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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8190009 | Optical apparatus and control method thereof, and image pickup apparatus An optical apparatus capable of detecting an attitude of the apparatus in a state where no interference occurs between apparatus components, thereby preventing an error in the attitude detection. A shift lens drive controller of the optical apparatus detects a shake... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8190008 | Image stabilization device An image stabilization device is disclosed. The image stabilization device includes a first linkage assembly and a first flexible element. The first linkage assembly is disposed on a frame. The first linkage assembly includes a first linkage which is disposed in a f... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8184966 | Image blur correction device, lens barrel and imaging apparatus There is provided an image blur correction device including: a correction optical element; a first movable frame; a second movable frame; a fixed frame; a first main guide shaft and a first auxiliary guide shaft; a second main guide shaft and a second auxiliary guid... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184965 | Imaging device An imaging device includes an optical system, an imaging unit, a movable member, a drive unit, a second detection unit, and a selection unit. The optical system is configured to form an optical image of a subject. The imaging unit is configured to receive an image s... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8175448 | Imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus includes a shake detector to detect a shake applied to the imaging apparatus, a first calculation unit to calculate a first shake correction amount, a vector detector to detect a motion vector on an imaging surface, a first integration unit to i... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170408 | Optical image stabilization in a digital still camera or handset An optical image stabilization system for a camera module is disclosed. The stabilization system comprises a voice coil motor (VCM), at least one digital gyroscope for receiving signals from the VCM, and an angular velocity sensor for receiving signals from the digi... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8165462 | Shake correction module for photographing apparatus and photographing apparatus including the same A shake correction module for a photographing apparatus, and a photographing apparatus including the same are provided. The module includes a base plate; a slider member disposed on the base plate so as to be able to move on the base plate, and accommodating an imag... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8155512 | Camera system and camera body The camera system is constituted by the camera main body and the interchangeable lens which is removably attachable to the camera main body. The camera main body has an imaging unit, a main body shake detector, a main body image blur corrector, and a body microcompu... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8150251 | Photographic apparatus A photographic apparatus comprises a movable platform, an operation unit, and a controller. The movable platform has an imager that captures an optical image through a taking lens, and is movable relative to the taking lens on an xy plane perpendicular to an optical... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150250 | Camera body and camera system including the same A camera body including image-blur correcting units capable of effectively correcting blur in captured images and a camera system including the camera body are provided. The camera body includes a vibration detecting unit configured to detect vibration of the camera... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8135266 | Mobile device A mobile device includes a camera module and a magnetism generating part that is different from the camera module. The camera module includes: a movable portion that corrects camera shake; a magnetism detecting element that detects a position of the movable portion.... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8131140 | Linear actuator and camera shake correction mechanism A linear actuator includes a multipolar magnet configured such that an S pole and an N pole are linearly aligned in an alternating manner. The linear actuator also includes a coil body having a plurality of separate coil units integrally arranged in a lengthwise dir... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8121467 | Position controller for optical element A position controller for an optical element of an optical system includes a first movable member supported by a support member to be movable relative thereto in a first direction orthogonal to an optical axis, a second movable member which holds the optical element... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8116619 | Image pickup apparatus An image pickup apparatus of the present invention includes: a fixed frame; a zoom lens holding frame; a focus lens holding frame; a focus driving unit and a zoom driving unit; an image pickup device; a base plate that is coupled to the fixed frame and displaceably ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8098982 | Image shake correction apparatus and image pickup apparatus An image shake correction apparatus includes: a fixed member; a first guide shaft; a second guide shaft; an intermediate member; and a movable member. ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8090248 | Anti-vibration actuator and lens unit/camera equipped therewith To provide an anti-vibration actuator with which a high drive force can be obtained without increasing size. The present invention is an anti-vibration actuator, including a fixed portion, a movable portion, movable portion support means, first drive means having a ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8090249 | Position controller for optical element A position controller for an optical element includes a movable member and is supported by a support member to be movable from an anti-shake driving range to a removed position, an image-shake correction driver, and an insertion/removal operational member. The inser... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8090247 | Vibration reduction unit, lens barrel and camera To provide a compact vibration reduction unit, a lens barrel, and a camera, which can perform positional detection with a high degree of accuracy during operations for vibration reduction. A vibration reduction unit of the present invention is comprising: a shooting... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8086098 | Imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes: (a) an imaging device subunit having an imaging device for creating an image signal associated with a subject and a light-transmitting member mounted ahead of a photosensitive surface of the imaging device; ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8086096 | Shake correction device and imaging apparatus A shake correction device includes: a first driving means for driving an imaging component, which is related with either an imaging optical system or an imaging device, in a first direction; a second driving means for driving the imaging component in a second direct... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8086097 | Optical apparatus including an image stabilizing apparatus An image stabilizer includes: an optical system movable in a plane perpendicular to an optical axis (“orthogonal plane”) and correcting image blur; a movable member holding the optical system and movable relative to a fixed member in an orthogonal plane; a guide... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8078041 | Shake correction unit and imaging apparatus A shake correction unit comprises a first lens unit that holds a first lens and is movable in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis of the first lens during a shake correction operation and a second lens unit that holds a second lens and is attached to the fi... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8078042 | Vibration-proof lens unit and image capturing apparatus Goal: Providing a vibration-proof lens that can restrict an increase in thickness in the direction of the optical axis. Means: A vibration-proof lens unit comprising a lens holder that holds a vibration-proof lens; a support that supports the lens holder in a... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8078043 | Image shake correction apparatus and image pickup apparatus A third group barrel 3 holding a third lens group L3 is controlled to be driven by drivers in yaw and pitch directions orthogonal to an optical axis, respectively. The Y magnet and the Y yoke of the driver in the yaw direction are fixed on the third gr... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8078044 | Image stabilization apparatus, image sensing apparatus and image stabilization method An image stabilization apparatus comprises a detection unit that detects camera shake in first and second directions orthogonal to each other, first and second filter units that cut off a low frequency component of an output from the detection unit, a calculation un... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8073317 | Positioning device, shake correcting device and electronics A positioning device comprising a moving portion provided with a pair of magnets arranged respectively along with a first axis and a second axis, a fixed portion provided to face to the moving portion, and a voice coil motor (VCM) for relatively driving the moving p... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8064760 | Dust removal apparatus of photographing apparatus A dust removal apparatus of a photographing apparatus comprises a movable unit and a controller. The movable unit has an imaging device and is movable. The controller moves the movable unit on a plane that is parallel to a first direction and a second direction. The... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8059952 | Photographing module This invention provides a photographing module at least including: an electric drive assembly comprising a movable member, a holder, a magnetic circuit system and an elastic member, wherein the magnetic circuit system comprises at least three magnets and at least th... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8059951 | Image stabilizing device and camera An image stabilizing device of the present invention includes: a correction lens holding member 405 to which a correction lens G3 included in an optical system of a camera is fixed; a lens holding member 408 that holds the correction lens holdin... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8059950 | Image stabilizing apparatus, lens apparatus, imaging apparatus, and correction optical apparatus An image stabilizing apparatus includes a movable vibration-correcting lens constituting a part of an optical system and movable along a direction orthogonal to an optical axis; a locking unit that fixes the movable vibration-correcting lens at a neutral position su... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8041201 | Camera module having movable lens Disclosed herein is an apparatus. The apparatus includes a housing, a first magnet member, a lens holder, and a second magnet member. The first magnet member is connected to the housing. The first magnet member includes a first surface. The lens holder is in the hou... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8041202 | Driving device and image pickup apparatus A driving device includes a fixed section, a holding member, a driving section disposed at the fixed section and having a driving shaft, a first movable body having a bearing section friction-coupled with the driving shaft, a second movable body formed as a body sep... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8036519 | Motion compensation device and photographic device A motion compensation device comprising, a detector to detect a vibration of an imaging device which takes an image, a controller to control a compensation amount of an influence of said vibration based on an output of said detector, said controller increasing said ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8027579 | Camera driver A camera driving apparatus capable of inclining a camera section including a lens barrel and an imaging element in a panning direction (yawing) and a tilting direction (pitching) and also capable of rotating the camera section around an optical axis thereof (rolling... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8027578 | Optical apparatus including image blur correction device An optical apparatus includes a shake detection unit to detect shaking applied to a camera; an image blur correction driving unit for driving a lens and correcting image blur caused by the shaking; and a selection unit configured to select whether correction of imag... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8023811 | Image capturing apparatus, control method thereof, image processing apparatus, image processing method, image capturing system, and program An image capturing apparatus includes an image capturing element which photoelectrically converts an object image formed by an image capturing optical system, a camera shake correction lens which moves the object image relative to the image capturing element, a came... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8023809 | Image stabilization control apparatus and imaging apparatus An apparatus includes a vibration correction unit configured to correct an image shake occurring due to vibration, a first detection unit configured to detect an angular velocity of the vibration, a second detection unit configured to detect an acceleration of the v... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8023812 | Position controller for optical element A position controller includes a movable member which holds the optical element and supported by a support member to be linearly movable from an anti-shake driving range in which the optical element is positioned on an optical axis to a removed position outside of t... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8023810 | Photographic apparatus A photographic apparatus comprises a movable platform and a controller. The movable platform has an imager that captures an optical image through a taking lens, and is movable and rotatable on an xy plane perpendicular to an optical axis of the taking lens. | 09/20/2011 |
| 8019209 | Optical axis correction apparatus of an imaging device, and optical axis correction method for an imaging device An optical axis correction apparatus of an imaging device, the imaging device including an imaging optical system having a plurality of optical elements, and an optical element position changing device which changes a relative position among the optical elements to ... | 09/13/2011 |
