Patents by Inventor Maki Yokoya

Maki Yokoya 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).

  • Patent number: 12050364
    Abstract: An optical system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having negative refractive power, an aperture stop, and a second lens unit having positive refractive power. The first lens unit includes a first lens having negative refractive power disposed closest to an object. The first lens has a meniscus shape that is convex to the object side. A predetermined condition is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Maki Yokoya
  • Publication number: 20240241345
    Abstract: A stereoscopic optical system includes two optical systems arranged in parallel. Each of the two optical systems includes a plurality of lens units that consist of, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having negative refractive power, a second lens unit, and a third lens unit having positive refractive power. The first lens unit includes a first reflective member disposed closest to an image plane. The third lens unit includes a second reflective member disposed closest to an object. The second lens unit includes a plurality of lens units that consist of, in order from the object side to the image side, a first subunit having positive refractive power and a second subunit having negative refractive power that are spaced by a widest air gap. The second subunit includes an aperture stop disposed closest to the image plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventor: MAKI YOKOYA
  • Patent number: 11805233
    Abstract: A lens apparatus includes two optical systems each of which includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a negative first lens unit, a first reflective member, an aperture diaphragm, a second reflective member, and a positive second lens unit. Each optical system satisfies following inequalities: 5.9<DR/f<13.6 0.7<D2/f2<5.2 10.4<DP/f<19.8 DR represents a distance on an optical axis from a reflective surface of the first reflective member to a reflective surface of the second reflective member. f represents a focal length of the optical system. f2 represents a focal length of the second lens unit. D2 represents a distance on the optical axis from the reflective surface of the second reflective member to an image plane. DP represents a distance on the optical axis from the aperture diaphragm to the image plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Maki Yokoya
  • Publication number: 20230185056
    Abstract: An optical system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having negative refractive power, an aperture stop, and a second lens unit having positive refractive power. The first lens unit includes a first lens having negative refractive power disposed closest to an object. The first lens has a meniscus shape that is convex to the object side. A predetermined condition is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventor: Maki Yokoya
  • Publication number: 20230014923
    Abstract: A lens apparatus includes two optical systems each of which includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a negative first lens unit, a first reflective member, an aperture diaphragm, a second reflective member, and a positive second lens unit. Each optical system satisfies following inequalities: 5.9<DR/f<13.6 0.7<D2/f2<5.2 10.4<DP/f<19.8 DR represents a distance on an optical axis from a reflective surface of the first reflective member to a reflective surface of the second reflective member. f represents a focal length of the optical system. f2 represents a focal length of the second lens unit. D2 represents a distance on the optical axis from the reflective surface of the second reflective member to an image plane. DP represents a distance on the optical axis from the aperture diaphragm to the image plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventor: Maki Yokoya
  • Patent number: 11372201
    Abstract: An optical system consists of, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit having a positive refractive power, a third lens unit having a negative refractive power. A distance between adjacent lens units changes during focusing. The second lens unit moves during the focusing. The following conditional expression is satisfied: ?0.20<f3/f<?0.05 where f is a focal length of the optical system focused on an object at infinity and f3 is a focal length of the third lens unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ino, Maki Yokoya
  • Patent number: 11194138
    Abstract: A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a negative refractive power and a second lens unit having a positive refractive power, a distance between the first lens unit and the second lens unit changing during zooming. A predetermined condition is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Maki Yokoya
  • Publication number: 20210033832
    Abstract: A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a negative refractive power and a second lens unit having a positive refractive power, a distance between the first lens unit and the second lens unit changing during zooming. A predetermined condition is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventor: Maki Yokoya
  • Patent number: 10895709
    Abstract: A lens apparatus includes an optical system L0 including a plurality of lenses. The optical system L0 is changeable to a first state in which a focal length of the optical system L0 is a first focal length and a second state in which the focal length is a second focal length shorter than the first focal length, by changing one or some of the plurality of lenses. The maximum image heights and maximum angle of views in the first state and the second state are substantially constant and satisfy a predetermined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Maki Yokoya, Yoshihisa Tashiro, Takayoshi Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20200326504
    Abstract: An optical system consists of, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit having a positive refractive power, a third lens unit having a negative refractive power. A distance between adjacent lens units changes during focusing. The second lens unit moves during the focusing. The following conditional expression is satisfied: ?0.20<f3/f<?0.05 where f is a focal length of the optical system focused on an object at infinity and f3 is a focal length of the third lens unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ino, Maki Yokoya
  • Publication number: 20190258017
    Abstract: A lens apparatus includes an optical system L0 including a plurality of lenses. The optical system L0 is changeable to a first state in which a focal length of the optical system L0 is a first focal length and a second state in which the focal length is a second focal length shorter than the first focal length, by changing one or some of the plurality of lenses. The maximum image heights and maximum angle of views in the first state and the second state are substantially constant and satisfy a predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Maki Yokoya, Yoshihisa Tashiro, Takayoshi Yokoyama