Patents by Inventor Keisuke Araki
Keisuke Araki 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).
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Patent number: 6639729Abstract: A reflecting type of zoom optical system comprises a plurality of optical elements each of which includes a transparent body and two refracting surfaces and a plurality of reflecting surfaces formed on the transparent body and is arranged so that a light beam enters the transparent body from one of the two refracting surfaces, repeatedly undergoes reflection by the plurality of reflecting surfaces, and exits from the other of the two refracting surfaces, and/or a plurality of optical elements on each of which a plurality of reflecting surfaces made from surface reflecting mirrors are integrally formed, and each of which is arranged so that an entering light beam repeatedly undergoes reflection by the plurality of reflecting surfaces and exits from the optical element.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2001Date of Patent: October 28, 2003Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tsunefumi Tanaka, Toshiya Kurihashi, Shigeo Ogura, Keisuke Araki, Makoto Sekita, Nobuhiro Takeda, Yoshihiro Uchino, Kenichi Kimura, Toshikazu Yanai, Norihiro Nanba, Hiroshi Saruwatari, Takeshi Akiyama
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Patent number: 6636360Abstract: A reflecting type of zoom optical system comprises a plurality of optical elements each of which includes a transparent body and two refracting surfaces and a plurality of reflecting surfaces formed on the transparent body and is arranged so that a light beam enters the transparent body from one of the two refracting surfaces, repeatedly undergoes reflection by the plurality of reflecting surfaces, and exits from the other of the two refracting surfaces, and/or a plurality of optical elements on each of which a plurality of reflecting surfaces made from surface reflecting mirrors are integrally formed, and each of which is arranged so that an entering light beam repeatedly undergoes reflection by the plurality of reflecting surfaces and exits from the optical element.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2000Date of Patent: October 21, 2003Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tsunefumi Tanaka, Toshiya Kurihashi, Shigeo Ogura, Keisuke Araki, Makoto Sekita, Nobuhiro Takeda, Yoshihiro Uchino, Kenichi Kimura, Toshikazu Yanai, Norihiro Nanba, Hiroshi Saruwatari, Takeshi Akiyama
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Patent number: 6590704Abstract: In a multi-eye camera head unit (10), a panoramic image sensing exchangeable camera head unit (111) and three-dimensional image sensing exchangeable camera head unit (112) are exchanged in correspondence with the image sensing mode. The panoramic image sensing exchangeable camera head unit (111) includes a pair of optical elements (111R, 111L), which comprise offaxial optical systems each having a plurality of reflecting and refracting surfaces. The three-dimensional image sensing camera head unit (112) includes a pair of optical elements (112R, 112L), which comprise offaxial optical systems each having a plurality of reflecting and refracting surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 1999Date of Patent: July 8, 2003Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kotaro Yano, Keisuke Araki, Toshihiro Sunaga
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Publication number: 20020149854Abstract: A reflecting type of zoom optical system comprises a plurality of optical elements each of which includes a transparent body and two refracting surfaces and a plurality of reflecting surfaces formed on the transparent body and is arranged so that a light beam enters the transparent body from one of the two refracting surfaces, repeatedly undergoes reflection by the plurality of reflecting surfaces, and exits from the other of the two refracting surfaces, and/or a plurality of optical elements on each of which a plurality of reflecting surfaces made from surface reflecting mirrors are integrally formed, and each of which is arranged so that an entering light beam repeatedly undergoes reflection by the plurality of reflecting surfaces and exits from the optical element.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2001Publication date: October 17, 2002Inventors: Tsunefumi Tanaka, Toshiya Kurihashi, Shigeo Ogura, Keisuke Araki, Makoto Sekita, Nobuhiro Takeda, Yoshihiro Uchino, Kenichi Kimura, Toshikazu Yanai, Norihiro Nanba, Hiroshi Saruwatari, Takeshi Akiyama
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Patent number: 6459530Abstract: A variable magnification optical system includes at least three optical units which are a first moving optical unit, a fixed optical unit and a second moving optical unit. The three optical units are arranged in that order in a propagation direction of light, and a variation of magnification is effected by a relative movement between the first moving optical unit and the second moving optical unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2001Date of Patent: October 1, 2002Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Norihiro Nanba, Keisuke Araki
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Publication number: 20020105734Abstract: An optical system of reflecting type according to the invention comprises an optical element composed of a transparent body having an entrance surface, an exit surface and at least three curved reflecting surfaces of internal reflection, wherein a light beam coming from an object and entering at the entrance surface is reflected from at least one of the reflecting surfaces to form a primary image within the optical element and is, then, made to exit from the exit surface through the remaining reflecting surfaces to form an object image on a predetermined plane, and wherein 70% or more of the length of a reference axis in the optical element lies in one plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2002Publication date: August 8, 2002Inventors: Kenichi Kimura, Tsunefumi Tanaka, Toshiya Kurihashi, Shigeo Ogura, Keisuke Araki, Makoto Sekita, Nobuhiro Takeda, Yoshihiro Uchino, Toshikazu Yanai, Norihiro Nanba, Hiroshi Saruwatari, Takeshi Akiyama
