Patents by Inventor Hiroki Ebe

Hiroki Ebe 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).

  • Publication number: 20230341663
    Abstract: A converter lens according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is a converter lens that has a negative refractive power and increases a focal length of an entire system. The converter lens includes a front group having a positive refractive power and a rear group having a negative refractive power, and the front group is a lens unit having a combined refractive power having a maximum positive refractive power in a case where the combined refractive power is obtained by combining a refractive power of each lens in order from the lens closest to an object toward an image side. At this time, a focal length of the front group, a focal length of the converter lens, and a lateral magnification of the converter lens when the converter lens is disposed on an image side of a master lens are determined as appropriate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Hiroki Ebe, Shinichiro Saito
  • Publication number: 20230305277
    Abstract: A zoom lens includes a first lens unit having negative refractive power, a second lens unit having positive refractive power, and a rear lens group including one or more lens units. The zoom lens includes an aperture stop. The rear lens group includes a focus lens unit having negative refractive power that is moved to an image side in focusing from an infinite to a close distance and at least one lens unit arranged on the image side of the focus lens unit. The first lens unit includes three or more negative lenses. The focus lens unit includes a cemented lens or a single lens. The zoom lens satisfies a predetermined inequality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Hiroki Ebe, Shunji Iwamoto
  • Patent number: 11768357
    Abstract: A converter lens (RCL) has a negative refractive power, which is disposed on an image side of a master lens (ML) to make a focal length of an entire system longer than that of the master lens alone. The converter lens comprises a most image-side lens element (LT) disposed closest to an image side in the converter lens, wherein the most image-side lens element has a lens surface having a convex shape toward an image side, a lens disposed closest to an image side in the converter lens has a positive refractive power, and mN<mP and 0.0?LR2/AR2<1.0 are satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinichiro Saito, Hiroki Ebe
  • Patent number: 11726305
    Abstract: A converter lens according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is a converter lens that has a negative refractive power and increases a focal length of an entire system. The converter lens includes a front group having a positive refractive power and a rear group having a negative refractive power, and the front group is a lens unit having a combined refractive power having a maximum positive refractive power in a case where the combined refractive power is obtained by combining a refractive power of each lens in order from the lens closest to an object toward an image side. At this time, a focal length of the front group, a focal length of the converter lens, and a lateral magnification of the converter lens when the converter lens is disposed on an image side of a master lens are determined as appropriate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroki Ebe, Shinichiro Saito
  • Patent number: 11662560
    Abstract: A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a negative refractive power, a second lens unit having a positive refractive power, and a rear unit including one or more lens units. Distances between adjacent lens units change during zooming. The first lens unit includes a negative lens made of resin. The rear unit includes a positive lens made of resin. A predetermined condition is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuichi Gyoda, Hiroki Ebe
  • Publication number: 20230139677
    Abstract: A zoom lens includes a first lens unit having a negative refractive power, a second lens unit having a positive refractive power, and two or more additional lens units. In zooming, the first lens unit moves, and an interval between adjacent lens units changes. The refractive index of a negative lens A disposed on a most object side of negative lenses included in the first lens unit is higher than or equal to 1.89, and the negative lens A and a lens B disposed adjacent to an image side of the negative lens A satisfy a predetermined relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Hiroki Ebe, Shunji Iwamoto
  • Publication number: 20230110115
    Abstract: A converter lens has negative refractive power, and is disposed on an image side of a master lens so that a focal length of an entire system becomes greater than a focal length of the master lens alone. The converter lens includes a first lens element closest to an object and a second lens element next to an image side of the first lens element with a space between the first lens element and the second lens element. A focal length of the converter lens, a focal length of an air lens formed by the first lens element and the second lens element, the shape of an image-side lens surface of the first lens element, and the shape of an object-side lens surface of the second lens element are determined as appropriate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Shinichiro Saito, Hiroki Ebe
  • Patent number: 11586022
    Abstract: A converter lens has negative refractive power, and is disposed on an image side of a master lens so that a focal length of an entire system becomes greater than a focal length of the master lens alone. The converter lens includes a first lens element closest to an object and a second lens element next to an image side of the first lens element with a space between the first lens element and the second lens element. A focal length of the converter lens, a focal length of an air lens formed by the first lens element and the second lens element, the shape of an image-side lens surface of the first lens element, and the shape of an object-side lens surface of the second lens element are determined as appropriate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinichiro Saito, Hiroki Ebe
  • Publication number: 20220382019
    Abstract: An optical system consists of a front unit and a rear unit. The front unit consists of a first lens having a positive refractive power, a second lens disposed on an image side of the first lens and having a positive refractive power, and a third lens. Each of the first lens and the second lens has a refractive index of 1.7 or higher for d-line. The rear unit consists of two or more and four or fewer lenses and includes a fourth lens having a positive refractive power and a fifth lens adjacent to the fourth lens and having a negative refractive power. Each of the fourth lens and the fifth lens is made of an organic material. A predetermined condition is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroki Ebe, Shinichiro Saito
  • Publication number: 20220350119
    Abstract: A converter lens (RCL) has a negative refractive power, which is disposed on an image side of a master lens (ML) to make a focal length of an entire system longer than that of the master lens alone. The converter lens comprises a most image-side lens element (LT) disposed closest to an image side in the converter lens, wherein the most image-side lens element has a lens surface having a convex shape toward an image side, a lens disposed closest to an image side in the converter lens has a positive refractive power, and mN<mP and 0.0?LR2/AR2<1.0 are satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Shinichiro Saito, Hiroki Ebe
  • Patent number: 11487050
