| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| RE38617 |
Method of injection molding plastic lens |
October 12, 2004 |
| A cavity 22 in an injection molding assembly includes a lower mold insert 21 for shaping a lens convex surface and an upper mold insert 20 for shaping a lens concave surface. When the heated injection molding assembly is cooled and a lens is ejected after a molten resin is pressurized by |
| RE37461 |
Spectacle lens holding structure |
December 4, 2001 |
| A frame for rimless spectacles is provided which has no protuberances projecting from both surfaces of lenses, provides an improved effective field of view, and can be fabricated with ease. Blind holes are formed in nose- and temple-side edge surface portions of each spectacle lens, |
| RE37425 |
Spectacle lens holding structure |
October 30, 2001 |
| A frame for rimless spectacles is provided which has no protuberances projecting from both surfaces of lenses, provides an improved effective field of view, and can be fabricated with ease. Blind holes are formed in nose- and temple-side edge surface portions of each spectacle lens, |
| RE34132 |
Progressive power ophthalmic lens |
November 24, 1992 |
| An improved ophthalmic lens for presbyopia is disclosed in which the refractive power is progressively changed to provide a natural visual target arrangement. In the .[.opthalmic.]. .Iadd.ophthalmic .Iaddend.lens, rotation of the head of a wearer for binocular lateral vision is taken |
| D568839 |
Photomask blank |
May 13, 2008 |
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| D543160 |
Photomask blank |
May 22, 2007 |
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| D537048 |
Photomask blank |
February 20, 2007 |
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| 7454135 |
Camera system incorporating a seamless lens-drive switching mechanism |
November 18, 2008 |
| A camera system incorporating a seamless lens-drive switching mechanism includes a lens drive ring, a manual operation ring, a motor, a first one-way rotational transfer mechanism preventing the manual operation ring and the lens drive ring from being connected with each other in a f |
| 7454134 |
Image signal processing unit and digital camera |
November 18, 2008 |
| An image signal processing unit which processes image signals corresponding to an image divided into a plurality of image-areas is provided. The image signal processing unit comprises a first detector, a second detector, and a blurring processor. The first detector detects a sharpnes |
| 7453494 |
Anti-shake apparatus having magnetic position detectors positioned on one axis with common input |
November 18, 2008 |
| An anti-shake apparatus of a photographing apparatus comprises a movable unit, a fixed unit, and a signal-processing unit. The movable unit has an imaging device and is movable in first and second directions. The fixed unit slidably supports the movable unit in both the first and second |
| 7452103 |
Illuminating device for photoshooting |
November 18, 2008 |
| An illuminating device which is provided with a plurality of light source units is provided. Each of the plurality of light source units includes a light emitting unit having a light emitting device, a first optical system that adjusts an optical path of light emitted from the light |
| 7451620 |
Optical glass and optical product using the same |
November 18, 2008 |
| An optical glass having a high refractive index and high dispersion characteristics that is suited to application to precision press molding to precisely mold the shape of final products for objectives not requiring grinding or polishing. An optical glass exhibiting a refractive inde |
| 7450833 |
Lens barrel |
November 11, 2008 |
| A lens barrel is provided, including a radially-retractable optical element constituting a part of a photographing optical system, the radially-retractable optical element being movable between a photographing position located on an optical axis of the photographing optical system, a |
| 7450832 |
Imaging device having an optical image stabilizer |
November 11, 2008 |
| An imaging device includes an image-shake detector for detecting vibration applied to a photographing optical system; first and second movable frames, for supporting an image-stabilizing optical element, which constitutes a part of the photographing optical system, so as to be movabl |
| 7448938 |
Method for supplying spectacle lens |
November 11, 2008 |
| Difference between a lens edge circumference and an edged lens circumference is controlled to be always within a prescribed range so that a spectacle lens of a properly finished circumference size can always be supplied.A method of supplying a spectacle lens by bevel-edging an uncut |
| 7448377 |
Intubation assistance instrument and intubation assistance apparatus provided with the intubatio |
November 11, 2008 |
| An intubation assistance instrument which is used by being inserted into the trachea of a patient through the mouth thereof includes an insertion section having a straight portion with a tip part and a curved portion continuously extended from the tip part of the straight portion. The |
| 7446950 |
Method of manufacturing a molded article, manufacturing device and objective lens for optical pi |
November 4, 2008 |
| A method of manufacturing an optical element, such as an objective lens, by heat-softening optical glass and press molding it with high precision in a pressing mold. The method comprises press-molding a molding material with a pressing device, comprising a pair of molds with prescribed s |
| 7446796 |
Electronic endoscope system |
November 4, 2008 |
| An electronic endoscope system includes an image pickup device provided at a distal end of an insertion portion; an image signal processing device; a main light source; an auxiliary light source which emits less amount of light than the light emitted from the main light source; and a lig |