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Patent number: 6426841Abstract: A disclosed optical apparatus comprises an optical unit including a light entrance surface, light reflecting surfaces and a light exit surface all of which are integrally formed of transparent material, and the optical unit has in its interior an internal refracting surface for refracting light. Since a light beam passes through the optical unit from the light entrance surface to the light exit surface via the internal refracting surface and the light reflecting surfaces along a bent optical path, the optical apparatus is reduced in size and improved in optical performance, particularly, well corrected in chromatic aberration. Another disclosed optical apparatus is arranged to achieve zooming by using a plurality of optical units each of which is similar to the aforesaid optical unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2001Date of Patent: July 30, 2002Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Keisuke Araki, Tsunefumi Tanaka, Makoto Sekita, Kenichi Kimura, Norihiro Nanba, Hiroshi Saruwatari, Takeshi Akiyama
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Patent number: 6366411Abstract: A reflecting-type optical system according to the invention includes an optical element composed of a transparent body having an entrance surface, an exit surface and at least three curved reflecting surfaces of internal reflection. A light beam coming from an object and entering at the entrance surface is reflected from at least one of the reflecting surfaces to form a primary image within the optical element and is, then, made to exit from the exit surface through the remaining reflecting surfaces to form an object image on a predetermined plane. In the optical system, 70% or more of the length of a reference axis in the optical element lies in one plane.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2000Date of Patent: April 2, 2002Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kenichi Kimura, Tsunefumi Tanaka, Toshiya Kurihashi, Shigeo Ogura, Keisuke Araki, Makoto Sekita, Nobuhiro Takeda, Yoshihiro Uchino, Toshikazu Yanai, Norihiro Nanba, Hiroshi Saruwatari, Takeshi Akiyama
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Patent number: 6351333Abstract: An optical element includes an incidence surface, one or more reflecting surfaces reflecting light from the incident surface, an emergence surface, and off-axial curved surfaces causing the light to emerge from the emergence surface. At least one of the incidence surface, the emergence surface and the one or more reflecting surfaces is a surface having diffracting action. The surface having the diffracting action is a curved surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 1998Date of Patent: February 26, 2002Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Keisuke Araki, Sadahiko Tsuji, Tsunefumi Tanaka, Kenichi Kimura, Norihiro Nanba, Hiroshi Saruwatari, Michiharu Aratani, Takeshi Akiyama
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Publication number: 20020018289Abstract: A variable magnification optical system comprises at least three optical units which are a first moving optical unit, a fixed optical unit and a second moving optical unit. The three optical units are arranged in that order in a propagation direction of light, and a variation of magnification is effected by a relative movement between the first moving optical unit and the second moving optical unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2001Publication date: February 14, 2002Inventors: Norihiro Nanba, Keisuke Araki
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Patent number: 6313942Abstract: A variable magnification optical system comprises at least three optical units which are a first moving optical unit, a fixed optical unit and a second moving optical unit. The three optical units are arranged in that order in a propagation direction of light, and a variation of magnification is effected by a relative movement between the first moving optical unit and the second moving optical unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 1999Date of Patent: November 6, 2001Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Norihiro Nanba, Keisuke Araki
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Patent number: 6301064Abstract: An optical apparatus includes an optical unit including a light entrance surface, light reflecting surfaces and a light exit surface all of which are integrally formed of transparent material, and the optical unit has in its interior an internal refracting surface for refracting light. Since a light beam passes through the optical unit from the light entrance surface to the light exit surface via the internal refracting surface and the light reflecting surfaces along a bent optical path, the optical apparatus is reduced in size and improved in optical performance, particularly, well corrected in chromatic aberration. Another disclosed optical apparatus is arranged to achieve zooming by using a plurality of optical units each of which is similar to the aforesaid optical unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 1997Date of Patent: October 9, 2001Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Keisuke Araki, Tsunefumi Tanaka, Makoto Sekita, Kenichi Kimura, Norihiro Nanba, Hiroshi Saruwatari, Takeshi Akiyama
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Patent number: 6292309Abstract: A zoom lens comprises a plurality of optical elements each of which includes a transparent body having two refracting surfaces and a plurality of reflecting surfaces and is arranged so that a light beam enters the transparent body from one of the two refracting surfaces, repeatedly undergoes reflection, and exits from the other of the two refracting surfaces, and/or a plurality of optical elements on each of which a plurality of reflecting surfaces made from front surface mirrors are integrally formed, and each of which is arranged so that an entering light beam repeatedly undergoes reflection by the plurality of reflecting surfaces and exits from the optical element.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 1999Date of Patent: September 18, 2001Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Makoto Sekita, Tsunefumi Tanaka, Toshiya Kurihashi, Shigeo Ogura, Keisuke Araki, Nobuhiro Takeda, Yoshihiro Uchino, Kenichi Kimura, Toshikazu Yanai, Norihiro Nanba, Hiroshi Saruwatari, Takeshi Akiyama
