Patents by Inventor Taiga Noda

Taiga Noda has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11988818
    Abstract: The imaging lens consists of, in order from an object side, a first lens group having a negative refractive power, a second lens group having a positive refractive power, and a third lens group having a negative refractive power, and is configured such that, during focusing, the first lens group and the third lens group remain stationary with respect to an image plane, the second lens group moves in the direction of an optical axis, the first lens group includes a first-a negative lens and a first-b negative lens successively in order from a position closest to the object side, and that the second lens group includes an aperture stop that moves integrally with the second lens group during focusing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Taiga Noda
  • Publication number: 20240027735
    Abstract: The imaging lens consists of, in order from an object side, a first lens group having a negative refractive power, a second lens group having a positive refractive power, and a third lens group having a negative refractive power, and is configured such that, during focusing, the first lens group and the third lens group remain stationary with respect to an image plane, the second lens group moves in the direction of an optical axis, the first lens group includes a first-a negative lens and a first-b negative lens successively in order from a position closest to the object side, and that the second lens group includes an aperture stop that moves integrally with the second lens group during focusing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Taiga NODA
  • Publication number: 20230393376
    Abstract: The zoom lens includes, as lens groups, in order from the object side, only a first lens group having a positive power, a second lens group having a negative power, a third lens group having a positive power, a fourth lens group having a negative power, and a fifth lens group having a positive power. An aperture stop is disposed between a lens surface closest to the image side in the second lens group and a lens surface closest to the object side in the fourth lens group. During zooming, at least the first lens group, the second lens group, the third lens group, and the fourth lens group move. The first lens group consists of a negative lens, a positive lens, and a positive lens in order from the object side. The zoom lens satisfies predetermined conditional expressions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Daiki KAWAMURA, Taiga NODA
  • Patent number: 11803030
    Abstract: The imaging lens consists of, in order from the object side, a front group that includes a stop and has a positive refractive power, and a rear group. During focusing, the entire front group integrally moves, and the rear group remains stationary with respect to an image plane. The rear group includes one or more air lenses formed by two concave lens surfaces facing toward each other. The imaging lens satisfies Conditional Expressions: 0.1<Bf/f<0.9 and ?0.7<(Rrf+Rrr)/(Rrf?Rrr)<?0.025, where a back focal length of a whole system is Bf, a focal length of the whole system is f, and a curvature radius of an object side surface of the air lens in the rear group is Rrf and a curvature radius of an image side surface of the air lens in the rear group is Rrr.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Taiga Noda
  • Patent number: 11774733
    Abstract: The zoom lens includes, as lens groups, in order from the object side, only a first lens group having a positive power, a second lens group having a negative power, a third lens group having a positive power, a fourth lens group having a negative power, and a fifth lens group having a positive power. An aperture stop is disposed between a lens surface closest to the image side in the second lens group and a lens surface closest to the object side in the fourth lens group. During zooming, at least the first lens group, the second lens group, the third lens group, and the fourth lens group move. The first lens group consists of a negative lens, a positive lens, and a positive lens in order from the object side. The zoom lens satisfies predetermined conditional expressions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Daiki Kawamura, Taiga Noda
  • Patent number: 11774712
    Abstract: The zoom lens includes a positive first lens group, a negative second lens group, a positive third lens group, a negative fourth lens group, a negative fifth lens group, and a positive sixth lens group in order from an object side. All distances between adjacent lens groups change during zooming. The first lens group consists of a negative lens, a positive lens, and a positive lens in order from the object side. Only the fourth lens group moves to an image side during focusing from a long range to a short range. Conditional Expression is related to lateral magnification of the fourth lens group and a lateral magnification of the sixth lens group is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Taiga Noda
  • Publication number: 20230305276
    Abstract: The zoom lens consists of, in order from an object side, a first lens group that has a positive refractive power, a second lens group that has a negative refractive power, a middle group that includes one or more lens groups, and a final lens group. The middle group has a positive refractive power as a whole throughout an entire zoom range. During zooming, a spacing between the first lens group and the second lens group changes, a spacing between the second lens group and the middle group changes, and a spacing between the middle group and the final lens group changes. The zoom lens satisfies predetermined conditional expressions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Taiga NODA
