Patents by Inventor Keiji Matsusaka

Keiji Matsusaka 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: 20130016278
    Abstract: An imaging lens system has, from an object side, at least one positive lens element convex to the object side, a negative lens element, and at least one lens element having an aspherical surface. The positive and negative lens elements are arranged next to each other. The formulae 0.1<Ton/Dopn<7, 0.1<(Rona?Ronb)/(Rona+Ronb)<1.5, and 0.3<Y?/TL<0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventors: Keiji Matsusaka, Hiroaki Tanaka, Eigo Sano
  • Publication number: 20130016261
    Abstract: A single-focal-length imaging lens system achieves focusing by, while keeping first and third lens groups stationary relative to the image plane, moving a second lens group along the optical axis. The second lens group includes a positive lens element. The third lens group includes an aspherically shaped lens element having an inflection point at a position other than the intersection with the optical axis. The first and second air lenses formed by the intervals between the first and second and between the second and third lens groups have negative and positive refractive powers respectively. The conditional formula 0?|Fi1/Fi2|?|Fm1/Fm2|?10 is fulfilled (Fi1 and Fi2 representing the focal lengths of the first and second air lenses, respectively, when focusing on the infinite object distance; Fm1 and Fm2 representing the focal lengths of the first and second air lenses, respectively, when focusing on the closest object distance).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: Konica Minolta Advanced Layers, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Tanaka, Keiji Matsusaka, Eigo Sano, Maiko Nishida
  • Patent number: 8270098
    Abstract: Disclosed is an image pickup lens (LN) including at least three lens blocks (BK) each equipped with a lens substrate (LS) being a parallel flat plate, and a lens or lenses (L) having a positive or negative power and being connected to at least one of an object-side surface and an image-side surface of the lens substrate (LS). In the image pickup lens (LN), a first lens block (BK1) arranged at a closest position to an object side has a positive powder, a second lens block (BK2) arranged at an image side of the first lens block (BK1) has s negative power, and predetermined conditional expressions are satisfied, whereby the image pickup lens capable of being easily produced at a low cost and having a high performance and a compact size can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Konica Minolto Opto, Inc.
    Inventors: Yasunari Fukuta, Keiji Matsusaka
  • Patent number: 8270095
    Abstract: A variable-power optical system includes, in order from an object side thereof: a first lens group with a negative optical power; a second lens group with a positive optical power; a third lens group with a negative optical power; and a fourth lens group with a positive optical power. An interval between the first lens group and the second lens group decreases when a power of the variable-power optical system varies from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end. The second lens group includes at least one aspheric surface. The variable-power optical system satisfies the predetermined conditional expressions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.
    Inventors: Keiji Matsusaka, Soh Ohzawa, Yasunari Fukuta
  • Publication number: 20120081596
    Abstract: An image pickup lens comprises a first lens (L1) having a positive refractive power, an aperture stop (s3), a second lens (L2) having a negative refractive power and having a concave surface facing the image side, a third lens (L3) having a positive refractive power, and a fourth lens (L4) having a negative refractive power and having a concave surface facing the image side. The image pickup lens satisfies predetermined formulae.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Inventors: Hiroaki Tanaka, Keiji Matsusaka, Elgo Sano
  • Patent number: 8068291
    Abstract: An imaging lens (LN) includes one or two lens blocks (BK), and an aperture stop (ape). The lens block (BK) includes a plane-parallel lens substrate (LS) and a lens (L) formed of different materials. In the imaging lens (LN), a first lens block (BK1) disposed at the most object-side exerts a positive optical power, and a conditional formula defined by the absolute difference between the index of refraction of a first lens substrate (LS1) and the index of refraction of a lens (L[LS1o]) contiguous with an object-side substrate surface of the first lens substrate (LS) is fulfilled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.
    Inventors: Yusuke Hirao, Keiji Matsusaka
  • Patent number: 8064147
    Abstract: An imaging lens (LN) includes at least three lens blocks (BK), and an aperture stop (ape). The lens block (BK) includes parallel flat lens substrates (LS) formed of different materials, and a lens (L). In the imaging lens (LN), the object side lens surface of a first lens (L1) included in a first lens block (BK1) is a surface protruding to the object side, the object side lens surface of a third lens (L3) included in a second lens block (BK2) is a surface recessed from the object side, and at least the object side lens surface of a fifth lens (L5) or the object side lens surface of a sixth lens (L6) included in a third lens block (BK3) is aspherical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.