| 7445875 |
Mask blank and mask for electron beam exposure |
November 4, 2008 |
| A mask blank for electron beam exposure includes a pattern support layer that transmits an electron beam therethrough, an electron beam scattering layer formed on the pattern support layer, and a support body supporting the pattern support layer and the electron beam scattering layer. Th |
| 7444072 |
Stage apparatus and camera shake correction apparatus using stage apparatus |
October 28, 2008 |
| A stage apparatus includes a stationary support plate; a Y-direction movable member supported on, and parallel to, the stationary support plate so as to be relatively movable in a Y-direction, the Y-direction movable member including a Y-direction rod portion and a pair of X-directio |
| 7443603 |
Wide-angle zoom lens system |
October 28, 2008 |
| A wide-angle zoom lens system includes a negative first lens group, a positive second lens group, a negative third lens group and a positive fourth lens group, in this order from the object.Upon zooming from the short focal length extremity to the long focal length extremity, a dista |
| 7443498 |
Method and apparatus for inspecting a mura defect, and method of manufacturing a photomask |
October 28, 2008 |
| A mura defect inspecting apparatus 10 inspects the mura defect occurring in a repetitive pattern which is on a photomask 50, and which has a large number of unit patterns that are regularly arranged. The apparatus has a light receiver 13, an analyzing device 14, and an evaluating device |
| 7443428 |
Image processing device |
October 28, 2008 |
| An image is divided into first and second images, whose pixel data are processed using different processors simultaneously. The pixel data of the first and second image is stored in a first memory field and a second memory field including top and lower fields. The processed data produced |
| 7441895 |
Spectacle lens supply system, spectacle wearing parameter measurement apparatus, spectacle weari |
October 28, 2008 |
| Aims to enable to supply an optimal and dedicated spectacle lens or spectacle for each spectacle wearer, and also to verify a spectacle wearing state appropriately.A spectacle wearing parameter measurement system, sets a spectacle wearer to be in a distance vision state or a near vis |
| 7440687 |
Stage apparatus and camera shake correcting apparatus using the stage apparatus |
October 21, 2008 |
| A stage apparatus includes a stationary support plate; a Y-direction moving member including a Y-direction rod portion and an X-direction rod portion connected thereto parallel with the stationary support plate, the Y-direction moving member being supported by the stationary support plat |
| 7440686 |
Anti-shake apparatus |
October 21, 2008 |
| An anti-shake apparatus of a photographing-apparatus includes a movable-unit and a fixed-unit. The movable-unit has an imaging device, and is movable in a first-direction perpendicular to an optical axis of the photographing-apparatus, and performs an anti-shake operation by moving i |
| 7440661 |
Configuration detection device for endoscope |
October 21, 2008 |
| A configuration detection device includes a light-providing optical fiber, a light reflector a curvature-detecting optical fiber, and a light modulator. The light-providing optical fiber transmits detection light in a plurality of wavelength ranges that have different wavelengths from on |
| 7440005 |
Endoscope |
October 21, 2008 |
| In an endoscope, scopes that include a scope-side memory and a connector are selectively and detachably connected to a processor that includes a processor-side memory and a connection member. A parameter stored in the scope-side memory can be written to the processor-side memory. The |
| 7438775 |
Lens layout block device |
October 21, 2008 |
| A lens layout block device comprising a seal feeding device that supplies an elastic seal to a seal sticking position (A5). The elastic seal is loaded in a tape loading part in the form of a seal tape covered by a mount and a protective sheet and wound in a roll shape and fed by driving |
| 7437064 |
Drive mechanism for camera |
October 14, 2008 |
| A drive mechanism for a camera includes a movable member located behind a photographing lens and linearly moved along an optical axis thereof, the movable member supporting an image pickup device; an AF coil secured to the movable member or an immovable member of the camera; a magnetic f |
| 7436602 |
Lens barrel |
October 14, 2008 |
| 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 rotational ring includes a pair of split retractable rotational rings which are supported |
| 7436443 |
Mounting plate for solid-state imaging device and method for bonding solid-state imaging device |
October 14, 2008 |
| A mounting plate has an opening provided for bonding a solid-state imaging device thereto. The opening of the mounting plate comprises a first edge portion and a second edge portion. The first edge portion corresponds to a first side of part of the contour of a light receiving area of th |
| 7433291 |
Objective lens |
October 7, 2008 |
| An objective lens used for recording data to and/or reproducing data from a plurality of types of optical discs having different thicknesses of cover layers. The objective lens satisfies a condition 0.02<M2-M1<0.15, where M1 represents a magnification of the objective lens when |
| 7433109 |
Scanning optical system and scanning optical device |
October 7, 2008 |
| There is provided a scanning optical system used with a deflection mirror that produces sinusoidal vibrations. The scanning optical system includes a first lens having a positive power, and a second lens having a negative power. In this configuration, the first lens and the second lens a |
| 7433095 |
Reflective scanning optical system |
October 7, 2008 |