  • Patent number: 11754805
    Abstract: The zoom lens includes a positive first lens group, a negative second lens group, a positive third lens group, a negative fourth lens group, a negative fifth lens group, and a positive sixth lens group in order from an object side. All distances between adjacent lens groups change during zooming. The first lens group consists of a negative lens, a positive lens, and a positive lens in order from the object side. Only the fourth lens group moves to an image side during focusing from a long range to a short range. Conditional Expression is related to lateral magnification of the fourth lens group and a lateral magnification of the sixth lens group is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Taiga Noda
  • Patent number: 11747599
    Abstract: The imaging lens consists of, in order from an object side, a first lens group having a negative refractive power, a second lens group having a positive refractive power, and a third lens group having a negative refractive power, and is configured such that, during focusing, the first lens group and the third lens group remain stationary with respect to an image plane, the second lens group moves in the direction of an optical axis, the first lens group includes a first-a negative lens and a first-b negative lens successively in order from a position closest to the object side, and that the second lens group includes an aperture stop that moves integrally with the second lens group during focusing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Taiga Noda
  • Patent number: 11650396
    Abstract: The zoom lens includes a positive first lens group, a negative second lens group, a positive third lens group, a negative fourth lens group, a negative fifth lens group, and a positive sixth lens group in order from an object side. All distances between adjacent lens groups change during zooming. The first lens group consists of a negative lens, a positive lens, and a positive lens in order from the object side. Only the fourth lens group moves to an image side during focusing from a long range to a short range. Conditional Expression related to a distance from a lens surface of the first lens group closest to the object side to an image plane and a distance from a lens surface of the second lens group closest to the object side to the image plane is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Taiga Noda
  • Patent number: 11543636
    Abstract: The zoom lens includes, as lens groups, in order from the object side, only a first lens group having a positive power, a second lens group having a negative power, a third lens group having a positive power, a fourth lens group having a negative power, and a fifth lens group having a positive power. An aperture stop is disposed between a lens surface closest to the image side in the second lens group and a lens surface closest to the object side in the fourth lens group. During zooming, at least the first lens group, the second lens group, the third lens group, and the fourth lens group move. The first lens group consists of a negative lens, a positive lens, and a positive lens in order from the object side. The zoom lens satisfies predetermined conditional expressions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Daiki Kawamura, Taiga Noda
  • Publication number: 20220390718
    Abstract: The imaging lens consists of, in order from an object side, a first lens group having a negative refractive power, a second lens group having a positive refractive power, and a third lens group having a negative refractive power, and is configured such that, during focusing, the first lens group and the third lens group remain stationary with respect to an image plane, the second lens group moves in the direction of an optical axis, the first lens group includes a first-a negative lens and a first-b negative lens successively in order from a position closest to the object side, and that the second lens group includes an aperture stop that moves integrally with the second lens group during focusing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Taiga NODA
  • Publication number: 20220390724
    Abstract: A zoom lens includes a positive first lens group, a negative second lens group, a positive third lens group, a positive fourth lens group, and a fifth lens group in order from an object side. In a case of zooming, an interval with an adjacent lens group is changed. The third lens group includes two positive lenses consecutively arranged in order from a side closest to the object side to an image side. The fifth lens group consists of a negative meniscus lens having a concave surface toward the object side and a positive lens having a convex surface toward the object side in order from the object side to the image side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Taiga NODA, Michio CHO
  • Patent number: 11454789
