Patents by Inventor Hiroshi YABUMOTO

Hiroshi YABUMOTO 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: 20230244066
    Abstract: An optical system (LS) includes lenses (L22,L23) satisfying the following conditional expressions, ?dLZ<35.0, and 0.702<?gFLZ+(0.00316×?dLZ), where ?dLZ: Abbe number of the lens with reference to d-line, and ?gFLZ: a partial dispersion ratio of the lens, wherein ?gFLZ is defined by the following expression, ?gFLZ=(ngLZ?nFLZ)/(nFLZ?nCLZ). wherein a refractive index of the lens with reference to g-line is ngLZ, a refractive index of the lens with reference to F-line is nFLZ, and a refractive index of the lens with reference to C-line is nCLZ.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Masashi YAMASHITA, Tomoki ITO, Hiroshi YABUMOTO, Hiroshi YAMAMOTO, Satoshi MIWA, Keisuke TSUBONOYA, Ayumu MAKIDA, Takeru UEHARA
  • Patent number: 11714292
    Abstract: [Problem to be Solved] There are provided an optical system having good imaging performance, an optical apparatus, and a method for manufacturing the optical system. [Solution] An optical system OL used in an optical apparatus, such as a camera 1, includes a diffractive optical element GD and at least one specific lens Lp, which is a lens made of crystalline glass. The specific lens Lp satisfies the condition expressed by the following expression: ?gFp+0.0017×?dp<0.730, where ?gFp represents partial dispersion ratio of a medium of the specific lens Lp, and ?dp represents the Abbe number of the medium of the specific lens Lp at a d line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Miwa, Hiroshi Yabumoto
  • Patent number: 11686926
    Abstract: An optical system (LS) Includes lenses (L22,L23) satisfying the following conditional expressions, ?dLZ<35.0, and 0.702<?gFLZ+(0.00316×?dLZ), where ?dLZ: Abbe number of the lens with reference to d-line, and ?gFLZ: a partial dispersion ratio of the lens, wherein ?gFLZ is defined by the following expression, ?gFLZ?(ngLZ?nFLZ)/(nFLZ?nCLZ). wherein a refractive index of the lens with reference to g-line is ngLZ, a refractive index of the lens with reference to F-line is nFLZ, and a refractive index of the lens with reference to C-line is nCLZ.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi Yamashita, Tomoki Ito, Hiroshi Yabumoto, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Satoshi Miwa, Keisuke Tsubonoya, Ayumu Makida, Takeru Uehara
  • Patent number: 11624863
    Abstract: There are provided an excellent diffractive optical element having a small amount of flare coloring and unaffected optical performance with a decrease in diffraction efficiency minimized and an optical system and an optical apparatus using the diffractive optical element. A diffractive optical element GD used in an optical system OL of a camera 1, which is an optical apparatus, and including a diffraction grating so that the diffractive optical element GD serves as a lens is so configured that the grating height h0 of the diffraction grating in a central region Ac around an optical axis Z is smaller than the grating height hmax of the diffraction grating in a peripheral region Ap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroshi Yabumoto
  • Publication number: 20220357562
    Abstract: This variable power optical system (ZL(1)) has a plurality of lens groups (G1-G7), and the intervals between the respectively adjacent lens groups change during power variation. The plurality of lens groups include a first focusing lens group (G6) that moves during focusing, and a second focusing lens group (G7) that is disposed closer to the image surface than is the first focusing lens group and moves so as to follow a track different from that of the first focusing lens group. The first focusing lens group (G6) and the second focusing lens group (G7) each have a negative refractive power and satisfy conditional expression: 0.40<MTF1/MTF2<1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventor: Hiroshi YABUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220342191
    Abstract: This zoom optical system (ZL(1)) has a plurality of lens groups (G1-G7), wherein when during zooming, distances between adjacent lens groups vary. The plurality of lens groups include: a first focused lens group (G6) that moves during focusing; and a second focused lens group (G7) that is disposed closer to an image plane side than the first focused lens group and moves during focusing along a trajectory that is different from that of the first focused lens group. The first focused lens group (G6) and the second focused lens group (G7) both have a negative refractive power and satisfy the following conditional expression, 0.40<fF1/fF2<6.00, where fF1: focal length of first focused lens group and fF2: focal length of second focused lens group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventor: Hiroshi YABUMOTO
  • Patent number: 11143849
