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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8111984 | Matte box assembly A matte box assembly is arranged for use with a camera rig including a camera body supported on a pair of parallel and spaced apart mounting rails extending in a longitudinal direction. The matte box assembly includes a matte frame surrounding a lens opening for ali... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8000598 | Lens baffle A lens assembly includes a brush-like baffle between the lens and a transparent cover. The baffle at least partially surrounds the lens to prevent stray light from entering and causing flare or other image artifacts. If the baffle does not entirely surround the lens... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7831142 | Camera viewfinder accessory mounting device A camera viewfinder accessory mounting device is disclosed for a camera viewfinder including an outwardly projecting frame surrounding a viewing window and having opposed mounting members on opposite sides of the window. The device includes a body portion having a v... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7616887 | Video camera monitor shield A video camera monitor shield for use with a video camera which has a hood for covering the LCD monitor of a video camera, a base member with an upward extending rod at its front to which the hood adjustably connects. The hood on the rod is adjustable up an down on ... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7440693 | Camera device In order to grasp an image capturing range, an image monitor is used for recognizing the range. A camera device of the present invention has a configuration that, depending on the shape and position of a shield unit that limits a range where a display lamp is visibl... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7424214 | Push-pull type camera module for portable wireless terminal A push-pull type camera module for a portable wireless terminal in which a hollow outer lens barrel is installed in the portable wireless terminal, a push-pull switch is installed in the outer barrel, an inner barrel is installed in the outer barrel, the inner barre... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7386229 | Camera LCD screen hood and viewing device In an exemplary embodiment, an LCD screen hood is provided for use with digital cameras. The hood includes a hood tube that defines a light blocking sidewall having an open camera end and an opposite viewing end and enclosing a longitudinally extending viewpath ther... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7352387 | Camera with positioning device used to capture magnified and demagnified images To provide a camera that is suited to shoot both a demagnified image and a magnified image. The camera includes a housing body 11 containing a CCD 15, and a lens barrel 12. An abutted member 20 having an objective lens 40 th... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7332712 | Camera module fabrication method including the step of removing a lens mount and window from the mold An image sensor package includes an image sensor, a window, and a molding, where the molding includes a lens holder extension portion extending upwards from the window. The lens holder extension portion includes a female threaded aperture extending from the window s... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7199359 | Camera module fabrication method including singulating a substrate An image sensor package includes an image sensor, a window, and a molding, where the molding includes a lens holder extension portion extending upwards from the window. The lens holder extension portion includes a female threaded aperture extending from the window s... | 04/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7126111 | Camera module having a threaded lens barrel and a ball grid array connecting device An image sensor package includes an image sensor, a window, and a molding, where the molding includes a lens holder extension portion extending upwards from the window. The lens holder extension portion includes a female threaded aperture extending from the window s... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7104658 | Foldable eyepiece cup A cup for an eyepiece of an optical observation instrument, comprises a peripheral wall which includes an eyepiece-connecting section for connection of the cup to an eyepiece, a transition section which adjoins the eyepiece-connecting section, a light-protecting att... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7083291 | Glare shield for camera A glare shield for the viewfinder of a video camera or the LCD screen of a video or digital camera is comprised of a hood that casts a shadow upon the viewfinder eyepiece or LCD screen to reduce the amount of ambient light falling upon the viewfinder eyepiece or LCD... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7034877 | Digital camera LCD screen protector accessory A protective device for a digital camera view finder of the LCD screen type includes a frame adapted to fit around edges of the viewfinder having connectors for connecting the frame to edges of the viewfinder, and a window viewing portion surrounded and supported by... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6956201 | Image sensor package fabrication method An image sensor package includes an image sensor, a window, and a molding, where the molding includes a lens holder extension portion extending upwards from the window. The lens holder extension portion includes a female threaded aperture extending from the window s... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6946316 | Method of fabricating and using an image sensor package An image sensor package includes a molding having a locking feature. The package further includes a snap lid having a tab, where the tab is attached to the locking feature of the molding. To form the image sensor package, a window is placed in a pocket of the moldin... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6742940 | Shading device and lens barrel A shading device employed in a lens barrel having a plurality of lens groups includes a plurality of substantially tubular shading members provided between a first lens group and a second lens group that move relative to each other along the optical axis and overlap... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6687460 | Focusing hood for use on a digital camera A telescopically extendible focusing hood which improves the viewing of the LCD screen of a digital camera in bright surrounding light. The focusing hood can be fixed to the rear wall of the camera, surrounding the LCD screen. The focusing hood preferably... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6657794 | Movable lens hood mechanism of a zoom lens A movable lens hood mechanism of a zoom lens includes a plurality of lens groups guided linearly in a direction of an optical axis to change a focal length of the zoom lens; a first cam barrel rotatably driven to move the plurality of lens groups in the o... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6614481 | Hood device for an image pickup apparatus A hood device 10 is provided for a two-dimensionally-scanning camera 20. The scanning camera 20 includes a body housing 22 and an image pickup optical system 28 housed in the body housing 22 for capturing an image in the field of view. The scanning camera... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6597873 | Lens hood A lens hood based on modular structure having at least one adapter module and at least one hood module, where each of the adapter modules is continuously fastened to each of lenses, each of the hood modules has double layer structure for the hood length e... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6453125 | Camera having liquid crystal display A camera including a liquid crystal display is provided with a light interception hood mounting portion corresponding to the liquid crystal display, and a light interception hood which is detachably attached to the light interception hood mounting portion... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6389238 | Lens barrel A lens barrel includes an outer barrel including a lens-hood mount portion at the front end of the outer barrel, a lens hood being detachably attached to the lens-hood mount portion; an inner barrel including a filter mount portion at the front end of the... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6269227 | Lens hood A lid (40) with which an opening (35) in a lens hood (30) is made open or closed is rotatably supported by a hinge pin (47) that is supported at both ends on pin support portions (37) of the lens hood (30) and which is passed through pin insertion holes (... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6243540 | Lens barrel assembly A lens barrel assembly includes a lens barrel and a lens hood detachably mounted on the lens barrel. A lens barrel includes a mounting threaded portion and three guide rails at three circularly equally spaced positions around the lens barrel. Each guide r... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6176626 | Camera having a barrier assembly comprising an integrated lens cover/light hood A camera has a barrier assembly that comprises an integrated lens cover/light hood, and a rotatable door. The assembly is movable between an open and a closed position. The assembly functions as a protective barrier for the camera's picture-taking lens wh... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6104887 | Lens hood Disclosed is a lens hood including a cylindrical body that is mounted to a lens barrel of the camera. An accessing opening is formed on the cylindrical body. In order to cover the accessing opening, a cover piece is detachably attached to the cylindrical ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5987263 | Camera A camera comprises a photographing optical system, and a cover for covering the photographing optical system, and the cover is supported turnably about a rotating axis which is neither parallel nor perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of a camera bod... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5884113 | Device and method for minimizing vignetting and stray light in a photographic apparatus A photographic device such as a camera having a camera body with a first side having a lens mounting device and a second side having a mounting device arranged to mount a film cassette or a rear camera body cover. The second side is located opposite to th... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5784208 | Lens hood for a lens barrel of an optical apparatus A lens hood which is mountable on a lens barrel of a camera or other optical apparatus. Plural projections are provided on a generally tubular surface of the lens hood and project in radial directions with respect to the optical axis of the camera. The pl... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5745803 | Variable zoom lens hood A pair of overlapping semi-cylindrical hood members are driven within a zoom lens barrel to slide in the direction of the optical axis, forming a substantially cylindrical lens hood, according to a zooming position of the zoom lens in a telephoto range, a... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5541696 | Camera lens cover and hood assembly A compact camera includes lens cover doors movable between closed standby positions and open operating positions. A lens hood is movable between a retracted standby position and an extended operating position. The hood prevents extraneous light from enter... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5483384 | Lens accessory attaching mechanism A lens accessory attaching mechanism is provided to attach a lens accessory to a lens barrel. The lens attaching mechanism has four pairs of first and second rollers attached to the proximal end portion of the lens accessory into which the distal end of t... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5461445 | Apparatus for attaching and detaching accessory of lens An apparatus for detachably attaching an accessory to a lens barrel, wherein the front end of the lens barrel and the accessory are provided with engaging members which are engaged and disengaged only when a predetermined angular relationship between the ... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5227825 | Lens barrel for camera A lens barrel for a camera in which a lens hood is divided into a front annular hood member and a rear annular hood member. The lens hood is provided on an outer surface of a front portion of a lens frame in which a lens is housed. A rear portion of the f... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5225932 | Eyecup insert for night vision goggles An eyecup insert is provided which allows easy attachment and removal of an eyecup from an associated night vision goggle. The eyecup provides a light secure seal when pressed against the head of an operator of the goggle. A connecting end of the eyecup h... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5166719 | Eye-cup cover for a viewfinder An eye-cup cover for a viewfinder comprising a ring cover detachably attached to an eye-cup body. According to this eye-cup cover for a viewfinder, when a female user, for example, utilizes a camera, the female user can be protected from losing makeup. Al... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5126881 | Lens hood for a photographic lens A one-piece lens hood possesses a frontal surface having an approximately rectangular opening, is axially displaceable via a guide from a position of rest into a working position, and is indissolubly connected to the lens. In the position of rest, the fro... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5095327 | Camera lens hood A lens hood is mounted in association with a lens of a camera for positioning the hood and its forward planar surface in contiguous communication with a transparent window pane and the like to permit photographing utilizing a flash through the window pane... | 03/10/1992 |
