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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7855847 | Optical component and image pickup unit An optical component includes: an optical element; a sealing member in a ring shape arranged on the optical element; a stepped portion formed on a front of a circumference surface of the optical element; and a movement-restricting portion arranged at a rear of the o... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7791828 | Lens assembly and imaging apparatus An O-ring 12 is disposed on an image-side second outer peripheral surface 11—1b, which is subjected to a smoothing process, of a taking lens 11—1. The O-ring 12 is pressed by an inner surface... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7751136 | Lens assembly and imaging apparatus In the lens assembly, ventilation channels 15b1, 15c1, 15d1, and 15e1 passing between an object-side opening 15—1 and an image-side opening 15—2 | 07/06/2010 |
| 7450325 | Objective-lens protector, objective-lens treatment method, and objective-lens cleaner The present invention makes an objective lens easier to handle during disinfection or sterilization and protects the objective lens during, for example, transport, storage, or handling. The present invention provides an objective-lens protector including a substanti... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7352515 | Rotational-to-linear coaxial mechanical drive A linear mechanical drive has an outer housing, a drive sleeve that is conformably and slidably received within the outer housing, a mount sleeve conformably and slidably received within the drive sleeve, and a guide extending between the outer housing and the mount... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7345834 | 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, and a ring-like outer holding... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7304811 | Optical module An optical module (100) includes a lens barrel (10), a lens (201), and a clip (50). The lens barrel has a groove (104) defined in an inner periphery thereof. The lens is engagingly received in the lens barrel. The clip is received ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7292399 | Method for fabricating metal ring-fitted optical device, and metal ring-fitted optical device A lens is fitted into a metal ring that covers the outer peripheral surface of the lens and can be soldered to a fixture member. The side cylindrical part of the metal ring is expanded toward the outer peripheral direction thereof by the pressure of the optical mate... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7248422 | Lens barrel A lens barrel is provided and includes a barrel main body; lens frames supported by the barrel main body so as to be movable in the direction of an optical axis; a focus ring and a zoom ring which are rotatably supported by the barrel main body and move the lens fra... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7242539 | Image scanning apparatus An image scanning apparatus that forms an optical image of a document with an image-forming lens onto an image sensor. In order to prevent deterioration in image-forming performance, the image scanning apparatus includes a restricting member for restricting displace... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7230777 | Lens unit and compact image pickup module The lens unit includes an imaging lens including lenses, each of which includes a lens portion having an optical function and a flange portion on a periphery of the lens portion, and a ring-shaped lens holding member provided between the lenses and holds at least on... | 06/12/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7184228 | Lens body tube A lens body tube includes a main tube, at least one lens configured movable along the optical axis direction of the lens body tube in the main tube, a first ring configured to be rotated for a zooming operation, the first ring being disposed around the outer circumf... | 02/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7151526 | Coordinates input apparatus An improved coordinates input apparatus for designating a particular set of coordinates in three-dimensional space has a substantially box-like frame, a first magnet, a second magnet, and a plurality of magnetoelectric transducers. The first magnet and second magnet... | 12/19/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7035025 | Compact precision beam manipulators Compact beam manipulators employ one or more Risley prism sets with or without a parallel plate translator. One beam manipulator contains a plate mounted to permit pitch and yaw adjustments and a prism set mounted to permit rotations. The rotations of the prisms adj... | 04/25/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6985313 | Threaded lens coupling to LED apparatus with compressible locking ring A lens adapted for securement to a holder, for transmission of light, comprising a lens body, defining an axis, threading on the lens body extending about said axis, for reception in threading associated with the holder. ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6967793 | Lens assembly with externally adjustable lens spacing, and method for its assembly A lens assembly includes a housing having a housing body, a cylindrical bore in the housing body with an internal bore surface and a cylindrical housing axis, at least one access window through the housing body that permits external access to an interior of the hous... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6967794 | Latch mechanism A latch mechanism for producing a releasable connection of a housing portion with a further housing portion provides projections on one of the housing portions, and for producing a releasable connection by means of a rotational motion of the housing portions relativ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6935136 | Method for fabrication of optical element having metal ring A metal ring for an optical element that is served to cover a peripheral side surface of a lens and served to fix the lens to a mounting member by means of soldering is provided with a thin-wall sleeve a diameter of which is expanded toward a peripheral direction by... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6934097 | Rod integrator holder and projection type image display apparatus having the rod integrator holder A rod integrator holder 6 has concave clearance grooves 67A to 67D elongated in the direction of the optical axis L, at the corners within a case 61 thereof. The clearance grooves 67A to 67D are configured such that the edge... