Digital camera
Patent 6031998 Issued on February 29, 2000. Estimated Expiration Date: 
September 28, 2018. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
September 28, 2018. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesCamera with turret lens and solid state image sensor Imaging apparatus with CCD holders Semiconductor device and video camera unit having the same and method for manufacturing the same Replaceable CCD array and method of assembly Photometry device for a camera Patent #: 5765060 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 161235 filed on 09/28/1998US Classes:396/75, Motorized lens displacement348/240.3, Optical zoom348/340, With optics peculiar to solid-state sensor348/374, For internal camera components396/85, Power zoom396/270, Movable into or out of light path396/349Having axially moving lensExaminersPrimary: Perkey, W. B.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesG03B 007/099G03B 017/04 Foreign Application Priority Data1997-10-01 JPAbstractA digital still camera having an image pickup device which picks up an image formed by a photographing lens includes a photographing lens provided with at least two lens groups of which the rearmost lens group does not move in the optical axis direction and a sealing member which seals a photographing light path defined between the rearmost lens group and the image pickup device.Field of SearchLens moves in or out of light pathTurret type Motorized lens displacement Power zoom HAVING VARIABLE FOCAL LENGTH OF CAMERA OBJECTIVE Having axially moving lens HAVING PHOTOCELL AT SPECIFIC POSITION WITHIN CAMERA Movable into or out of light path With optics peculiar to solid-state sensor For internal camera components Support or housing For specified accessory Portable or hand-held ELECTRONIC STILL CAMERA OR SCENE REPRODUCER | |
