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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8169724 | Objective lens adapter High-precision observation is made possible while allowing contact between a distal end of an objective lens and an optical element without damaging the distal end of the objective lens and the optical element even when attaching to and detaching from the distal end... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8085484 | Flip optic adaptor Attachments for adjusting optical properties of image forming optical systems. An example refocus flip optic adaptor for a night vision goggle may include an adaptor housing for detachably mounting to an objective lens assembly of the night vision goggle and an opti... | 12/27/2011 |
| 7965458 | Clutching jig A clutching jig used to disengage a lens socket and a lens component which has a base glued on a printed circuit board (PCB) and is fixed in the lens socket by a plurality of buckling pieces of the lens socket abutting on the lens component. The clutching jig define... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7924515 | Adapter for connecting an optical recording device to an observation device The invention relates to an adapter for connecting the optical path of an optical recording device, in particular a camera, to the optical path of an observation device, with an attachment portion for attaching to one of the two devices, and the adapter has two cent... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7898754 | Resilient plate and lens actuator using same A resilient plate includes a body, a through hole defined in the center of the body, a plurality of slots defined in the body. A plurality of glue-holes is defined in the periphery portion of the body, and the glue-holes are configured for receiving an amount of an ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7864463 | Thin fastening slice module A thin fastening slice module includes a first fastening slice body and a second fastening slice body. The first fastening slice body includes a first surface, a first upper periphery and a first concave part. The first concave part is downwardly extended from the f... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7864462 | Interchangeable lens incorporating a lens drive motor An interchangeable lens includes a lens drive mechanism for driving a movable lens group provided in the interchangeable lens; a lens-motor for driving the movable lens group via the lens drive mechanism; and a power transmission mechanism for transmitting a driving... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7848036 | External lens device and method for mounting same An external lens device is mounted in front of a lens of an image pickup device. The external lens device includes a fixer and an external lens. The fixer includes a fixing slot and an alignment slice. The alignment slice includes a first reference mark and a second... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7830628 | Lens and display accessory for portable imaging device The present invention relates to auxiliary detachable accessories associated with portable image capture and storage devices. Enhancements provided by the accessories include protective coverings for the integrated displays and integrated lenses, as well as the use ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7551377 | Projection display apparatus The projection display apparatus includes rotation regulating elements for inhibiting a rotation of the mount ring in a tightening direction, and a stopper element displaceable between a non-locked position and a locked position, wherein the stopper element is displ... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7545591 | Uniform wall thickness lens barrel Systems and techniques for improved lens barrel tolerance in optical systems. In some embodiments, a lens barrel has a first end section configured to position a first lens with a first diameter and a second section configured to position a second lens with a second... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7542222 | 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... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7391581 | Lens barrel A lens barrel for holding an optical lens system including a molded plastic lens having decentering eccentricity is provided with a location and joining mechanism that places the plastic lens with a desired axial position with an optical axis coaxial with a geometri... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7362353 | Autofocus lens apparatus and image pickup system A lens apparatus, with which compatibility, regarding AF operations, to cameras of a variety of manufacturers can be established more easily, is disclosed. The lens apparatus includes a focus driver which drives a focus lens, a terminal which is a member for communi... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354207 | Lens mount structure To provide a lens mount structure which can align a lens optical axis with high accuracy without constituting a complicated lens mount structure, the lens mount structure for mounting a lens barrel to a main body of a camera, or the like, by retaining flange portion... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7312936 | Digital image-capturing device A digital image-capturing device includes an outer lens barrel, an image sensor disposed in the outer lens barrel, an inner lens barrel mounted in the outer lens barrel, and a lens module mounted in the inner lens barrel. The outer lens barrel has a barrel coupling ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311453 | Lens tube and mounting base thereof A lens tube and a mounting base thereof comprise a lens tube for reception of a lens array and a mounting base for accommodation of an image sensor. On an outer periphery of the lens tube is formed a first conical surface, and in the mounting base is formed a concav... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7265917 | Replacement apparatus for an optical element A replacement apparatus for an optical element mounted between two adjacent optical elements in a lithography objective has a holder for the optical element to be replaced, which holder can be moved into the lithography objective through a lateral opening in a housi... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7255448 | Pixelated color management display A display system includes a light source, a spatial light homogenizer, and imaging optics. The spatial light modulator has a plurality of modulator pixels. The display system also includes a pixelated plate illuminated by the light source. The pixelated plate has a ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7216990 | Integrated lamp and aperture alignment method and system According to one embodiment a method for aligning a light source includes providing a lamp and a lamp interface. The lamp interface has an alignment aperture disposed thereon. The method also includes aligning the lamp with respect to the lamp interface until a desi... