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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8118439 | Repositionable lens cover A selectively positionable lens cover is disclosed having a lens housing volume and an arcuate lip portion for the selective engagement to and disengagement from a lens. The lens cover has a first engagement structure whereby the first engagement structure may be re... | 02/21/2012 |
| 7775671 | Lens cap set and a lens device utilizing the same A lens cap set for covering an opening defined by a peripheral edge of a lens assembly includes a mounting seat adapted to be disposed on the peripheral edge of the lens assembly, and a lens cap. At least a portion of one of the mounting seat and the lens cap is mad... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7726821 | Means and method to prevent liquids and flying debris from blocking the viewing pathway of an optical element The invention comprises of a means and a method to keep clean a plurality of transparent surfaces, through which a plurality of images are captured by an optical element, which may be an optical sensor or a camera, where there is flying debris or liquids or liquids ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7585080 | Spring-biased multi-axis articulating lens cover A lens cover apparatus comprises a mounting structure, a lens cover, a pivot joint structure, and a spring. The mounting structure is configured for securing the lens cover apparatus to a support structure. The pivot joint structure is coupled between the mounting s... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7484856 | Lens cover for an optical sight A new and useful structure that provides a simple and efficient lens cover for an optical sight, particularly a hooded optical sight. A lens cover structure comprises a lens cover frame, or a pair of lens cover frames, with lens covers designed to cover and uncover ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7374295 | Holding device having a transparent cover element for a drape A drape (101) for a surgical microscope (100) is attached to the surgical microscope (100) with a holding device (103) in the region of the surgical microscope main objective (104). The holding device (103) can accommodate a... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7359131 | 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 ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354206 | Lens-barrier device for camera A lens barrier is held in an open position by a first coil spring while the camera remains electrically powered. When a power switch is turned off, a taking lens retracts within a camera body, and a barrier drive gear is rotated by a motor to extend a second coil sp... | 04/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7326876 | Sequential lateral solidification device A sequential lateral solidification device, for enhancing optical characteristics of the device and for preventing damage caused by an ablation of a crystallization thin film, is disclosed. The device includes a laser light source generating a laser beam, a projecti... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7273283 | Method and apparatus for an anti-melt projection lens cap A method and apparatus for an anti-melt projection lens cap includes a sensor that detects whether the projection lens cap covers the projection lens and transmits a detected signal to the control unit including two control modes. The first one is projecting a dark ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7234824 | Glare-elimination device for surgical microscopes An adapter that attaches to a surgical microscope for holding the lens cover of a sterile drape at an angle relative to the scope's objective lens, so as to eliminate the reflection (glare) of illumination off the drape lens cover as light is directed through the su... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7220256 | Laser system and method for treatment of biological tissues A system for and method of performing laser assisted surgery is disclosed. Laser radiation is preferably delivered to a target area of tissue using a Er:YAG laser source. The laser radiation is delivered to the target area in bursts of laser radiation comprising set... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7215881 | Mobile communications equipment with built-in camera A portable communication apparatus having a camera module with a camera lens. The apparatus comprises a correction lens arranged to facilitate for said camera module to register a sharp image of an object which is in an immediate vicinity of said correction lens. Th... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7200160 | Laser beam source with a laser element containing a thin crystal disk as a laser-active medium A laser beam source has a laser element provided with a thin crystal disk as a laser active medium. The laser beam source has improved mechanical stability and improved thermal contact with respect to a cooling element on the flat side of the crystal disk that is di... | 04/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7198417 | Integral lens attachment, sunshade and camera lens cover A camera lens attachment (5) having an attaching member (90), additional lens (49), a lens cover (10) doubling as a sunshade, and additional shading components (12) all in an integral combination which is easily attachable or remov... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7178924 | Projector having a lens cap and a string holding member attached to the lens cap A lens cap of a projector has a front portion covering a lens and a cylindrical side portion. The front portion has an opening to which a prescribed string holding member is attached. The string holding member is formed to have a pair of engaging portions, a string ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7161749 | Image pickup apparatus An image pickup apparatus is provided. The image pickup apparatus permitting a conversion lens to be mounted and dismounted, wherein a lens hood is composed of a base portion on the mounting side and a tubular portion on the front side, the base portion and the tubu... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7144123 | Space optics cover and extendable baffle for contamination control The invention is a combination optics cover and extendable baffle. One version has at least one flap repositioned from a folded covering position to an extended baffle position. Each flap is repositioned to the extended position by a means for deployment when freed ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7126111 | Camera module having a threaded lens barrel and a ball grid array connecting device 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... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7126766 | Optical stop apparatus and exposure apparatus having the same An optical stop unit includes plural light blocking plates, and a cam mechanism for driving the plural light blocking plates to vary an aperture diameter, the cam mechanism including a cam follower and a cam groove, wherein the cam follower and cam groove have mutua... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7106369 | Continuous audio capture in an image capturing device An image capturing device comprises an audio transducer, a processor, and a memory. The memory receives an audio signal produced by the audio transducer and gated by the processor. The memory includes an audio buffer capable of continuously accumulating the audio si... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7104657 | Lens protection for medical purposes A low profile medical lens protector (100) for a medical viewing device having a given diameter, comprising: a rotatable view-through element; a motor which rotates said view-through element; and a housing (140) enclosing said view-through element and ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7104658 | Foldable eyepiece cup A cup for an eyepiece of an optical observation instrument, comprises a peripheral wall which includes an eyepiece-connecting section for connection of the cup to an eyepiece, a transition section which adjoins the eyepiece-connecting section, a light-protecting att... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7077583 | Barrier device A barrier device for covering and uncovering a front face of an optical system. The barrier device includes a rotating barrel supporting the optical system at an opening and rotatable about an axis, a barrier member that is movable by the rotation of the rotating ba... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7072368 | Optical contacting method and apparatus Disclosed is a method and apparatus for improving the performance of a microlaser. A laser material (110) is optically contacted to a nonlinear material (120), either directly or through an intermediate clear or undoped substrate (115), to form ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7037007 | Lens hood, and imaging device A lens hood with lens covers that need not be attached to and detached from a lens unit and are easily openable and closable relative to each other. The lens hood includes a hood body attached to the front of a lens to prevent unnecessary light from being incident u... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036943 | Binocular cover A binocular cover comprising a cover sheet that overlies an exposed face of a binocular carried at the chest of a user by a neck strap, a substantially rigid top cover fixed to and projecting from one end of the cover sheet to overlie the eyepieces of the binocular,... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7035002 | Reflector turret for an inverted microscope A reflector turret for an inverted microscope, having a cover which is water-tight at least at the top and substantially light-tight outside the microscope beam path, wherein a protective glass is fitted into the upper part of the cover in the light path so as to be... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7035004 | Laser microdissection device The invention relates to a laser microdissection device comprised of a microscope table (1), which supports a specimen (3) to be dissected, of an incident lighting device (7), a laser light source (5) and of an objective (10) for f... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6986584 | Arrangement for a rotatable eyepiece cap An arrangement is specified for rotatable adjustment of a cap (2) on an eyepiece housing (1), with the cap (2) having grooves (3) on its inner face, which rise in the axial direction and have defined latching depressions (4) in the... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6971754 | Lens cap retention arrangement Vision enhancing apparatus includes a lens and tethered lens cap which protects the lens when the apparatus is not in use. The apparatus also includes a protrusion having a shape complementary to the lens cap for retaining the latter when the apparatus is in use. | 12/06/2005 |
| 6969822 | Laser micromachining systems The described embodiments relate to laser micromachining a substrate. One exemplary embodiment includes a chamber configured to receive an assist gas from an assist gas source. The chamber is configured to allow a laser beam to pass through the chamber to contact a ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6967723 | Interferometric measuring device An interferometric measuring device includes a reference arm having a reference surface and a measuring arm having lighting optics for deflecting measuring light onto a measuring surface of an object to be measured, and having an image recorder connected to an analy... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6956201 | Image sensor package fabrication method 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... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6946316 | Method of fabricating and using an image sensor package An image sensor package includes a molding having a locking feature. The package further includes a snap lid having a tab, where the tab is attached to the locking feature of the molding. To form the image sensor package, a window is placed in a pocket of the moldin... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6918672 | Arrangement for rotatable adjustment of a cap on an eyepiece housing An arrangement for rotatable adjustment of a cap on an eyepiece housing with a stationary pin pointing radially outward from the eyepiece housing and a groove which is assigned to the pin, arranged on the inner side of the cap and rises in the axial direction, is ch... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6905551 | Method and apparatus for cleaning the front surface of a mounted lens In a method and apparatus for cleaning the front surface of a mounted lens a web is moved to a lowered position against the lens. A first segment of the web is then slackened. The first segment of web is then rubbed against the lens. Following the rubbing the web is... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6902278 | Surgical microscope drape assembly The present invention relates to a surgical microscope drape assembly for use with surgical microscopes in an operating room or similar sterile environment. In one embodiment of the invention, the drape assembly comprises an elongated hollow enclosure of sheet-form ... | 06/07/2005 |
