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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8089694 | Optical device stabilizer A stabilizer for an optical device that forms part of an electronic device may include a platform that has an optical device mounted thereon. A gimbal mount may retain the platform so that the platform is pivotal about a first axis and the gimbal mount being further... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7804645 | Image stabilizer An image stabilizer of the present invention is provided with a lens module 101 that holds a lens and an imaging element, an inner frame that turnably supports the lens module 101, and driving portion that turns the lens module 101 relative to t... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7777952 | Image stabilizing apparatus, lens unit, and image pickup apparatus The present invention relates to an image stabilizing apparatus, a lens unit, and an image pickup apparatus. The present invention provides an image stabilizing apparatus for stabilizing an image by moving a predetermined lens group in an image pickup optical system... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7733566 | Supporting mechanism A supporting mechanism comprises a movable unit and a fixed unit. The movable unit is movable in a reference plane. The fixed unit has a rectangular frame that is connected with the movable unit, that is composed of strips perpendicular to the reference plane, and t... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7483210 | Zoom lens optical system A zoom lens optical system having a third lens unit including a first correction lens unit of negative (−) power and a second correcting lens unit arranged behind the first correcting lens unit in an optical path and having positive (+) power. The system can minim... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7444072 | Stage apparatus and camera shake correction apparatus using stage apparatus A stage apparatus includes a stationary support plate; a Y-direction movable member supported on, and parallel to, the stationary support plate so as to be relatively movable in a Y-direction, the Y-direction movable member including a Y-direction rod portion and a ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7440688 | Image blur compensation apparatus An image blur compensation apparatus includes first and second driving units (17a, 17b, 16a, 16b) having functionally equivalent members each other. A resultant force which acts on a holding unit (12) wh... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7440687 | Stage apparatus and camera shake correcting apparatus using the stage apparatus A stage apparatus includes a stationary support plate; a Y-direction moving member including a Y-direction rod portion and an X-direction rod portion connected thereto parallel with the stationary support plate, the Y-direction moving member being supported by the s... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7428107 | Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus having the same A zoom lens includes first to fifth lens units arranged in sequence from an object side to an image side, and having positive, negative, positive, negative, and positive refractive powers in that order. The zoom lens performs zooming by moving the first to fifth len... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7423810 | Zoom lens system, lens barrel, imaging device and camera A zoom lens system comprising a plurality of lens units each composed of at least one lens element, wherein an interval between at least any two lens units is changed so that an optical image is formed with a continuously variable magnification, any one of the lens ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7411731 | Zoom lens and imaging apparatus A zoom lens includes a varifocal lens unit including a plurality of movable lens groups, and a prism disposed on an image side of the varifocal lens unit. The prism has an incident plane into which a light flux from the varifocal lens unit enters, and an exit plane ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7408728 | System and method for focal length stabilization using active temperature control An optical metrological system having a heat-generating light source coaxially mounted near a heat-sensitive lens. The system uses a temperature sensor to monitor the lens temperature and a heating element to heat the lens such that the lens operating temperature is... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7408687 | Beam shaping prior to harmonic generation for increased stability of laser beam shaping post harmonic generation with integrated automatic displacement and thermal beam drift compensation A laser beam delivery system for transforming a laser energy profile into a desired laser beam output energy profile. The laser beam delivery system comprises a laser for generating a laser beam along a beam path, at least one extra-cavity harmonic generation elemen... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7375908 | Method of manufacturing image stabilizer An image stabilizer manufacturing method provides an image stabilizer which can steady blurry images produced by camera shake or vibration. One of the magnet and a coil supporting member are fixed to a moving frame. In the state in which an optical axis of a correct... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7369313 | Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus A zoom lens wherein the image plane movement upon lens shifting is minimized. A power variation section and a final lens group are disposed in order from an object side. The power variation section includes at least two lens groups movable in an optical axis directi... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365788 | Imager apparatus In an imager apparatus, an optical member protecting an imaging element is vibrated. Dust is thereby removed from the optical member. A vibration member can vibrate the optical member in a plurality of conditions. A photographing-mode setting unit sets a photographi... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7336419 | Zoom lens, still image camera comprising the zoom lens, and video camera comprising the zoom lens Provided from the object side are a first lens group (11) having a positive refracting power and fixed to the image plane, a second lens group (12) having a negative refracting power and a magnification varying action exhibited when moving along the op... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7330313 | Telescope A telescope has at least one barrel. At least three optical elements, namely an objective lens, an inverting system, and an eyepiece are arranged within the barrel along a longitudinal axis thereof one behind another. Further, shaking movements of the barrel are com... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7319815 | Stage apparatus and camera shake correction apparatus using the same A stage apparatus includes a stationary support base-plate; a Y-direction moving member supported on the stationary support base-plate to move in a Y-direction; and an X-direction moving member supported on the Y-direction moving member to move in an X-direction ort... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7304815 | Laser system A laser system and interferometer are disclosed comprising a laser source for generating a laser beam, and first and second adjustable elements wherein the first and second adjustable elements have limited rotational motion so rotation of the first adjustable elemen... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7286287 | Visual aid in the form of telescopic spectacles with an automated focusing device A vision aid in the form of telescopic spectacles has two lens systems, which each comprise at least one objective lens (70) and one eyepiece (71). An autofocussing element which changes the focal length of the lens systems for sharp focussing thereof ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7265884 | High speed, high efficiency optical pattern generator using rotating optical elements An optical pattern generator includes one or more multi-faceted rotating optical elements that introduce an offset that is rotation insensitive. The component that generates the offset is rotationally symmetric around the rotational axis of the optical element. Thus... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7255449 | Stabilizer for optical devices An apparatus, system and method for stabilizing components is provided. In some embodiments, an apparatus for positioning an optical component relative to a frame is provided including a stabilizer. The stabilizer may be configured to be coupled to the optical compo... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7221511 | Vibration-proof zoom lens and camera provided with the same A vibration-proof zoom lens comprises a positive first lens group, a negative second lens group, a positive third lens group, a positive fourth lens group, and a positive fifth lens group, which are disposed in this order from a subject side. The second lens group m... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7213926 | Image projection system and method In an embodiment, an apparatus includes a projection subsystem to project an image-containing beam, and an image adjustment element. The image adjustment element is to cause adjustment of the image-containing beam in response to a detection of relative movement of t... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7212231 | Photographing apparatus having variable image blur correction control characteristics for still photography and motion picture photography A photographing apparatus capable of photographing still pictures and motion pictures has an image stabilizing feature arranged so as to achieve an appropriate image stabilization characteristic in response to a photography start switch which is turned on and off, a... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7209299 | Vibration reduction zoom lens system An object is to provide a vibration reduction (VR) zoom lens system having high optical performance and compactness suitable for an SLR camera, a video camera and the like. The zoom lens system includes, in order from an object, a first lens group having positive re... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7193747 | Table creation method, table creation apparatus, storage medium, and program A distortion of a table which causes generation of a pseudo contour is removed. For this, there is disclosed a table creation method of creating a table for performing color separation into coloring material colors in an image forming apparatus, comprising the steps... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7190097 | Cross plane wide-gap motor system for gimbal An apparatus for the control and alignment of a sensor on a moving vehicle is provided that includes a gimbal ball supported by an outer axis structure and adapted to pivot about an outer elevation axis and about an outer azimuth axis. The outer axis structure is mo... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7190520 | Zoom lens system and imaging apparatus having the same A zoom lens system includes a front lens group and a rear lens group arranged from an object side to an image side in that order. The front lens group includes a plurality of lens units, and during zooming from a wide angle end to a telephoto end, imaging magnificat... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7164531 | Image stabilization apparatus An image stabilization apparatus comprises a housing accommodating an optical system in the interior thereof. A part of optical members that compose the optical system is held to allow angular displacement relative to the housing, and the position of the part of the... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7162152 | Position detecting device of lens barrel with disk-shaped magnet and sensor chip A position detecting device for detecting a position of a movable body which is moved by a drive system having a rotation body includes a magnetic part having an N-pole and an S-pole on a face of the rotation body and a sensor chip having at least a magneto-resistiv... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7154682 | Optical apparatus An optical apparatus includes a light-quantity-adjusting unit, a first lens unit disposed closer to an object than the light-quantity-adjusting unit, a second lens unit disposed closer to an image plane than the light-quantity-adjusting unit, and a drive unit for dr... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7136231 | Zoom lens system A zoom lens system having high zoom ratio capable of shifting an image for vibration reduction correction. The system includes, in order from an object, a first lens group having positive power, a second lens group having negative power, a third lens group having po... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7126110 | Optronic passive surveillance device The present invention relates to an optronic passive surveillance device, especially for infrared surveillance. It comprises a front optic (1) of given useful instantaneous field, means (2) for scanning a scene with a given total field of observ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7126760 | Image stabilizing zoom lens A zoom lens includes, a first lens unit (1) having a positive refractive power and is fixed with respect to an image plane; a second lens unit (2) having a negative refractive power and causing a variable power action when moved along an optical axis; ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7088512 | Image stabilization apparatus and binocular equipped with image stabilization apparatus An image stabilization apparatus is adapted, in order to maintain the position of at least one optical member that constitutes an optical system, to control the angle of the at least one optical member relative to the optical axis of the optical system. The image st... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7085034 | Optical device and projector An optical device (44) includes three optical modulators, three optical modulator holders (447), a plurality of fluid circulating members (440), a cross dichroic prism (444), a fluid branching section (446), a fluid feed-in section... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7075724 | Compensator optics to improve the stability of beam delivery systems that utilize beam shaping technology A compensator/remapper and method for compensation and remapping of a laser beam for control and correction of laser pointing and thermal drift instability in a laser beam delivery system including a laser generating a laser beam and a plurality of optical elements ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7068429 | Zoom optical system with a vibration correction function and imaging device using the zoom optical system A zoom optical system with a vibration correction function includes, from the object side, a first lens group having positive refractive power and that is stationary during zooming, a second lens group having negative refractive power and that moves along the optica... | 06/27/2006 |