    Abstract: An observation optical system according to the present invention includes a Fresnel lens and a lens LP with a positive refractive power provided on a light incident side or a light emitting side of the Fresnel lens. A length in a direction of an optical axis from a surface vertex of a central annular section of the Fresnel lens to an end portion of the central annular section is defined as h0, and a length in the direction of the optical axis of a grating wall surface of a first annular section adjacent to the central annular section is defined as h1. The lengths h1 and h0 are set to appropriate values, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiroki Ebe
  • Patent number: 11474332
    Abstract: A converter lens according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is a converter lens that has a negative refractive power and increases a focal length of an entire system. The converter lens includes a front group having a positive refractive power and a rear group having a negative refractive power, and the front group is a lens unit having a combined refractive power having a maximum positive refractive power in a case where the combined refractive power is obtained by combining a refractive power of each lens in order from the lens closest to an object toward an image side. At this time, a focal length of the front group, a focal length of the converter lens, and a lateral magnification of the converter lens when the converter lens is disposed on an image side of a master lens are determined as appropriate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroki Ebe, Shinichiro Saito
  • Patent number: 11428910
    Abstract: A converter lens (RCL) has a negative refractive power, which is disposed on an image side of a master lens (ML) to make a focal length of an entire system longer than that of the master lens alone. The converter lens comprises a most image-side lens element (LT) disposed closest to an image side in the converter lens, wherein the most image-side lens element has a lens surface having a convex shape toward an image side, a lens disposed closest to an image side in the converter lens has a positive refractive power, and mN<mP and 0.0?LR2/AR2<1.0 are satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinichiro Saito, Hiroki Ebe
  • Publication number: 20220260813
    Abstract: A converter lens according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is a converter lens that has a negative refractive power and increases a focal length of an entire system. The converter lens includes a front group having a positive refractive power and a rear group having a negative refractive power, and the front group is a lens unit having a combined refractive power having a maximum positive refractive power in a case where the combined refractive power is obtained by combining a refractive power of each lens in order from the lens closest to an object toward an image side. At this time, a focal length of the front group, a focal length of the converter lens, and a lateral magnification of the converter lens when the converter lens is disposed on an image side of a master lens are determined as appropriate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroki Ebe, Shinichiro Saito
  • Patent number: 11252394
    Abstract: A lens apparatus includes two different optical systems. Each of the two optical systems includes a front lens unit having negative refractive power, an intermediate lens unit, and a rear lens unit disposed in this order from an object side to an image plane side. Each of the intermediate lens units in the two optical systems includes a first reflecting member for bending an optical path at a position adjacent to the front lens unit, and a second reflecting member for bending the optical path at a position adjacent to the rear lens unit. The following conditional expression is satisfied: 0.05<Dout/Din<0.50, where Din is a distance between surface vertexes of lenses closest to an object in the two optical systems, and Dout is a distance between surface vertexes of lenses closest to an image plane in the two optical systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiroki Ebe
  • Publication number: 20210311290
    Abstract: A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a negative refractive power, a second lens unit having a positive refractive power, and a rear unit including one or more lens units. Distances between adjacent lens units change during zooming. The first lens unit includes a negative lens made of resin. The rear unit includes a positive lens made of resin. A predetermined condition is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Yuichi GYODA, Hiroki EBE
  • Publication number: 20210149165
    Abstract: A converter lens (RCL) has a negative refractive power, which is disposed on an image side of a master lens (ML) to make a focal length of an entire system longer than that of the master lens alone. The converter lens comprises a most image-side lens element (LT) disposed closest to an image side in the converter lens, wherein the most image-side lens element has a lens surface having a convex shape toward an image side, a lens disposed closest to an image side in the converter lens has a positive refractive power, and mN<mP and 0.0?LR2/AR2<1.0 are satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Shinichiro Saito, Hiroki Ebe
  • Patent number: 10935705
    Abstract: Provided is an observation optical system used for observing an image displayed on an image display surface. The observation optical system includes, in order from an observation surface side to the image display surface side, a first lens having a positive refractive power, and a second lens having a positive refractive power. The first lens is a Fresnel lens, and a focal length f1 of the first lens and a focal length f2 of the second lens are each appropriately set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiroki Ebe
  • Publication number: 20200271904
    Abstract: A converter lens has negative refractive power, and is disposed on an image side of a master lens so that a focal length of an entire system becomes greater than a focal length of the master lens alone. The converter lens includes a first lens element closest to an object and a second lens element next to an image side of the first lens element with a space between the first lens element and the second lens element. A focal length of the converter lens, a focal length of an air lens formed by the first lens element and the second lens element, the shape of an image-side lens surface of the first lens element, and the shape of an object-side lens surface of the second lens element are determined as appropriate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Shinichiro Saito, Hiroki Ebe
  • Publication number: 20200271903
    Abstract: A converter lens according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is a converter lens that has a negative refractive power and increases a focal length of an entire system. The converter lens includes a front group having a positive refractive power and a rear group having a negative refractive power, and the front group is a lens unit having a combined refractive power having a maximum positive refractive power in a case where the combined refractive power is obtained by combining a refractive power of each lens in order from the lens closest to an object toward an image side. At this time, a focal length of the front group, a focal length of the converter lens, and a lateral magnification of the converter lens when the converter lens is disposed on an image side of a master lens are determined as appropriate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroki Ebe, Shinichiro Saito