    Abstract: A zoom lens includes a positive first lens group, a negative second lens group, a positive third lens group, a positive fourth lens group, and a fifth lens group in order from an object side. In a case of zooming, an interval with an adjacent lens group is changed. The third lens group includes two positive lenses consecutively arranged in order from a side closest to the object side to an image side. The fifth lens group consists of a negative meniscus lens having a concave surface toward the object side and a positive lens having a convex surface toward the object side in order from the object side to the image side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Taiga Noda, Michio Cho
  • Patent number: 11442253
    Abstract: The imaging lens consists of, in order from an object side, a first lens group having a negative refractive power, a second lens group having a positive refractive power, and a third lens group having a negative refractive power, and is configured such that, during focusing, the first lens group and the third lens group remain stationary with respect to an image plane, the second lens group moves in the direction of an optical axis, the first lens group includes a first-a negative lens and a first-b negative lens successively in order from a position closest to the object side, and that the second lens group includes an aperture stop that moves integrally with the second lens group during focusing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Taiga Noda
  • Publication number: 20220276464
    Abstract: The imaging lens consists of, in order from the object side, a first lens group having a positive refractive power, a stop, a second lens group having a positive refractive power, and a third lens group. The third lens group includes one or more positive lenses and one or more negative lenses. During focusing, an entirety of the first lens group, the stop, and the second lens group, or an entirety of the second lens group integrally moves as a focus group, and the third lens group remains stationary with respect to an image plane. The imaging lens satisfies predetermined conditional expressions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Taiga NODA, Ryoko TOMIOKA
  • Publication number: 20220269041
    Abstract: The imaging lens consists of, in order from the object side, a front group that includes a stop and has a positive refractive power, and a rear group. During focusing, the entire front group integrally moves, and the rear group remains stationary with respect to an image plane. The rear group includes one or more air lenses formed by two concave lens surfaces facing toward each other. The imaging lens satisfies Conditional Expressions: 0.1<Bf/f<0.9 and ?0.7<(Rrf+Rrr)/(Rrf-Rrr)<-0.025, where a back focal length of a whole system is Bf, a focal length of the whole system is f, and a curvature radius of an object side surface of the air lens in the rear group is Rrf and a curvature radius of an image side surface of the air lens in the rear group is Rrr.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Taiga NODA
  • Publication number: 20220244512
    Abstract: The zoom lens includes, as lens groups, in order from the object side, only a first lens group having a positive power, a second lens group having a negative power, a third lens group having a positive power, a fourth lens group having a negative power, and a fifth lens group having a positive power. An aperture stop is disposed between a lens surface closest to the image side in the second lens group and a lens surface closest to the object side in the fourth lens group. During zooming, at least the first lens group, the second lens group, the third lens group, and the fourth lens group move. The first lens group consists of a negative lens, a positive lens, and a positive lens in order from the object side. The zoom lens satisfies predetermined conditional expressions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Daiki KAWAMURA, Taiga NODA
  • Publication number: 20220128805
    Abstract: The zoom lens includes, as lens groups, in order from the object side, only a first lens group having a positive power, a second lens group having a negative power, a third lens group having a positive power, a fourth lens group having a negative power, and a fifth lens group having a positive power. An aperture stop is disposed between a lens surface closest to the image side in the second lens group and a lens surface closest to the object side in the fourth lens group. During zooming, at least the first lens group, the second lens group, the third lens group, and the fourth lens group move. The first lens group consists of a negative lens, a positive lens, and a positive lens in order from the object side. The zoom lens satisfies predetermined conditional expressions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Daiki KAWAMURA, Taiga NODA
  • Publication number: 20220121004
    Abstract: The imaging lens includes, as lens groups in order from the object side, only a first lens group, a second lens group, and a third lens group. During focusing, the second lens group moves, and the first lens group and the third lens group remain stationary. The first lens group includes at least two groups of cemented lenses. Assuming that a focal length of a lens closest to the object side is f1, a focal length of the imaging lens in a state where an infinite distance object is in focus is f, and an air conversion distance on the optical axis from a lens surface closest to the image side to a focal position on the image side of the imaging lens in a state where an infinite distance object is in focus is Bf, the imaging lens satisfies Conditional Expressions (1): 0.1<f1/f<1 and (2): Bf/f<0.14.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Taiga NODA, Yoshiaki ISHII, Hiroki SAITO