    Abstract: An optical system (OL) used for an optical apparatus such as a camera (1) includes a focusing group (Gf) that moves upon focusing, a diffractive optical element (GD) disposed on an object side of the focusing group (Gf) and a negative lens element (L1n) disposed on the object side of the diffractive optical element (GD). The optical system (OL) satisfies the following expressions 0.030<f/fpf<0.050 nd1n+0.006×?d1n<1.910 35<?d1n where, f: focal length of whole system in infinity focusing state fpf: focal length of diffractive optical element (GD) nd1n: refractive index of medium of negative lens element (L1n) on d-line ?d1n: Abbe number of medium of negative lens element (L1n) on d-line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Miwa, Hiroshi Yabumoto
  • Publication number: 20210191112
    Abstract: An optical system (LS) includes lenses (L22,L23) satisfying the following conditional expressions, ndLZ+(0.01425×?dLZ)<2.12, and 0.702<?gFLZ+(0.00316×?dL=), where ndL: a refractive index of the lens with reference to d-line, ?dLZ: Abbe number of the lens with reference to d-line, and ?gFLZ: a partial dispersion ratio of the lens, wherein ?gFLZ is defined by the following expression, ?gFLZ=(ngLZ?nFLZ)/(nFLZ?nCLZ). wherein a refractive index of the lens with reference to g-line is ngLZ, a refractive index of the lens with reference to F-line is nFLZ, and a refractive index of the lens with reference to C-line is nCLZ.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Masashi YAMASHITA, Tomoki ITO, Hiroshi YABUMOTO, Hiroshi YAMAMOTO, Satoshi MIWA, Keisuke TSUBONOYA, Ayumu MAKIDA, Takeru UEHARA
  • Publication number: 20210072520
    Abstract: An optical system (LS) Includes lenses (L22,L23) satisfying the following conditional expressions, vdLZ<35.0, and 0.702<?gFLZ+(0.00316×?dLZ), where vdLZ: Abbe number of the lens with reference to d-line, and ?gFLZ: a partial dispersion ratio of the lens, wherein ?gFLZ is defined by the following expression, ?gFLZ?(ngLZ?nFLZ)/(nFLZ?nCLZ). wherein a refractive index of the lens with reference to g-line is ngLZ, a refractive index of the lens with reference to F-line is nFLZ, and a refractive index of the lens with reference to C-line is nCLZ.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Masashi YAMASHITA, Tomoki ITO, Hiroshi YABUMOTO, Hiroshi YAMAMOTO, Satoshi MIWA, Keisuke TSUBONOYA, Ayumu MAKIDA, Takeru UEHARA
  • Publication number: 20210055530
    Abstract: An optical system (OL) used for an optical apparatus such as a camera (1) includes a focusing group (Gf) that moves upon focusing, a diffractive optical element (GD) disposed on an object side of the focusing group (Gf) and a negative lens element (Lin) disposed on the object side of the diffractive optical element (GD). The optical system (OL) satisfies the following expressions. 0.030<f/fpf<0.050 nd1n+0.006×?d1n<1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Satoshi MIWA, Hiroshi YABUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20210026133
    Abstract: An optical system (LS) includes lenses (L22,L23) satisfying the following conditional expressions, ndLZ+(0.01425×?dLZ)<2.12, and ?dLZ<35.0, where ndLZ: a refractive index of the lens with reference to d-line, and ?dLZ: Abbe number of the lens with reference to d-line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Masashi YAMASHITA, Tomoki ITO, Hiroshi YABUMOTO, Hiroshi YAMAMOTO, Satoshi MIWA, Keisuke TSUBONOYA, Ayumu MAKIDA, Takeru UEHARA
  • Publication number: 20200333515
    Abstract: There are provided an excellent diffractive optical element having a small amount of flare coloring and unaffected optical performance with a decrease in diffraction efficiency minimized and an optical system and an optical apparatus using the diffractive optical element. A diffractive optical element GD used in an optical system OL of a camera 1, which is an optical apparatus, and including a diffraction grating so that the diffractive optical element GD serves as a lens is so configured that the grating height h0 of the diffraction grating in a central region Ac around an optical axis Z is smaller than the grating height hmax of the diffraction grating in a peripheral region Ap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventor: Hiroshi YABUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200026094
    Abstract: [Problem to be Solved] There are provided an optical system having good imaging performance, an optical apparatus, and a method for manufacturing the optical system. [Solution] An optical system OL used in an optical apparatus, such as a camera 1, includes a diffractive optical element GD and at least one specific lens Lp, which is a lens made of crystalline glass. The specific lens Lp satisfies the condition expressed by the following expression: ?gFp+0.0017×?dp<0.730, where ?gFp represents partial dispersion ratio of a medium of the specific lens Lp, and ?dp represents the Abbe number of the medium of the specific lens Lp at a d line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Satoshi MIWA, Hiroshi YABUMOTO