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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162550 | Image pickup apparatus and image pickup system A camera apparatus and a camera system of the present invention are configured so that a lens unit is attachable/detachable. The lens unit contains at least a lens and an iris, and contains a memory storing setting information required for operating the lens and the... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8123420 | Lens stack, mounted in a gas-tight manner, for a camera housing A method for producing an objective lens mount for an objective lens of a camera suitable for use in motor vehicles includes the following method steps: The objective lens mount and a front housing half-shell of the camera are produced as one component in a single w... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8092102 | Camera module with premolded lens housing and method of manufacture A novel digital camera module includes an image capture device, a circuit substrate, a lens unit and a housing that is mounted to the circuit substrate before the image capture device is mounted to the circuit substrate. In one particular embodiment, the housing is ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8075206 | Lens barrel, camera, portable data terminal equipment, image input equipment, and cylinder for lens barrel A lens barrel includes a fixed cylinder, a first rotating cylinder, a linear movement cylinder which moves integrally in an axis direction with the first rotating cylinder, and a second rotating cylinder. The linear movement cylinder has equal to or more than three ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8029199 | Camera lens holder A camera lens holder configured to hold a camera lens when the lens is not attached to a camera body. The camera lens holder includes a back plate and an adapter plate associated with the back plate. The back plate and adapter plate may be movably connected with a h... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8025450 | Lens frame, lens assembly and image-taking apparatus A lens assembly made of porous ceramic is provided with concave sections into which an adhesive for fixing lenses inserted into a lens frame is injected. Each of the concave sections has an outward opening and a spacing wall provided between a hollow part of the len... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8016498 | Image pickup apparatus An image pickup apparatus which is capable of effectively removing dust attached to an optical member due to mounting/removing of a photographic lens in a power-off state, to thereby prevent degradation of image quality. In the image pickup apparatus, when position ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7997812 | Camera module A camera module is provided with a lens part including a lens and a lens barrel, a holder coupled with the lens part and formed with a first conductive layer, and a printed circuit board electrically connected to the first conductive layer while supporting the holde... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7988371 | Camera module A camera module includes a mount for holding a lens directly or indirectly, a cover plate glass with transparency fixed to the mount. A solid-state imaging device is mounted on the cover plate glass. The cover plate contacts a plurality of ribs formed in the mount, ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7980773 | Camera module and imaging apparatus A camera module includes a sensor for converting incident light incident thereto into an electric signal and outputting the electric signal therefrom, a glass cover for transmitting therethrough light to the sensor, the light being the incident light; a flexible pri... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7955010 | Image pickup apparatus and image pickup system A camera apparatus and a camera system of the present invention are configured so that a lens unit is attachable/detachable. The lens unit contains at least a lens and an iris, and contains a memory storing setting information required for operating the lens and the... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7934879 | Camera module, fabricating method and cleaning method thereof A camera module includes a lens module, an image sensor, a circuit board for supporting the image sensor, and a lens holder for connecting the lens module and the circuit board. A method for fabricating the camera module includes the following steps. Firstly, at lea... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7883281 | Camera body, interchangeable lens, and camera system including camera body and interchangeable lens An interchangeable lens system includes an interchangeable lens capable of communication between the interchangeable lens and a camera body. The interchangeable lens includes a camera identifying unit that identifies a camera body from information obtained by the co... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7874746 | Camera module and mobile terminal having the same Disclosed are a camera module and a mobile terminal having the same, capable of simplifying the manufacturing process while reducing the fault rate and improving reliability of products. The camera module can include a camera housing having a support protrusion with... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7850376 | Image pickup apparatus An image pickup apparatus which is capable of effectively removing dust attached to an optical member due to mounting/removing of a photographic lens in a power-off state, to thereby prevent degradation of image quality. In the image pickup apparatus, when position ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7850377 | Mounting structure for plurality of lenses, camera module, and electronic equipment A mounting structure for a plurality of lenses, wherein at least three lenses are arranged with their optical axes set to coincide with each other, the lenses located at both ends in the optical axis direction are provided with parts facing each other, and the mutua... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7845867 | Camera module A camera module includes a lens unit (30) and a stator (20). The lens unit includes a lens barrel (310), a lens (312) received in the lens barrel and a permanent magnet (32) fixedly mounted around the lens barrel. The stator is for... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7832951 | Lens unit and digital camera A digital still camera includes a camera main unit and a lens unit or lens assembly. The camera main unit has an image processor for image processing of an image being formed by image pickup. A frame memory stores the image during image processing. The lens unit is ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7824115 | Camera module An exemplary camera module includes a lens mount, a lens unit, a magnet unit, a printed circuit board (PCB)-based Rogowski coil and a blade spring. The PCB-based Rogowski coil is fixed around the lens unit. The PCB-based Rogowski coil establishes an induced magnetic... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7819592 | Lens changeable digital camera A lens changeable digital camera has an imaging section, including an image sensor for capturing a subject image via the photographing lens, a display section capable of displaying image information and/or character information, a shielding section capable of being ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7819593 | Lens module and camera having same A lens module includes a lens, a lens module and a base. The lens barrel receives the lens therein. The lens barrel includes a hollow cylindrical body, a beveled distal end and a flange. The hollow cylindrical body includes a smooth peripheral side surface free of t... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7806607 | Cylindrical molded article, lens barrel, camera, and injection mold A drive frame 34 serving as a cylindrical molded article includes a drive frame main body 34a, three first cam grooves 34c, three second cam grooves 34d, three first gate portions 84b, and three high-den... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7785024 | Imaging apparatus and method of manufacturing the same An imaging apparatus includes a solid-state imaging sensor. The sensor includes a semiconductor chip receiving light from an object through a light receiving surface and performing photoelectric conversion of the received light; a translucent member provided on an u... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7780365 | Camera module and method of manufacturing the same Camera module embodiments and methods of manufacturing camera modules are provided. A camera module can include a housing and a printed circuit board having an image sensor. The housing can be mounted to the printed circuit board using a surface mount technology. In... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7748915 | Camera module and method for forming the camera module A camera module having an inner wall installed and a method for forming the camera module are disclosed. The camera module includes a lens; a sensor component for sensing light gathered by the lens; and a fixing module, for fixing the lens. The fixing module include... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7748916 | Lens barrel A lens barrel for holding a lens group therein has a body with a peripheral on which an external thread is formed. The external thread has a plurality of turns which are partially interrupted by at least one threadless segment such that the external thread has at le... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7744296 | Camera module having colloid layer surrounding sensor A camera module (200) includes a lens module and a base (210) with a sensor installed thereon. The base is provided with at least two supporting protrusions (222) extending therefrom. Each protrusion is oriented the lens module, and the lens mod... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7736074 | Cartridge type attachment lens for a digital camera A cartridge type attachment lens is arranged in front of a digital camera for receiving card lenses. A cuboid shaped shell is removably attached to a camera lens. A battery and a lighting unit as a light source for the close-up photography are in the shell. A plural... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7736073 | Image-capturing apparatus, lens apparatus, image-capturing system, method for controlling image-capturing apparatus, and method for controlling lens apparatus An image-capturing apparatus adapted to receive a detachable lens apparatus having a mechanical shutter includes an image-capturing unit configured to capture an image of a subject, a communication unit configured to enable communication with the lens apparatus, and... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7726890 | Camera An aspect of the present invention provides a lens-interchangeable camera which has operability equal to a right-handed user and a left-handed user without necessity of any addition of extra members and without sacrificing a design for a smaller size. Since a camera... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7708481 | Selectable lens mechanism and camera having same A camera includes a housing, a camera lens and a supplemental lens mechanism positioned on the housing and located in front of the camera lens. The supplemental lens mechanism includes a supplemental lens set, a carousel, a holder, a bracket, and a positioning ring.... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7703997 | Image sensor module having precise image-projection control An image sensor module comprises an image sensor chip, at least one lens layer, and at least one bonding layer. The image sensor chip has an image capturing zone manufactured with an image capturing element, and a partition zone surrounding the image capturing zone.... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7699547 | Compact camera module A compact camera module mainly includes an image sensor chip, a module case and a lens module. The image sensor chip has an active surface, a back surface and a plurality of side surfaces, wherein a sensor region is formed in the active surface. A plurality of later... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7690852 | Imaging apparatus and interchangeable lens There is provided an imaging apparatus on which an interchangeable lens is detachably mounted, which includes a mount unit to which the interchangeable lens is attached. In the imaging apparatus, the mount unit is provided with, on its periphery, a colored area havi... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7677819 | Camera module A camera module includes a lens, a lens barrel, a lens holder, a circuit board, an image sensor, and an elastic member. The lens barrel receives the lens therein and includes a flange protruding over the lens barrel. The lens holder is affixed to the circuit board t... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7677818 | Camera to which plurality of types of photographing lenses or accessories can be detachably attached, and control method of the camera In a main body of a camera, a recording unit is disposed which is capable of recording specific information of a photographing lens or an accessory. When the specific information of the presently attached photographing lens or accessory has been already registered i... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7670070 | Mounting of imaging arrangements in optical systems An optical system comprises an imaging arrangement (1′, 1″) that transmits an image to an image plane; a sensor; and one or more locator elements that locate the imaging arrangement (1′, 1″) to provide the image on the sensor. Tolerances of the... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7670072 | Cam-locking positioning mechanism A locking positioning mechanism includes a first element and a second element, the first element and second element rotatable relative to one another about a common rotational axis between a locked orientation and an unlocked orientation and axially translatable rel... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7670071 | Objective holder for camera module An exemplary objective holder engages with a PCB substrate having an image sensor and several passive components arranged thereon. The passive components surround the image sensor. The objective includes a lens barrel extending from a side of a base, and a plurality... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7665915 | Camera module, method of manufacturing the same, and printed circuit board for the camera module A camera module, including a printed circuit board, an image sensor chip, and a housing, is provided. A plating line can be formed in an inner layer of the printed circuit board. A method of manufacturing the camera module can include connecting the plating line of ... | 02/23/2010 |