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Publication number: 20010013974Abstract: In an optical element for reflecting light from an incidence surface of the optical element by one or more reflecting surfaces comprising off-axial curved surfaces, and causing the light to emerge from an emergence surface, at least one of the incidence surface, the emergence surface and the reflecting surface diffracting the light.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 1998Publication date: August 16, 2001Inventors: KEISUKE ARAKI, SADAHIKO TSUJI, TSUNEFUMI TANAKA, KENICHI KIMURA, NORIHIRO NANBA, HIROSHI SARUWATARI, MICHIHARU ARATANI, TAKESHI AKIYAMA
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Patent number: 6215596Abstract: An optical element integrally has an optically acting surface, which is a rotationally asymmetric, aspherical surface, and a monitor surface for evaluation of whether the optical element is defective or not. The monitor surface is provided in a portion effecting no optical action, except for the optically acting surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 1999Date of Patent: April 10, 2001Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Keisuke Araki, Tsunefumi Tanaka, Hiroaki Hoshi
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Patent number: 6204978Abstract: An optical system in which rays of light from an object pass through includes a first lens unit having at least one off-axial curved surface, a second lens unit and a third lens unit having at least one off-axial curved surface in the named order and wherein chiefly the first lens unit and the third lens unit cancel aberrations created by the off-axial curved surfaces with each other so that totally good aberration correction may be effected.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 1999Date of Patent: March 20, 2001Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takeshi Akiyama, Keisuke Araki
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Patent number: 6166866Abstract: A reflecting-type optical system according to the invention includes an optical element composed of a transparent body having an entrance surface, an exit surface and at least three curved reflecting surfaces of internal reflection. A light beam coming from an object and entering at the entrance surface is reflected from at least one of the reflecting surfaces to form a primary image within the optical element and is, then, made to exit from the exit surface through the remaining reflecting surfaces to form an object image on a predetermined plane, In the optical system, 70% or more of the length of a reference axis in the optical element lies in one plane.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 1996Date of Patent: December 26, 2000Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kenichi Kimura, Tsunefumi Tanaka, Toshiya Kurihashi, Shigeo Ogura, Keisuke Araki, Makoto Sekita, Nobuhiro Takeda, Yoshihiro Uchino, Toshikazu Yanai, Norihiro Nanba, Hiroshi Saruwatari, Takeshi Akiyama
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Patent number: 6124986Abstract: A zoom optical system and an image pickup apparatus using the same are disclosed. The zoom optical system comprises a first optical unit having a refractive power, the first optical unit having a reflecting surface, a second optical unit having a refractive power, and a driving portion for moving a light receiving surface which receives light from an object through the first optical unit and the second optical unit. The zoom optical system performs variation of magnification by moving at least one of the first optical unit and the second optical unit, and a deviation of a focus position due to the variation of magnification is corrected by the light receiving surface being moved by the driving portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 1997Date of Patent: September 26, 2000Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Makoto Sekita, Tsunefumi Tanaka, Keisuke Araki, Kenichi Kimura, Norihiro Nanba, Hiroshi Saruwatari, Takeshi Akiyama
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Patent number: 6021004Abstract: A zoom lens comprises a plurality of optical elements each of which includes a transparent body having two refracting surfaces and a plurality of reflecting surfaces and is arranged so that a light beam enters the transparent body from one of the two refracting surfaces, repeatedly undergoes reflection, and exits from the other of the two refracting surfaces, and/or a plurality of optical elements on each of which a plurality of reflecting surfaces made from front surface mirrors are integrally formed, and each of which is arranged so that an entering light beam repeatedly undergoes reflection by the plurality of reflecting surfaces and exits from the optical element.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 1996Date of Patent: February 1, 2000Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Makoto Sekita, Tsunefumi Tanaka, Toshiya Kurihashi, Shigeo Ogura, Keisuke Araki, Nobuhiro Takeda, Yoshihiro Uchino, Kenichi Kimura, Toshikazu Yanai, Norihiro Nanba, Hiroshi Saruwatari, Takeshi Akiyama
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Patent number: 5999311Abstract: A variable magnification optical system comprises at least three optical units which are a first moving optical unit, a fixed optical unit and a second moving optical unit. The three optical units are arranged in that order in a propagation direction of light, and a variation of magnification is effected by a relative movement between the first moving optical unit and the second moving optical unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 1997Date of Patent: December 7, 1999Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Norihiro Nanba, Keisuke Araki