| In a reflective scanning optical system employing an imaging optical system having a curved mirror with a rotationally symmetrical reflecting surface configuration, the change in magnification of the imaging optical system in the auxiliary scanning direction is reduced and thereby the |
| 7432970 |
CCD breakage prevention system |
October 7, 2008 |
| A CCD control system includes a driving section supplying a drive signal and a power voltage to a CCD, a bias voltage generation section, a monitor signal output section that outputs monitor signals corresponding to the power voltage which is applied to the CCD. The CCD control system |
| 7432684 |
Mobile equipment with electric power supply control function |
October 7, 2008 |
| An apparatus for controlling the supply of electric power to mobile equipment has a battery checker that checks a remaining battery-level of at least one of plural batteries including main battery. The main battery is installed in a body, and the other batteries are installed in an a |
| 7430159 |
Optical pick-up and objective lens for use with different types of optical discs |
September 30, 2008 |
| There is provided an optical pick-up used for recording data to and/or reproducing data from at least three types of optical discs having at least two different thicknesses of cover layers. The optical pick-up includes light sources and an objective lens. A thickness t1 of a first op |
| 7429209 |
Method of polishing a glass substrate for use as an information recording medium |
September 30, 2008 |
| An information recording medium glass substrate manufactured by polishing the surface of a raw material glass plate. The polishing is divided into two steps, a step for performing a first polishing process to roughly polish the surface of the raw material glass plate to be smooth and a |
| 7428397 |
Circulation system for developing solution for a wet type image forming apparatus |
September 23, 2008 |
| A wet type image forming apparatus, having a latent image forming unit with a photoconductive drum, and a developing unit with a developing solution supplying system that supplies developing solution to a developing roller, is provided. The developing roller is adapted to supply tone |
| 7427282 |
High-frequency cutting instrument for endoscope |
September 23, 2008 |
| A high-frequency cutting instrument for an endoscope is provided. The instrument is provided with a flexible sheath formed of insulating material, a high-frequency electrode placed to be exposed on a lateral part of the flexible sheath in the vicinity of a tip of the flexible sheath, |
| 7426340 |
Stage apparatus and camera shake correction apparatus using the stage apparatus |
September 16, 2008 |
| A stage apparatus in which a movable stage is guided in first and second directions orthogonal to each other on a stationary member, includes a pair of first elongated holes formed on one of the movable stage and the stationary member and are elongated in the first direction; a pair of |
| 7425823 |
Position detecting device and method of adjusting position |
September 16, 2008 |
| A position detecting device has a movable unit, and a hold unit that movably holds the movable unit. One of the movable unit and the hold unit has a magnetic field generator having an engaged portion and a guide opening. A magnetic field sensor is provided on the other unit of the mo |
| 7425072 |
Method and apparatus for displaying 3-D image |
September 16, 2008 |
| An apparatus for displaying a 3-D image has a projector, and a projection controller. The projector has a projection optical system, and projects a series of 2-D images on different projected-positions in a depth direction, in order, by using light passing through the projection opti |
| 7423688 |
Lighting control apparatus |
September 9, 2008 |
| A lighting control apparatus of a photographing apparatus, comprises a lighting-device, and a signal-supplying processor. The lighting-device illuminates a photographic subject by receiving one of a first rectangular wave signal and a second rectangular wave signal. The signal-supply |
| 7422610 |
Method and device for dyeing lenses |
September 9, 2008 |
| In a method of coloring a dye coating-formed lens by heating, the lens is subjected to half dyeing by changing the heating temperature depending on the lens site. This dyeing method involves heating a lens having a dye coating-formed on the surface thereof in a heating furnace to diffuse |
| 7419450 |
Light source apparatus for electronic endoscope and electronic endoscope having the light source |
September 2, 2008 |
| A light source apparatus for an electronic endoscope includes a light source; a rotary shutter including a pair of coaxial aperture controlling rotary plates, which are selectively rotatable relative to and together with each other and each includes light interception portions and openin |
| 7417800 |
Zoom lens system |
August 26, 2008 |
| A zoom lens system includes a negative first lens group, a positive second lens group, a positive third lens group and positive fourth lens group, in this order from the object.The negative first lens group includes a reflection member, and the first lens group remains stationary when |
| 7415843 |
Apparatus and method for producing a glass optical element and glass optical element produced th |
August 26, 2008 |
| In a method of manufacturing a glass optical element by press-forming a glass material in a chamber by using a forming mold comprising upper and lower dies at least one of which is movable, where a surrounded space is formed between the glass material and at least one of the upper and th |
| 7415841 |
Method for producing chemically strengthened glass substrate for information recording medium |
August 26, 2008 |
| Prior to conducting chemical strengthening treatment by contacting a glass with a potassium-containing chemical strengthening treating solution, oxidation treatment is conducted to iron-containing particles adhered to a surface of the glass as a pre-step, and the glass is then chemically |