    Inventors: Yusuke Hirao, Keiji Matsusaka, Yasunari Fukuta
  • Publication number: 20110273611
    Abstract: Provided is a single-focus optical system which is configured, in order from the object side to the image side, of a first to third lens groups and in which the first lens group and the third lens group are fixed with respect to a predetermined imaging surface, and the second lens group is moved in the optical axis direction to focus, wherein the first lens group comprises at least one positive lens and at least one negative lens, the second lens group comprises at least one positive lens, the third lens group comprises at least one lens having at least one aspheric surface and having a positive optical power at a peripheral portion thereof, and 5<|?v1|<70 is satisfied where ?v1 is a maximum value of the Abbe number difference between the positive lens and the negative lens in the first lens group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc
    Inventors: Keiji Matsusaka, Taizo Wakimura, Masashi Isono, Eigo Sano, Keiko Yamada, Hiroaki Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20110267709
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image pickup lens, an image pickup apparatus, and a mobile terminal. The image pickup lens includes a lens group. The lens group includes a lens substrate which is a parallel flat plate, and lenses are formed on an object side surface and image side surface of the lens substrate, where a lens with a positive refractive power formed on the lens substrate has an Abbe number of ?p and a lens with a negative refractive power formed on the lens substrate has an Abbe number of ?n. The difference between the Abbe number ?p and the Abbe number of ?n satisfies 10<|?p??n|.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.
    Inventors: Yusuke HIRAO, Keiji Matsusaka
  • Patent number: 8031415
    Abstract: An imaging lens (LN) includes one or two lens blocks (BK), and an aperture stop (ape). The lens block (BK) includes a plane-parallel lens substrate (LS) and a lens (L) formed of different materials. In the imaging lens (LN), a first lens block (BK1) disposed at the most object-side exerts a positive optical power, and a conditional formula defined by the absolute difference between the index of refraction of a first lens substrate (LS1) and the index of refraction of a lens (L[LS1o]) contiguous with an object-side substrate surface of the first lens substrate (LS) is fulfilled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.
    Inventors: Yusuke Hirao, Keiji Matsusaka
  • Patent number: 8000037
    Abstract: Provided is an imaging lens, including, in order from an object side: a positive first lens; a second lens having a concave shape toward the object side; and (i?2) number of lens, wherein the i-th lens, which is the most image-side lens, includes: an i-th lens flat plate; and a positive or negative lens element on at least one of the opposite surfaces of the i-th lens flat plate, wherein the following conditional relationship is satisfied: 0.9>Ymax/Y>0.61, where: Ymax is a height of the most off-axial ray on an image-side surface of the (i?1)th lens; and Y is a maximum image height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.
    Inventors: Yusuke Hirao, Keiji Matsusaka, Yasunari Fukuta
  • Patent number: 8000038
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image pickup lens, an image pickup apparatus, and a mobile terminal The image pickup lens includes a lens group. The lens group includes a lens substrate which is a parallel flat plate, and lenses are formed on an object side surface and image side surface of the lens substrate, where a lens with a positive refractive power formed on the lens substrate has an Abbe number of vp and a lens with a negative refractive power formed on the lens substrate has an Abbe number of vn. The difference between the Abbe number vp and the Abbe number of vn satisfies 10<|vp?vn|.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.
    Inventors: Yusuke Hirao, Keiji Matsusaka
  • Patent number: 7982968
    Abstract: A variable-power optical system includes, in order from an object side thereof: a first lens group with a negative optical power; a second lens group with a positive optical power; and a third lens group with a negative optical power, where an interval between the first lens group and the second lens group decreases when a power of the variable-power optical system varies from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end. The first lens group comprises a negative lens and a positive lens. The second lens group consists of a positive lens and a negative lens, and includes at least one aspheric surface. The variable-power optical system satisfies the predetermined conditional expressions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.
