lens, image pickup apparatus, and mobile terminal provided with image pickup apparatus An image pickup lens for forming a subject image on an photoelectric converter of a solid-sate image pickup element, includes: an aperture stop; a first lens having a positive refractive power; a second lens having a negative refractive power; a third lens having a ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7211884 | Implantable medical device construction using a flexible substrate A high density electronic circuit for use in an implantable stimulation device that comprises a flexible substrate that has the advantage of integrating “chip-and-wire” microelectronic circuits and flexible interconnections that are adapted to conform to the bod... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7212355 | Image pick-up lens system An image pick-up lens system includes an aperture stop (10), a biconvex first lens (20), and a meniscus-shaped second lens (30) having a concave surface on a side of an object. The aperture stop, the first lens and the second lens are aligned in... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7212356 | Mounting mechanism for compensating optics in interferometer An interferometric profiler includes an opening adapted to receive a removable compensating element in the reference arm. The compensating element is mounted on a holder adapted for slidable engagement within the opening. A retaining mechanism keeps the holder firml... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7212357 | Positioning structure A positioning structure having a positioning projection on attaching surface is provided. The attaching surface is inclined within an acute angle with respect to a direction orthogonal to an opening and closing direction of a mold for forming the surface. The positi... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7209302 | Hinge with a positioning and limiting assembly A hinge with a positioning and limiting assembly is mounted on an electronic device with a camera and has a stationary bracket, a pivot cylinder, a stationary positioning ring and a rotating positioning ring. The stationary bracket is attached to the electronic devi... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7206109 | Module for optical information reader A module for an optical information reader, wherein a light emitting unit (22), a collimator lens (23), a vibration mirror (31) for scanning, a condensing mirror (40), and a light receiving unit (50) are installed in a module casin... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7203391 | Optical module An optical module 100 comprises a substrate 110 at which V-shaped groove 110a and 110b are formed through etching to extend along directions perpendicular to each other and a cube-type wavelength division multiplexer 150 | 04/10/2007 |
| 7202952 | Fabrication and alignment device A system for actively aligning an optoelectronic device including a frame, a mounting and alignment assembly, and a camera. The mounting and alignment assembly can be movably connected to the frame and is configured to mount separate portions of an optoelectronic de... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7203006 | Chucking and focusing device for a telescope eyepiece and its production process A checking and focusing device for an telescope eyepiece includes an eyepiece barrel formed of an inner tube and an outer tube. The outer tube has at one end a clamping portion formed with multiple resilient segments in a radial shape. A locking ring is threaded ont... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7203398 | Compact DMD-based optical module An optical module having an integral optical waveguide with waveguide ports at each end. The optical waveguide receives an input light beam through a first waveguide port. The input light beam passes through the waveguide and is emitted from the second waveguide por... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7199359 | Camera module fabrication method including singulating a substrate 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... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7199951 | Decentering optical system, holding structure of decentering optical system, and optical apparatus using the same The decentering optical system comprises a decentering prism and a holding component. The decentering prism has two or more positioning portions at positions which sandwich an effective diameter of an optically functional surface held by the holding component. The h... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7199950 | Extension spring installation structure of a lens barrel An extension spring installation structure of a lens barrel includes relatively movable members, one of which supports an optical element, including an extension coil spring biasing the relatively movable members toward each other; and a spring-hook portion and a ti... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7196322 | Image sensor package An image sensor module includes a substrate, frame layer, a photosensitive chip, a lens holder, and a lens barrel. The substrate has an upper surface, and a lower surface on which second electrodes are formed. The frame layer is arranged on the upper surface of the ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7195538 | Eyeglass lens processing apparatus An eyeglass lens processing apparatus includes: a processing tool that processes a periphery of an eyeglass lens; a lens chucking shaft that holds the lens; a rotating unit that rotates the chucking shaft; a first moving unit that relatively moves the chucking shaft... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7196857 | Image pickup module, method of manufacturing the same, and spacer with infrared ray cut film An image pickup module comprises a substrate mounting an image pickup element thereon, a holder mounted on the substrate so as to cover the image pickup element, the holder including a barrel portion for supporting a light receiving lens, the barrel portion having a... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7193783 | Mounting/adjusting mechanism for vision enhancement system A mounting assembly for a vision enhancement device and associated vision enhancement display, the assembly comprising a display mounted to an arm positionable in front of the user's eye, a base member for receiving a cradle for the vision enhancement device and for... