Patents by Inventor Kazuhiko Momoki

Kazuhiko Momoki 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: 20020060844
    Abstract: A zoom lens is disclosed comprising, from front to rear, a first lens unit of positive refractive power, a second lens unit of negative refractive power, a third lens unit of positive refractive power, a fourth lens unit of negative refractive power, a fifth lens unit of positive refractive power and a sixth lens unit of negative refractive power, wherein, during zooming from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end, the air separations between the i-th and (i+1)st lens units are made to vary properly and the ratio of the focal length of the fourth lens unit to the longest focal length of the entire system is made to have a proper value. In particular, a zoom lens is disclosed wherein the second lens unit is made to decenter to stabilize the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2001
    Publication date: May 23, 2002
    Inventors: Shingo Hayakawa, Kazuhiko Momoki
  • Patent number: 6373639
    Abstract: A zoom lens is disclosed comprising, from front to rear, a first lens unit of positive refractive power, a second lens unit of negative refractive power, a third lens unit of positive refractive power, a fourth lens unit of negative refractive power, a fifth lens unit of positive refractive power and a sixth lens unit of negative refractive power, wherein, during zooming from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end, the air separations between the i-th and (i+1)st lens units are made to vary properly and the ratio of the focal length of the fourth lens unit to the longest focal length of the entire system is made to have a proper value. In particular, a zoom lens is disclosed wherein the second lens unit is made to decenter to stabilize the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shingo Hayakawa, Kazuhiko Momoki
  • Publication number: 20010030809
    Abstract: A zoom lens is disclosed comprising, from front to rear, a first lens unit of positive refractive power, a second lens unit of negative refractive power, a third lens unit of positive refractive power, a fourth lens unit of negative refractive power, a fifth lens unit of positive refractive power and a sixth lens unit of negative refractive power, wherein, during zooming from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end, the air separations between the i-th and (i+1)st lens units are made to vary properly and the ratio of the focal length of the fourth lens unit to the longest focal length of the entire system is made to have a proper value. In particular, a zoom lens is disclosed wherein the second lens unit is made to decenter to stabilize the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 1998
    Publication date: October 18, 2001
    Inventors: SHINGO HAYAKAWA, KAZUHIKO MOMOKI
  • Patent number: 6124972
    Abstract: A zoom lens is disclosed comprising, from front to rear, a first lens unit of positive refractive power, a second lens unit of negative refractive power, a third lens unit of positive refractive power, a fourth lens unit of negative refractive power, a fifth lens unit of positive refractive power and a sixth lens unit of negative refractive power, wherein, during zooming from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end, the air separations between the i-th and (i+1)st lens units are made to vary properly and the ratio of the focal length of the fourth lens unit to the longest focal length of the entire system is made to have a proper value. In particular, a zoom lens is disclosed wherein the second lens unit is made to decenter to stabilize the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shingo Hayakawa, Kazuhiko Momoki
  • Patent number: 5698841
    Abstract: An optical apparatus provided with a light receiving device for receiving light distributions from light beams passed through different portions of a pupil of a main imaging lens, a focus state detecting device for detecting the focus state of the main imaging lens from the positional relation between the light distributions received by the light receiving device, a decentration position detecting device for detecting the decentration position of a decenterable lens provided in the main imaging lens, a memory for memorizing inherent data of the main imaging lens which should correct the focus state detection output at each decentration position, and a calculating device for calculating the amount of movement of a focusing lens for focusing by the use of the inherent data read out from the memory conforming to a signal from the decentration position detecting device and the focus state detection output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1997
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kazuhiko Momoki