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6918673 | Protective optical filter assembly A protective optical filter assembly for thin film filters having two transparent substrates facing one another and separated by a resilient element, a sealed region is formed between the transparent substrates by applying a compressive force that compresses the res... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6917481 | Structure for tightly closing light exit end of rod integrator and rod integrator holder A rod integrator holder comprises a wall constituting at least a part of an intermediate portion interposed between a rod integrator in an illumination optical system or a holding member for the rod integrator, and an optical member disposed downstream the rod integ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6869192 | Projector with improved focus ring A rib, provided on an outer periphery of a projection ring, includes: a first rib extending along a direction in which an optical axis of a lens main body extends (an attachment direction of a focus lens); and a second rib, brought into contact with one end of first... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6842299 | Individual carrier for an optical lens An individual carrier for an optical lens comprising, in a plastics one-block single part as directly molded: a globally ring-shaped base (1) with a central axis (100) and a median plane perpendicular to such a centra... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6819510 | Mechanical device having cylindrical components locked together by a retainer having an organic plastic retainer outer surface A mechanical device includes a female component having a right-circular cylindrical internal surface and a cylindrical axis, and a first helical recess in the internal surface of the female component. A male component having a right-circular cylindrical external sur... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6813092 | Zoom lens apparatus In the zoom lens apparatus, a lens frame for a variable-magnification lens or a correcting lens is configured of an inner frame and an outer frame, and any focus blurring due to variations in wavelength of subject light can be compensated for accurately by shifting ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6744574 | Mount for an optical element in an optical imaging device A mount for an optical element in an optical imaging device, in particular in a lens system (4) for semiconductor lithography, has at least one mounting ring (2) which bears the optical element (6). The mounting ring (2) is of at least pa... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6717749 | Cemented lens group A cemented lens group includes two lens elements, cementing surfaces of the two lens elements being cemented to each other by an adhesive, wherein the adhesive forms an adhesive layer between the cementing surfaces. A filler made of minute solid material is disperse... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6603615 | Precision positioning apparatus for positioning a component especially an optical component An apparatus for the precision positioning of an optical component a group of lenses or mirror, in the axial direction and/or for tilting the component and has an axial adjustment device and/or a tilting device. The axial adjustment device has an adjustin... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6580570 | Mounting apparatus for an optical element In the case of a mounting apparatus, an optical element having an inner mount and an outer mount, in particular a lens in a projection lens system for semiconductor lithography, the inner mount is connected to the outer mount via three circumferentially d... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6560045 | Elastic lens holder Elastic lens holder with a lens mount and a lens, an annular groove being constructed on the circumferential surface of the lens, and there being present at the lens mount elastic segments whose free ends engage radially under pretension in the annular gr... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6515806 | Eyepiece attachment structure for observation optical instrument An eyepiece attachment structure for attaching an eyepiece to an observation optical instrument is provided with an attaching sleeve protruding from the eyepiece, a holding member secured to the body, the holding member frictionally holding the attaching ... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6469845 | Flexible lens mount A flexible lens mount for securing a flexible lens having a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The flexible lens mount comprises a resilient member, a base member, and a fastener. The resilient member includes a first end, a second end,... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6466376 | Plastic lens and production method thereof A plastic lens molded through a gate in a molding process has a gate-located portion on an outer peripheral surface of the plastic lens, and a concave surface provided on at least a part of the gate-located portion.... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6392824 | Soldering process for optical materials to metal mountings, and mounted assemblies An assembly includes a part made of transparent material, in particular, quartz glass or calcium fluoride, and a metal part soldered. The following layer structure is present in the region of a solder joint: a transparent material of the transparent mater... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6381081 | Flexure-ring for centering a concave lens in a bore of a housing for an optical system A flexure-ring is provided for centering a lens in a bore of a housing with 3N lens contacting stubs, where N is an integer equal to or greater than one. The stubs are formed by increasing the inside diameter of the ring made to fit tightly around a lens ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6369959 | Assembly comprising an optical element and a mount An assembly comprising an optical element and a mount has a fastening flange 2, an intermediate element 3 in at least approximately the form of a funnel and an inner ring 4. The optical element 1 is mounted in the inner ring 4, which is connected to the f... | 04/09/2002 |