    Inventors: Keiji Matsusaka, Soh Ohzawa, Yasunari Fukuta
  • Publication number: 20110043623
    Abstract: A mode control section controls an image generation section to operate in a normal mode or a polarized light component reduction mode on the basis of a mode signal from a mode signal generation section to cause the image generation section to form a normal image or a polarized light component reduced image. When the possibility of occurrence of stray light is high, the imaging device automatically switches to the polarized light component reduction mode and when the possibility of occurrence of the stray light is low, the imaging device automatically switches to the normal mode. The polarized light component reduced image is obtained by reducing or eliminating stray light having a polarized light component, and the normal image is formed without reducing the stray light. Thus, the imaging device is capable of automatically switching between the two modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.
    Inventors: Yasunari Fukuta, Akira Fukushima, Miyuki Teramoto, Keiji Matsusaka
  • Publication number: 20110013070
    Abstract: A lens unit LU in which a lens portion L is formed at least on either a light-receiving surface or a light-emitting surface of a lens holding plate P, wherein a difference in coefficients of linear expansion of the lens holding plate P and the lens portion L is used to suppress mis-focusing by causing changes in a paraxial image point position of the entire lens system due to changes in the surface shape of the lens portion L which accompany temperature changes, and changes in the paraxial image point position of the entire lens system due to changes in the refraction index to cancel each other out. Furthermore, deterioration of performance of the entire lens system caused by rising temperature is suppressed by satisfying a predetermined conditional expression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA OPTO, INC.
    Inventors: Yusuke Hirao, Keiji Matsusaka
  • Patent number: 7869134
    Abstract: Provided is a microminiaturized zoom optical system capable of sufficiently correcting aberration. The zoom optical system (100) includes a first lens group (101) having a negative optical power, a second lens group (102) having a positive optical power, and a third lens group (103) having a positive or negative optical power in this order from the object side. The zoom optical system is configured in such a manner that the interval between the first lens group (101) and the second lens group (102) is decreased in zooming from the wide angle end to the telephoto end. A positive lens element in the third lens group (103) or in a lens group closer to the image side than the third lens group (103) satisfies the following conditional expression: vp<40 where vp is the minimum value of the Abbe number of the positive lens element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.
    Inventors: Keiji Matsusaka, Soh Ohzawa
  • Publication number: 20110001865
    Abstract: An imaging lens (LN) includes at least one lens block (BK), and an aperture stop (ape). The lens block (BK) includes a plane-parallel lens substrate (LS) and a lens (L) formed of different materials. In the imaging lens (LN), a first lens block (BK1) disposed at the most object-side exerts a positive optical power, and said at least one lens block is contiguous only with one of the object-side and image-side substrate surfaces of the lens substrate (LS).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.
    Inventors: Yusuke Hirao, Keiji Matsusaka
  • Patent number: 7859764
    Abstract: A variable-power optical system includes, in order from an object side thereof: a first lens group with a negative optical power; a second lens group with a positive optical power, moving when the power of the variable-power optical system varies; and a third lens group with a positive or negative optical power. The first lens group includes two or more lenses including one positive lens and one negative lens which include at least two or more lenses made of a plastic material. The variable-power optical system satisfies the predetermined conditional expressions relating to is a focal length of the first lens, a focal length of the second lens, a composite focal length of the total optical system, and an image-forming magnification of the second lens group at a telephoto end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.
    Inventors: Yasunari Fukuta, Soh Ohzawa, Keiji Matsusaka
  • Publication number: 20100321794
    Abstract: An imaging lens (LN) includes at least three lens blocks (BK), and an aperture stop (ape). The lens block (BK) includes parallel flat lens substrates (LS) formed of different materials, and a lens (L). In the imaging lens (LN), the object side lens surface of a first lens (L1) included in a first lens block (BK1) is a surface protruding to the object side, the object side lens surface of a third lens (L3) included in a second lens block (BK2) is a surface recessed from the object side, and at least the object side lens surface of a fifth lens (L5) or the object side lens surface of a sixth lens (L6) included in a third lens block (BK3) is aspherical.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.
    Inventors: Yusuke Hirao, Keiji Matsusaka, Yasunari Fukuta
  • Publication number: 20100321554
    Abstract: An imaging lens (LN) of an imaging device (ID) is composed of an aperture stop (ST) and a lens unit (LU) having positive power. Even when the object side surface of the lens unit (LU) has a shape convexed to the side of the object, and a lens whose image side surface is concaved to the image side is used, excellent aberration performance with a short optical total length, a small sensor incidence angle and a small distortion are achieved at low cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.
    Inventors: Yusuke Hirao, Keiji Matsusaka