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7215481 | Taking lens, and imaging device incorporating the same A taking lens system includes, in order from an object side thereof, a first lens group (negative refracting), a second lens group (positive refracting), an aperture stop and a third lens group (positive refracting). Focusing from an infinite distance to a finite di... | 05/08/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7154684 | Optical element holding apparatus An optical element holding apparatus provided with a holding portion for holding a flange portion of an optical element. The holding portion includes a bearing surface block having a bearing surface, which contacts the flange portion, and a bearing surface block sup... | 12/26/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7139138 | Lens device A lens device includes a lens barrel, a lens, a guiding unit, and a positioning unit. The lens barrel has a barrel axis. The lens has a lens axis and is disposed between the lens barrel and the positioning unit. The guiding unit includes guiding studs and guiding sl... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7118295 | Interchangeable lens, interchangeable lens system and camera system An interchangeable lens is disclosed which prevents the camera body and interchangeable lens from being damaged even if an attempt is made to erroneously mount therebetween. The interchangeable lens is a second interchangeable lens whose flange back is the same as t... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7116871 | Manipulators for fiber optic cable assemblies A manipulator for a fiber optic cable assembly (FOCA) provides microradian accuracy in control of the direction of a beam emanating from the FOCA. Such manipulators can control FOCAs to control the incidence angles of beams at a beam combiner in a beam-combining uni... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7082693 | Adjusting apparatus for devices and for setting adjustments An apparatus for adjusting devices and for setting adjustments, in particular in a μm range, nm range and below, in particular of optical elements in semiconductor lithography, comprising a base part and a head part spaced apart therefrom, the two parts being conne... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7068442 | Lens apparatus and image-taking apparatus A lens apparatus which is easy to assemble, provides high strength at the flange portion, and achieves high degree of design freedom, too, is disclosed. The lens apparatus comprises first and second members. The first member has a guide portion to guide the member s... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7062876 | Rifle scope mounting means Provided herein is a sight base useful to render military-style rifles equipped with battle sights to be retrofitted with telescopic rifle scopes. Use of a device according to the invention provides sporting use and accuracy to rifles originally conceived as weapons... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7064908 | Laser beam jitter reduction device on a laser optical bench In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a device including a first optical table, a second optical table, and at least one optical mount coupled to the first and second optical tables and configured to support at least one optical component. The f... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7061675 | Coarse and fine drives for a monocular A focusing optic can be axially displaced along the optical axis in a housing with the aid of coarse and fine drives. The coarse drive includes a coarse belt drive by which the coarse drive and the focusing optic cooperate actively with one another and the fine belt... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7061698 | Lens system, in particular a projection lens system for semiconductor lithography In the case of a lens system (1), in particular in the case of a projection lens system for semiconductor lithography, it is possible to exchange at least one optical element, in particular the final optical element in the beam direction in the form of an end... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7031081 | Matte box quick assembly system An optical filters quick assembly support system or a “Matte Box” as it is known in the film industry, supporting plurality of no-tool, quick-change, snap-on, independently 360°-rotating filter-holder stages, allowing freedom of operation in the horizontal, ver... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7014328 | Apparatus for tilting a carrier for optical elements The invention relates to an apparatus for tilting a carrier for optical elements with two optical faces which are arranged together on a carrier and are fixed at a fixed angle to one another, the carrier being fastened on a base plate via articulated connections. Th... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7016121 | Decentering adjustment method for a lens, and a lens device thereof A zoom lens device has a first lens holding barrel, a second lens holding barrel, the first lens holding frame and the second lens holding frame, all of which is assembled in a fixed barrel. The second lens holding frame holds a fourth lens group. The second lens ho... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6992845 | Interchangeable objective for integrated rangefinder cameras An interchangeable objective for integrated rangefinder cameras is described, having a mechanically mounted objective head (1) and a spiral (14) with a bayonet fitting (15), the spiral (14) containing a spiral mechanism (16) for dr... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6972914 | Optical lens holder The invention relates to an optical lens holder comprising a supporting means and a first and a second arm defining a lens holder general plane, first and second arms being relatively movable with regards to each other and each arm having spaced apart first and seco... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6967790 | Detachable zoom lens assembly A detachable zoom lens assembly includes a holder base, which has an insertion slot in the periphery and a light path through the two ends, a coupling structure for coupling the holder base to a photographic apparatus, a special effect unit detachably inserted into ... | 11/22/2005 |