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7193794 | Adjustment arrangement of an optical element An arrangement serves for the adjustment of an optical element (1), in particular of a lens in an optical system, in particular in a projection lens system for semiconductor lithography. The optical element (1) is mounted in a mount (3) by means... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7189147 | Lens layout block device This apparatus includes a unit for adhering an elastic seal to a lens holder, a unit for causing the lens holder, to which the elastic seal is adhered, to hold a lens, a pivotal arm, an arm driving unit for pivoting the pivotal arm, a clamp unit attached to the pivo... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7190534 | Image pick up apparatus An object is to provide an image pick up apparatus in which positioning of a lens barrel unit relative to a front cover with respect to the optical axis direction and directions perpendicular to the optical axis can be effected with high accuracy. In an image pick u... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7190533 | Lens apparatus and image-taking apparatus A lens apparatus is disclosed, which allows an optical adjustment of each lens unit, and facilitates the assembly and maintenance. The lens apparatus comprises a plurality of lens units constituting an image-forming optical system that forms an object image, and a p... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7187507 | Optical component and laser irradiation apparatus The present invention provides an optical component for fixing a lens comprising a base, a holder, and a fastener. The base has a concave side surface and at least one first hole. The holder has a cylindrical shape and has a second hole penetrating through a center ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7187508 | Lens device having alignment correction unit for adjustment of a lens axis of a lens module A lens device includes: a housing formed with a module-mounting hole that has a hole axis, and provided with a mounting surface that is disposed radially and outwardly of the module-mounting hole; a lens module having a lens axis; and an alignment correction unit fo... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7187506 | Actuator device, optical disk device, and information playback device An actuator device, an optical disk device and an information playback device comprising: an objective lens for focusing a light on a recording and/or playback face of a recording medium; a lens holder for holding the objective lens; a suspension for elastically sup... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7184227 | Optical unit, exposure unit and optical devices In an optical unit having a holding structure which brings a junk ring or the like into contact with an optical surface of a lens, the optical surface suffers from a serious elastic deformation leading to deterioration of optical performance. Upon holding the lens, ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7184646 | Optical module with multiple optical sources A multi-source optical module is described that includes an optical circuit positioned on a base. The optical circuit includes a first and a second optical input. A first and a second optical source are positioned on the base relative to the optical circuit. A first... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7183674 | Hermetically sealed elements of an actuator An actuator for positioning of an optical element, such as a mirror, in an optic system that operates under vacuum conditions is provided and includes a first actuator body including a first actuator element that is hermetically sealed in the first actuator body and... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7184228 | Lens body tube A lens body tube includes a main tube, at least one lens configured movable along the optical axis direction of the lens body tube in the main tube, a first ring configured to be rotated for a zooming operation, the first ring being disposed around the outer circumf... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178997 | Arrangement for holding a camera behind a monocular or binocular A holding device holds a camera rearward of an ocular of a glass such as a monocular or binocular to record an image utilizing the camera. The image is made available by the glass. This holding arrangement is usable with many cameras and binoculars or monoculars. A ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7180688 | Holder/optical-element assembly A holder/optical-element assembly includes a holder and an optical element disposed within the holder. The holder has an inner periphery surface in which at least one opening is provided, and the optical element is formed with at least one protrusion extending outwa... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7177103 | Optical lens adjusting device and adjusting method thereof When a voltage is applied between outside electrodes and a common electrode that constitute driving parts of a driving unit provided between a holder holding a lens and a lens barrel, as shown in FIG. 9, respective dielectric elastomers provided in the drivin... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7177102 | Lens body tube A lens body tube configured to support at least one lens inside an inner tube such that the at least one lens can be translated along the optical axis direction of the lens body tube includes a cam ring configured to be rotatably supported around the outer circumfer... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7177518 | Clips for holding fiber optic cables of a security fence A clip for holding a first section of fiber optic cable to a second section of fiber optic cable is useful in forming a weave pattern in a fiber optic security fence. The fiber optic security fence is constructed by forming a zigzag pattern in a fiber optic cable an... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7173096 | Crosslinked polycyclooctene Chemically crosslinked polycyclooctene having excellent shape recovery properties and a method for its synthesis via ring-opening methathesis polymerization of cyclooctene using the dihydroimidazolylidene-modified Grubbs catalyst are disclosed. The polycyclooctene p... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7173772 | Lens barrel A guide bar used in a video lens barrel in the related art has problems of deterioration in supporting accuracy of the lens retaining frame, high manufacturing cost, and upsizing of the lens barrel. Also, in a cam pin type lens barrel, how the lens retaining frame i... | 02/06/2007 |
