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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8064146 | Image pickup apparatus An image pickup apparatus includes a housing, a lens incorporated in the front of the housing and configured to constitute an imaging optical system, an image pickup device provided in the housing and configured to capture a subject image guided by the imaging optic... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7719776 | Lens unit, lens barrel, optical device, scanner, and image forming apparatus A lens barrel includes a communicating passage that communicates between a space inside the lens barrel and outside of the lens barrel. The communicating passage includes a through hole, a circumferential groove, and a vertical groove. Light from outside the lens ba... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7649696 | Universal security camera A security camera has an adjustable turret that holds a lens assembly which can be aimed in various directions. The camera also has a compact housing which, in combination with the adjustable directionality of the turret, enables universal mounting to various struct... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7567391 | Radiation source with self-aligning optics A radiation source has a radiation-emitter assembly disposed, at least in part, in a first compartment of a housing. A lens system is disposed in a second compartment of the housing so that the lens system is optically coupled to the radiation-emitter assembly. A mi... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7474473 | Protecting structure for movable mechanism in a miniature lens A protecting structure for movable mechanism in a miniature lens is mounted in a housing of a focusing mechanism of the miniature lens and includes an upper cover defining a central opening and fixed in the housing; a lens holder for holding a lens therein; at least... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7420748 | Lens apparatus and optical apparatus A lens apparatus includes a supporting member including a parallel engaging portion parallel to an optical axis direction and a circumferential engaging portion extending in the circumferential direction on a plane orthogonal to the optical axis direction; a lens su... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7401987 | Photographing lens having an eccentricity adjusting device A photographing lens includes an eccentricity adjusting frame which holds an eccentricity adjusting lens group serving as a part of a photographing optical system of the photographing lens; a lens support frame, an axis of which is coincident with a predetermined op... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7397618 | Lens device A lens device includes a focus lens unit mounted movably to a base, first and second lens units mounted in a main barrel, and a resilient light blocking sheet connected to the focus driving unit. The first and second lens units are movable in the in the main barrel ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7391965 | Lens apparatus and image-taking apparatus A lens apparatus is disclosed, which is capable of keeping the engagement of a protruding portion of a first member and a cam groove portion of a second member even if an external force acts on the apparatus. The lens apparatus comprises: a first member including fi... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7382553 | Lens barrel, camera and portable information terminal A lens barrel including a telescopic cylinder accommodated within a fixed cylinder, and lenses retained in the telescopic cylinder. The lens barrel includes lens retaining frames to retain at least one of the lenses and a lens driving device to drive the lens retain... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7339751 | Lens barrel and photographing apparatus A lens barrel includes a straight-moving cylinder including a lens group therein, being movable in a direction of an optical axis of the lens group without being rotated, and having a depression on a posterior end portion of the straight-moving cylinder; a guide pin... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7329010 | Rear projection apparatus A housing is mounted with a screen. The housing accommodates a projector unit and a mirror. Image light emitted from the projector unit is projected to the rear of a translucent screen via the mirror. The projector unit includes a unit body, which accommodates liqui... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7309176 | Lens barrel and imaging apparatus A lens barrel including a base and a collapsible barrel provided so as to collapse into and expand out of the base, the barrel including a lens constituting an image-capturing optical system for introducing an image of an object, a lens frame for holding the lens, a... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7292396 | Lens device, image pickup device and optical device A first lens holder is connected with a rotary barrel through a helicoid mechanism, and moves in an optical axial direction when the rotary barrel rotates. A second lens holder is connected with the rotary barrel through a cam mechanism. The cam mechanism is constit... | 11/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7156523 | Projector Aspects of the invention can provide a projector can include an illumination device that outputs illumination light, a color separation system that divides the illumination light output from the illumination device into blue light, red light, and green light and gui... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7154567 | Projection lens regulator for rear projection television A projection lens regulator for a projection television includes a base, a barrel and an immobilizing hoop. The base has an annular wall, a slope guide slot at the annular wall, and a resilient flexible sheet defined by a pair of incisions at an upper side of the an... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7149039 | Lens barrel To provide a lens barrel having an optical filter at a low cost, a lens barrel is provided and has: an aperture between two lenses held in the lens barrel; and at least one optical filter disposed to rearward of one of the two lenses, wherein the one of the two lens... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7131772 | Retracting mechanism of a retractable lens A retracting mechanism of a retractable lens includes an external barrel movable in an optical axis direction, an adjustment frame positioned in the external barrel and configured to be guided linearly in the optical axis direction, a stopper configured to set a rea... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7133216 | Optical device There is provided an optical device which comprises a fixed barrel, a movable cam ring, and collars and abutments. The movable cam ring is shifted relative to the fixed barrel to move an optical unit, the movable cam ring being fitted to the fixed barrel. Collars an... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7116500 | Optical element holding system, barrel, exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method A holding system for holding an optical element. The holding system includes a ring-like inner holding member, disposed at an outer periphery of the optical element, for supporting the optical element by use of at least a pair of pieces, in which the inner holding m... