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Number: 359/824
Name: Optical: systems and elements > Lens > With support > Lens mounts > Adjustable > With axial adjustment (e.g., adjustable focus, etc.) > Electromagnetic or piezoelectric drive
Description: Subject matter wherein the structure for moving or permitting motion of the lens along its optical axis or for moving or permitting motion along the optical axis of at least two of the lens components relative to one another includes a source of mechanical motive power which is driven by electrical means.


Patents under this class:
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Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
7251087 Lens driving apparatus and image pick-up apparatus including the same Jul. 31, 2007
7242541 Fabrication of MEMS zoom lens structure Jul. 10, 2007
7233449 Lens moving mechanism and imaging apparatus Jun. 19, 2007
7230778 Sliding track for optical apparatus Jun. 12, 2007
7221525 Drive apparatus, lens unit, and camera May. 22, 2007
7221526 Lens driving device and imaging device May. 22, 2007
7212358 Digital camera system with piezoelectric actuators May. 1, 2007
7206145 Lens driving device and electronic camera using the same Apr. 17, 2007
7199949 Optical pickup device and optical disk device Apr. 3, 2007
7193794 Adjustment arrangement of an optical element Mar. 20, 2007
7190534 Image pick up apparatus Mar. 13, 2007
7173772 Lens barrel Feb. 6, 2007
7170694 Magnetically positioned precision holder for optical components Jan. 30, 2007
7162152 Position detecting device of lens barrel with disk-shaped magnet and sensor chip Jan. 9, 2007
7145738 Driving mechanism for a camera lens Dec. 5, 2006
7146097 Focusing device Dec. 5, 2006
7136331 Disk drive Nov. 14, 2006
7116902 Lens driving mechanism and electronic device Oct. 3, 2006
7113351 Systems and methods for actuating lens assemblies Sep. 26, 2006
7102836 Objective lens driving apparatus for optical pickup Sep. 5, 2006
7099093 Compact lens module Aug. 29, 2006
7079333 Lens driver and image capture apparatus Jul. 18, 2006
7079329 Micro actuator for controlling focal depth Jul. 18, 2006
7064912 Lens driving apparatus, thin camera, and a cellular phone having a thin camera Jun. 20, 2006
7061700 Lens barrel and image pickup device including lens barrel Jun. 13, 2006
7039309 Drive source of a camera lens May. 2, 2006
7038977 Optical pickup actuator May. 2, 2006
7031082 Retainer, exposure apparatus, and device fabrication method Apr. 18, 2006
7016125 Objective lens-driving apparatus Mar. 21, 2006
7014798 Method for manufacturing an optical pickup Mar. 21, 2006
7006307 Optical pickup actuator Feb. 28, 2006
6968129 Lens driving device and imaging device Nov. 22, 2005
6961193 Driving device Nov. 1, 2005
6947228 Objective lens driving device, optical pickup device, and optical information recording and/or reproduction device Sep. 20, 2005
6943966 Optical component and image pick-up device using the same Sep. 13, 2005
6919999 Passive focus device Jul. 19, 2005
6903883 Image pickup lens unit and image pickup device Jun. 7, 2005
6898028 Optical device and optical reproducing apparatus May. 24, 2005
6873446 Refractive optical deflector Mar. 29, 2005
6865036 Lens drive device and lens device capable of setting an optimum braking characteristic Mar. 8, 2005
6859333 Adaptive liquid crystal lenses Feb. 22, 2005
6859325 Objective lens device, optical pickup device, and optical information recording and/or reproduction device Feb. 22, 2005
6856469 Lens driving device Feb. 15, 2005
6856477 Position detecting apparatus, and optical apparatus and position detecting method comprising this Feb. 15, 2005
6853507 Lens driving device Feb. 8, 2005
6853505 Optical module apparatus, projection television and method of fabricating optical module apparatus Feb. 8, 2005
6844994 Optical element deformation system Jan. 18, 2005
6825999 Lens driving apparatus and coil substrate therefor Nov. 30, 2004
6822809 Drive transmission device and optical apparatus using same Nov. 23, 2004
6819500 Lens device including orthogonally driven blur compensation lens actuators and axially driven lens actuator, and optical equipment using same Nov. 16, 2004

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