Match Document Document Title
7453656 Recording and/or reproducing apparatus with an optical pickup actuator having high thrust  
An optical recording and/or reproducing apparatus with an optical pickup actuator having high thrust. The optical pickup actuator may include a lens holder which holds an objective lens and is...
7453655 Lens barrel and image pickup apparatus  
At the time of crimping and fixing a plastic lens on a lens barrel, productivity is improved by achieving an accurate alignment and a reliable crimping. Fixed protrusions are arranged on an outer...
7453646 Fluidic adaptive lens systems and methods  
Fluidic adaptive lens devices, and systems employing such lens devices, along with methods of fabricating and operating such lens devices, are disclosed. In one embodiment, a lens material is...
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...
7450308 Beam shaping lens, lens part, mounting plate, optical head, optical information recording and reproducing apparatus, computer, image recording and reproducing apparatus, image reproducing apparatus, server and car navigation system  
A beam shaping lens for shaping an incident beam having an elliptic cross section into an outgoing beam having a substantially circular cross section includes a first plane which is a cylindrical...
7448811 Lens barrel and imaging apparatus having the same  
At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a lens barrel, which includes a photographic lens including a plurality of lens units, at least one lens surface of the photographic lens facing an...
7448763 Optical subassembly and projection objective in semiconductor lithography  
An optical subassembly with an optical element, for example a mirror element ( 7 ), has an optical surface ( 9 ) and bearing points ( 12 ) arranged on the circumference. The optical element ( 7 )...
7446962 Camera  
A camera having a lens barrel housed therein includes a reflection optical member for reflecting a light beam incident along a first optical axis (O 1 ) from a subject so as to reflect the light...
7446961 Lens device  
A lens element has an annular flange portion which has a tapered lateral surface so as to form at least an annular clearance tapering from a rear edge thereof when it is received in a lens holder....
7446960 Lens driving device  
A lens driving device which can improve the positional accuracy of a moving lens while realizing a low component count and saving space. In the lens driving device provided in a lens barrel, a lens...
7443619 Optical element holding apparatus, exposure apparatus and device manufacturing method  
At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to an optical element holding apparatus including a force generating actuator configured to deform the optical element, a measuring device configured...
7443618 Motor structure with built-in lens  
A motor structure with a built-in lens includes a lens mount ( 10 ), a motor ( 30 ) received in the lens mount, and a lens unit ( 50 ) received in the lens mount. The lens unit is drove by the...
7443617 Assembling and testing device for lens units and method for employing the same  
An apparatus ( 100 ) for assembling and testing a lens unit ( 20 ) having a barrel ( 202 ) and a lens group ( 204 ) includes an assembling device ( 22 ), a testing device and a mounting member ( 30...
7443616 Optical lens and camera module employing the same  
An exemplary optical lens ( 24 ) is provided for a camera module ( 20 ). The optical lens includes a lens portion ( 242 ) and a mounting portion ( 243 ). The lens portion is located at a center of...
7440200 Projection type display apparatus having micro mirror type display element  
A projection type display apparatus includes a projection lens barrel holding a projection lens, a micro mirror type display element, and a main body which holds the micro mirror type display...
7440199 Manufacturing method of optical component and camera module  
In an optical component where fixation of resin welding is performed by emitting a laser beam to screwing parts of an inner lens barrel and an outer lens barrel after focus adjustment, the laser...
7436607 Lens module  
A lens module includes a base; a focusing ring rotatably mounted to the base and having at least one driving portion formed on a torus thereof, the driving portion having at least two positioning...
7436602 Lens barrel  
A lens barrel includes a helicoid ring provided with a helicoid; a retractable rotational ring which is guided by the helicoid to move along an optical axis while rotating, wherein the retractable...
7433585 System and method of lens placement  
A lens-placement system in accordance with the invention includes an imaging system having an imaging camera to capture an image of at least a portion of an image sensor module that is located in a...
7433138 Actuator  
An actuator comprises: an electro-mechanical conversion element; a driving frictional member mounted onto one side in an extension/contraction direction of the electro-mechanical conversion...
7433137 Lens barrel, camera and portable information terminal apparatus  
A lens barrel includes a) a plurality of lens groups each having at least one lens, b) a plurality of lens retaining frames, including a retractable lens retaining frame, c) lens retaining frame...
7433136 Lens unit and imaging device  
A lens unit includes a lens barrel having an imaging optical system arranged therein and a movable unit having a movable lens, the movable unit being movable in an optical axis direction with...
7430368 Zoom lens assembly capable of macro photography  
A zoom lens assembly includes an optical system forming an optical axis and having at least one lens group, a base member ( 1 ), a macro ring member ( 2 ) rotatably engaged with the base member for...
7430081 Sub-micron adjustable mount for supporting a component and method  
An optical assembly includes a light path and at least one optic to be positioned in the path. A support arrangement supports the optic having a foot arrangement including at least one foot that...
7428114 Variable focal length lens system  
This invention relates to a variable focal length lens system including a deformable lens and a piezoelectric device surrounding the deformable lens. The piezoelectric device is configured for...
