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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7787199 | Camera module and method for making the same A camera module includes a lens barrel, a lens, a sensing element, and an electromagnetic shield. The lens barrel defines a receiving space. The lens is mounted in the receiving space. The sensing element is covered by the lens barrel, is disposed below the lens, an... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7787198 | Lens barrel assembly Various lens barrels and lenses are provided which may be used in miniature cameras. In one example, a lens barrel assembly includes a substantially cylindrical lens barrel with a first end including a first aperture and a second end including a second aperture. The... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7782556 | Lens actuator A lens actuator includes a lens barrel for accommodating the lens, a coil wrapped around the lens barrel, a plurality of magnets, a bracket for mounting the magnets thereon and accommodating the lens barrel therein, and a resilient plate connected between the bracke... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7768724 | Method for making a camera module and camera module made thereby A method for making a camera module includes the steps of: (a) providing a mold with a mold cavity; (b) mounting at least a sensing element and a lens within the mold cavity in such a manner that the sensing element and the lens are spaced apart from each other; and... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7760449 | Adjustable optical mounting and method A method of adjusting an optical system includes placing the optical system in a controlled environment enclosure, and adjusting an optical mount of the optical system while the optical system is in the controlled environment enclosure. ... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7760450 | Lens system A lens system includes a first lens and a second lens in order from the object side thereof. The first lens includes a first optical portion and a first mounting portion surrounding the first optical portion. The second lens includes a second optical portion with a ... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7755858 | Lens assembly and lens module having same A lens assembly includes a first lens and a second lens. The first lens includes a first optically active portion, a first optically inactive portion surrounding the first optically active portion and a first optical axis. The first optically inactive portion includ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7755857 | Lens module A spacer includes an annular spacing portion defining a first surface and an opposite second surface, a flange defining a through opening; and a connecting portion connecting the flange to the spacing portion. The connecting portion defines a first inclined stopping... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7751131 | Lens module and lens barrel A lens module including a lens barrel, multiple lenses, and multiple cushions is provided. The lens barrel has an assembling opening, an inner wall, and multiple positioning structures. The positioning structures are integrally formed on the inner wall. An internal ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7751132 | Lens barrel drive apparatus A lens barrel drive apparatus which can be reduced in outside diameter to realize reduced diameter. A guide bar guides a lens along an optical axis. Hollow magnets are disposed on an outer peripheral side of the lens and have magnetized portions alternately magnetiz... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7746580 | Zoom lens module An exemplary zoom lens includes a first lens and a lens assembly. The lens assembly includes a mounting plate and a plurality of second lenses formed on the mounting plate. The second lenses are integrally formed with the mounting plate. Each of the second lenses ha... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7742246 | Lens barrel and camera with lens barrel A lens barrel includes: a first optical element group that has an optical element disposed on a first optical axis; a second optical element group that has an optical element disposed on a second optical axis extending along a direction different from a direction al... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7742247 | Lens control apparatus A lens control apparatus for controlling a lens apparatus having an extender is provided. When an operation of storing a shot is performed in a shot box connected to the lens apparatus having an extender, a memory stores data including a position of a zoom lens grou... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7738195 | Lens barrel and imaging apparatus A lens barrel includes: a plurality of lenses disposed in an outer enclosure; an imaging device that converts image light introduced through the plurality of lenses into an image signal; a first movable unit including a first movable lens and a first lens holder tha... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7729065 | Optical element unit An optical element unit including an optical element and an optical element holder is disclosed. The optical element holder includes a holding element and coupling elements. The holding element holds the optical element and is made of a ceramic material. The elastic... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7729064 | Lens frame structure There is disclosed a lens frame structure having a movable lens holding frame, a shaft which guides movement of the lens holding frame and a support member which supports the shaft. Owing to an impact force applied to a lens frame, the lens holding frame and the sup... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7729066 | Lens unit A lens unit includes a moveable section and an elastic element. The moveable section includes a lens barrel, a lens received in the lens barrel and a magnet fixedly mounted around the lens barrel. The moveable section is configured to telescopically move along an op... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7724453 | Vacuum cell for optical components A moisture sensitive optically nonlinear crystal is enclosed in a hermetically sealed elongated vacuum cell. The vacuum cell has an input window at one end and an output window at an opposite end providing optical access to the crystal by a laser beam. The windows a... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7724454 | Lens module with filter fastening member An exemplary lens module includes a barrel, at least one lens, a filter and a ring-shaped fastening member. The barrel has an interior space defined therein, a retaining portion, and a threaded portion proximate to the retaining portion. The at least one lens is rec... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7715126 | Compound lens having a sealing configuration suitable for motor vehicles An optical recording unit having a compound lens which includes a lens stack. The lens stack encompasses a plurality of lenses, which are inset in a tubular housing. The lens stack includes a spacer ring which accommodates a sealing material or a sealing element and... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7715127 | Lens module and camera module using same A lens module includes a lens barrel, a ring-shaped magnetic member, and a lens. The magnetic member is received in and attached to the lens barrel. The lens includes a transparent central optical portion and a metallic peripheral portion. The metallic peripheral po... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7715128 | Lens barrel and image pickup apparatus A lens barrel includes: an image pickup optical system including a plurality of lenses. The plurality of lenses includes an adjusting lens for a shift adjustment in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis of the image pickup optical system. The lens barrel furt... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7710668 | Lens barrel and imaging apparatus A lens barrel includes: a plurality of lenses disposed in an outer enclosure; an imaging device that converts image light introduced through the plurality of lenses into an image signal; a movable unit including a movable lens and a lens holder that holds the movabl... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7701652 | Optical element/device mounting process and apparatus A mounting process/device for mounting and alignment of micro optical electro-mechanical systems (MOEMS) elements and/or devices. The mounting process/device can be obtained by attaching at least one optical element onto a mounting system, which contains an embedded... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7692884 | Optical apparatus, barrel, exposure apparatus, and production method for device An optical system improved in weight balance and stability, comprising drive mechanisms that support, movable with respect to an outer ring, a virtual rigid body consisting of an inner ring, optical element in a shape asymmetrical with respect to the optical axis, a... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7692883 | Optical element fixing structure, optical element fixing body, optical element, and optical element holder The present invention provides an optical element fixing structure, an optical element fixing body, an optical element and an optical element holder which make tightening with a fixing screw unnecessary, prevents thereby a decrease in performance, such as the genera... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7688532 | Lens system A lens system includes a first lens and a second lens in order from the object side thereof. The first lens includes a first optical portion and a first mounting portion surrounding the first optical portion. The second lens includes a second optical portion with a ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7684132 | Lens barrel, method for fixing lens, and working apparatus for fixing lens A third holding barrel is set to a stationary work holder, and a lens frame holding an eighth lens group is set to a movable work holder. The movable work holder is moved to insert the lens frame inside the third holding barrel. In this state, a chart image through ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7679844 | Lens holder An exemplary lens holder (30) includes a lens holding platform (35), a base (31), a resilient element (33), and three platform supporting members (32). The platform supporting members (32) connect the lens holding platform (... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7675697 | Lens module and method for assembling the same An exemplary lens module includes a lens barrel, a barrel holder engaged with the lens barrel, a number of optical lenses received in the lens barrel; and a number of elastic spacers received in the lens barrel. Each of the elastic spacers is arranged between the ad... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7675696 | Lens barrel and imaging apparatus including the same A lens barrel includes a first lens set configured to move manually along an optical axis, a second lens set configured to move electrically along the optical axis, a first holding member configured to hold the first lens set, a second holding member configured to h... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7663820 | Position sensing device and lens driving module using the same Provided is a position sensing device including a sensing unit that is mounted on one side of a lens barrel, which is inserted into a lens housing portion of a base so as to be vertically driven, and includes a light receiving section and a light emitting section wh... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7663821 | Device and method for assembling lens into lens barrel A device for assembling a lens into a lens barrel is provided. The device includes a pressing rod and a sensing module positioned above the pressing rod. The pressing rod includes a first end and a second end opposite to the first end. The first end defines a first ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7663819 | Lens barrel assembly of camera module and laser apparatus for assembling the same A lens barrel assembly of a camera module and a laser apparatus for assembling the lens barrel assembly are provided. The lens barrel assembly of a camera module includes: at least one lens; a barrel provided with a lens exposing hole having a predetermined size whi... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7660053 | Lens barrel and imaging apparatus A lens barrel includes a lens frame movable in optical axis directions of a lens, a cam barrel rotated around outside the lens frame to move the lens frame in the optical axis directions, a base supporting the cam barrel to be rotatable and to be immovable in axial ... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7649702 | Immersion lithography objective An immersion lithography objective has a housing in which at least one first optical element is arranged, a second optical element, which follows the first optical element in the direction of the optical axis of the objective, an immersion medium that adjoins the se... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7639438 | Lens module and method for fabricating same A lens module includes a lens barrel, a first lens and a second lens. The first lens is received in the lens barrel. The first lens has a first central active portion and a first peripheral inactive portion. The first peripheral inactive portion includes a first bas... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7639436 | Optical module having the light incident surface of a lens inclined on a substrate and a method of manufacturing the same An optical module having a substrate which includes a light-emitting device mounting area provided on its first principal surface, a lens mounting groove with a cross section of V shape, and a support groove formed orthogonal to the lens mounting groove, and an incl... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7639437 | Lens driving system A lens driving system configured to be mounted on a lens device has: a variable power lens driving section moves a variable power lens group in an optical axis direction; a focus lens driving section moves a focal lens group in the optical axis direction; a receivin... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7639435 | Optical module with adhesively mounted filter An optical module includes a lens barrel (10). At least one lens (20) and a spacer (30) are mounted in the lens barrel. A filter (40) is glued to the lens barrel and the spacer with an adhesive so as to prevent the at least one lens and t... | 12/29/2009 |