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7102837 | One-way rotational transfer mechanism, and a lens barrel incorporating the same A one-way rotational transfer mechanism includes a rotary input shaft, a rotary output shaft, a clutch member, a differential rotating member, a circumferentially-uneven-width-space forming portion formed on the rotary input shaft, a torque transfer member, and an a... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097367 | Optical element retracting mechanism for a photographing lens An optical element retracting mechanism includes a linearly movable ring, a swingable holder positioned inside and supporting the linearly movable ring; a holding device holding the swingable holder, and a retracting device which rotates the swingable holder about a... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7088525 | Universal security camera A security camera has an adjustable turret that holds a lens assembly which can be aimed in various directions. The camera also has a compact housing which, in combination with the adjustable directionality of the turret, enables universal mounting to various struct... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7064911 | Guide system for optical systems, particularly zoom systems The invention relates to a guide system for optical systems, particularly for zoom systems, with which optical assemblies such as lenses and/or sets of lenses can be moved along an optical axis (16). The proposed guide system comprises a housing (2) de... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7064912 | Lens driving apparatus, thin camera, and a cellular phone having a thin camera A lens driving apparatus includes a lens holder and a driver for providing linear motion to the lens holder along an optical axis of the lens. The driver includes an electromagnetic mechanism, provided at the outer circumference of the lens holder in an enclosing ma... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7055971 | Lens shift mechanism and projection type video display When an attempt to move a projection lens in a horizontal direction (crosswise) in a state where it is positioned on the upper or lower side is made, it can be moved in the horizontal direction (crosswise) up to a certain range. However, a movement restraining conve... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7050713 | Optical element retracting mechanism for a photographing lens A retracting mechanism includes a linearly movable ring; a swingable holder supported inside the linearly movable ring; a position-controller holding the swingable holder; a pair of support plates attached to opposite ends of the linearly movable ring; a support pla... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7046457 | Optical apparatus An optical apparatus includes an image taking optical system that includes a first lens unit arranged on a most object side and a second lens unit movable in an optical axis direction further on an image surface side than the first lens unit, a first lens barrel tha... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7042653 | Switching mechanism and electronic instrument using the same A first arm rotating within a predetermined angle about its rotational center is linked to a second arm rotating in a direction opposite to a rotation direction of said first arm. Two shrinking members are mounted on one end of the first arm. Two shrinking members s... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7038859 | Lens barrel and imaging device A lens barrel includes a fixed cylinder fixed to an imaging device body, a lens-holding frame, and a movable cylinder for supporting the lens-holding frame movably in an optical axial direction, in which the movable cylinder is located at a position collapsed relati... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7035008 | Screen, its manufacturing method and image display system A projection screen comprises a red-reflecting particle layer, green-reflecting particle layer and blue-reflecting particle layer sequentially stacked on a substrate. In each particle layer particles are accumulated by eleven cycles in a regularly alignment such as ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7031604 | Lens barrel incorporating the linear guide mechanism A linear guide mechanism for guiding rings supporting components of a lens barrel along an optical axis includes an outer ring supporting a first imaging component; an inner ring positioned radially inwardly of the outer ring for supporting a second imaging componen... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7025512 | Retracting mechanism of a retractable lens A retracting mechanism of a retractable lens includes an external barrel movable in an optical axis direction, an adjustment ring positioned in said external barrel and configured to be guided linearly in the optical axis direction without rotating, a stopper config... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7019913 | Zoom lens barrel A zoom lens barrel includes a first stationary cylinder defining an optical axis. The first stationary cylinder has a tubular wall surrounding a passage. A guiding and positioning slot is defined in the tubular wall along the optical axis with a plurality of anchor ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6978088 | Optical element retracting mechanism for a retractable lens A retracting mechanism for a lens barrel, the mechanism includes a non-rotatable member having an engagement surface; a frame movable along an axis towards and away from the non-rotatable member without rotation and having a holder for holding an imaging element, th... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6965486 | Zoom camera having lens barrel assembly adjustable focus and resolution power of lens A zoom camera having a lens barrel assembly with adjustable focus and resolution power of photographing lens, the zoom camera including a zoom lens barrel assembly including a plurality of barrels for performing a zooming and focusing operation while reciprocating i... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6961175 | Screen, its manufacturing method and image display system A projection screen comprises a red-reflecting particle layer, green-reflecting particle layer and blue-reflecting particle layer sequentially stacked on a substrate. In each particle layer, particles are accumulated by eleven cycles in a regularly alignment such as... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6934096 | Optical device There is provided an optical device which comprises a fixed barrel, a movable cam ring, and collars and abutments. The movable cam ring is shifted relative to the fixed barrel to move an optical unit, the movable cam ring being fitted to the fixed barrel. Collars an... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6909844 | Camera lens module having recyclable lens barrel cap A camera frame assembly has an extendable lens module having a lens base, a traveler, a front lens element, and a barrel cap. The lens base defines an optical axis. The traveler moves along the optical axis between first and second positions, relative to the lens ba... | 06/21/2005 |