7428113 Device for reading from and/or writing to optical recording media  
The present invention relates to a device for reading from and/or writing to optical recording media, having a light source for producing a scanning beam for scanning the optical recording medium,...
7428110 Optical part holding unit  
It is an object to provide an optical component holding unit whereby the positioning accuracy can be improved while reducing cost through facilitated assembling and ensuring reproducibility. The...
7426085 Lens barrel, imaging device and camera  
In a lens barrel for holding an imaging optical system that forms an optical image of an object, the imaging optical system comprises an object side lens unit 4 onto which light ray from the...
7423824 Actuator, optical apparatus using actuator, and method of manufacturing actuator  
An actuator includes a holder having a movement hole, a lens barrel which moves within the movement hole, and driving means for driving the lens barrel. Each of the driving means is provided with...
7423823 Lens barrel  
A lens barrel component includes a lens holding member for holding a lens and a supporting member supporting the lens holding member. The lens barrel component is molded using a composite material...
7423822 Lens barrel and optical apparatus  
The present invention is directed to a lens barrel that is simplified in structure with the reduced number of components and is facilitated in assembly and associated adjustment. The lens barrel...
7420755 Lens driving device  
The invention provides a lens driving device capable of performing zooming and auto-focusing using a single actuator, with a simple and miniaturized structure and less power consumption. The lens...
7420754 Optical module and method for manufacturing the same  
An optical module includes: an optical element; a support member for supporting the optical element; a lid member that seals the optical element with respect to the support member; a sealing member...
7419315 Lens device  
In a lens device, plastic lenses having circular outer periphery are placed in a plastic lens-barrel having an octagonal or more complex polygonal inner surface in such a way that the outer...
7417812 Microminiature lens module and lens device having the same  
The present invention is related to a microminiature lens module and a lens device with the microminiature lens module. The microminiature lens module is applied in the lens device in order to...
7417810 Lens module with shielding layer  
A lens module ( 200 ) includes a barrel ( 20 ), a lens ( 30 ) and a shielding layer ( 51 ). The barrel includes a screening end ( 21 ) and a mounting end ( 22 ) positioned opposite to the screening...
7417809 Method, apparatus, and article for adjusting optical device  
An optical assembly includes a first tubular member having a pitched bearing surface proximate one end; a second tubular member having a pitched bearing surface proximate one end; a coupling...
7417808 Lens unit  
A lens unit includes a lens holder having an opening and an inner wall, the lens having an optical axis passing through the opening, a first lens having an outer circumference, and arranged in the...
7417806 Lens with reference mounting surface  
A lens is equipped with a reference mounting surface that is abutted to a surface of a lens support member at the time of mounting the lens, wherein the reference mounting surface is arranged...
7414802 Lens apparatus and camera  
A lens apparatus capable of realizing better optical performance by suppressing an inclination of each lens unit more reliably while shortening the overall length in a collapsed position to the...
7414801 Lens barrel and image pickup device including lens barrel  
A lens barrel includes a fixed barrel having an approximately cylindrical shape; a lens frame 132 disposed inside of the fixed barrel for holding the lens group; at least one shaft 135 A...
7414800 Solid immersion lens holder  
A solid immersion lens holder 8 A is provided with a base part 50 attached to an objective lens 21 , and a lens holding part 60 provided with the base part 50 , extending in a direction of...
7414799 Manufacturing method of camera module  
A lens holder, which supports a light receiving lens, is screwed into a barrel portion of a body holder by respectively engaging hooks, which are provided in a screwing piece, with engaging-grooves...
7411749 Dustproof lens assembly  
A dustproof lens assembly includes a holder and a barrel. The holder has an inner space, in which an image sensor is received. The holder and the barrel have connecting portions for engagement and...
7411748 Optical component unit, laser joining method and apparatus for joining optical component  
A ratio of a length of resin flow-in to a radius of an optical component is not larger than 0.25, and gas is blown directly against a laser irradiated part radially and diagonally downward from an...
7408727 Lens holder and lens unit  
A lens holder holds a plurality of lenses aligned in a direction of an optical axis. This lens holder is at least partially assembled from subunits divided on a plane that includes the optical...
7403348 Lens assembly for projecting image  
A lens assembly includes plural lens components. A first lens element of the first lens component is aspherical and plastic, disposed on a side of a screen surface, for adjusting focus in image...
7401987 Photographing lens having an eccentricity adjusting device  
A photographing lens includes an eccentricity adjusting frame which holds an eccentricity adjusting lens group serving as a part of a photographing optical system of the photographing lens; a lens...
7400463 Miniature lens focusing mechanism  
A miniature lens focusing mechanism includes a lens holder, at least one winding element surrounding the lens holder, at least one elastic element connected to the lens holder and the at least one...
7400461 Lens holder and lens unit  
A lens holder for holding a plurality of lenses is provided. The lens holder is assembled from a plurality of subunits divided on a plane that is parallel to an optical axis. A subunit includes a...