Patents by Inventor Mamoru Honjo

Mamoru Honjo 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: 8339501
    Abstract: A zoom lens system comprising a plurality of lens units each composed of at least one lens element, wherein the zoom lens system, in order from the object side to the image side, comprises: a first lens unit having positive optical power and comprising four lens elements; a second lens unit having negative optical power; and a third lens unit having positive optical power; wherein in zooming from a wide-angle limit to a telephoto limit at the time of image taking, at least the first lens unit is moved along an optical axis direction so as to achieve variable magnification, and wherein the conditions are satisfied: 0.30<f1/fT<0.70 and Z=fT/fW>20.5 (f1 is a composite focal length of the first lens unit, fW is a focal length of the entire system at a wide-angle limit, and fT is a focal length of the entire system at a telephoto limit), an imaging device and a camera are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Takakazu Bito, Yoshito Miyatake, Mamoru Honjo
  • Patent number: 8223250
    Abstract: A solid-state image sensing device comprises: a light receiving unit for receiving light; a microlens formed above the light receiving unit; a fluorine-containing resin material layer formed on the microlens; and a transparent substrate provided over the fluorine-containing resin material layer. A resin layer adheres the fluorine-containing resin material layer and the transparent substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiro Higuchi, Tomoko Komatsu, Tomoki Masuda, Mamoru Honjo, Naoki Tomoda
  • Publication number: 20110156192
    Abstract: A solid-state image sensing device comprises: a light receiving unit for receiving light; a microlens formed above the light receiving unit; a fluorine-containing resin material layer formed on the microlens; and a transparent substrate provided over the fluorine-containing resin material layer. A resin layer adheres the fluorine-containing resin material layer and the transparent substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshihiro HIGUCHI, Tomoko Komatsu, Tomoki Masuda, Mamoru Honjo, Naoki Tomoda
  • Patent number: 7932948
    Abstract: A solid-state image sensing device comprises: a light receiving unit for receiving light; a microlens formed above the light receiving unit; a fluorine-containing resin material layer formed on the microlens; and a transparent substrate provided over the fluorine-containing resin material layer. A resin layer adheres the fluorine-containing resin material layer and the transparent substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiro Higuchi, Tomoko Komatsu, Tomoki Masuda, Mamoru Honjo, Naoki Tomoda
  • Publication number: 20110063479
    Abstract: A zoom lens system comprising a plurality of lens units each composed of at least one lens element, wherein the zoom lens system, in order from the object side to the image side, comprises: a first lens unit having positive optical power and comprising four lens elements; a second lens unit having negative optical power; and a third lens unit having positive optical power; wherein in zooming from a wide-angle limit to a telephoto limit at the time of image taking, at least the first lens unit is moved along an optical axis direction so as to achieve variable magnification, and wherein the conditions are satisfied: 0.30<f1/fT<0.70 and Z=fT/fW>20.5 (f1 is a composite focal length of the first lens unit, fW is a focal length of the entire system at a wide-angle limit, and fT is a focal length of the entire system at a telephoto limit), an imaging device and a camera are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takakazu Bito, Yoshito Miyatake, Mamoru Honjo
  • Patent number: 7550709
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes: a plurality of light-receiving parts arranged in an array in a substrate and performing photoelectric conversion on incident light; and a plurality of color separators each provided for adjacent four of the light-receiving parts arranged in two rows and two columns. Each of the color separators includes first through fourth color-separating elements and first and second mirror elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Atsuo Nakagawa, Mamoru Honjo, Yoshiaki Nishi
  • Patent number: 7541631
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging device including: a plurality of photodiode parts (1); a plurality of vertical charge transfer parts (2) each of which reads out a signal charge and transfers the signal charge in a vertical direction; and a plurality of shade films (5) that have conductivity, which supplies a transfer pulse via the shade film (5), is used. The vertical charge transfer parts (2) respectively have transfer channels (13) and transfer electrodes (3). The shade film (5) is formed above the corresponding vertical charge transfer part (2) via an insulation layer (21) that insulates the shade film (5) from the transfer electrodes (3). The insulation layer (21) has a thick part (8) in a part of the insulation layer (21) where the shade film (5) is overlapped on a side of the photodiode part (1) that is a subject to be read out by the vertical charge transfer part (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Tohru Yamada, Michiyo Ichikawa, Mamoru Honjo, Atsuo Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 7538363
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes: a plurality of light-receiving parts arranged in an array in a substrate and performing photoelectric conversion on incident light; and a plurality of color separators each provided for adjacent four of the light-receiving parts arranged in two rows and two columns. In each of the color separators, absorption color filters and transmission color filters are combined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Atsuo Nakagawa, Mamoru Honjo, Yoshiaki Nishi
  • Publication number: 20080210983
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging device including: a plurality of photodiode parts (1); a plurality of vertical charge transfer parts (2) each of which reads out a signal charge and transfers the signal charge in a vertical direction; and a plurality of shade films (5) that have conductivity, which supplies a transfer pulse via the shade film (5), is used. The vertical charge transfer parts (2) respectively have transfer channels (13) and transfer electrodes (3). The shade film (5) is formed above the corresponding vertical charge transfer part (2) via an insulation layer (21) that insulates the shade film (5) from the transfer electrodes (3). The insulation layer (21) has a thick part (8) in a part of the insulation layer (21) where the shade film (5) is overlapped on a side of the photodiode part (1) that is a subject to be read out by the vertical charge transfer part (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tohru Yamada, Michiyo Ichikawa, Mamoru Honjo, Atsuo Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20070272829
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes: a plurality of light-receiving parts arranged in an array in a substrate and performing photoelectric conversion on incident light; and a plurality of color separators each provided for adjacent four of the light-receiving parts arranged in two rows and two columns. In each of the color separators, absorption color filters and transmission color filters are combined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: Atsuo Nakagawa, Mamoru Honjo, Yoshiaki Nishi
  • Publication number: 20070221829
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes: a plurality of light-receiving parts arranged in an array in a substrate and performing photoelectric conversion on incident light; and a plurality of color separators each provided for adjacent four of the light-receiving parts arranged in two rows and two columns. Each of the color separators includes first through fourth color-separating elements and first and second mirror elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2007
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Inventors: Atsuo Nakagawa, Mamoru Honjo, Yoshiaki Nishi
  • Publication number: 20070030380
    Abstract: A solid-state image sensing device comprises: a light receiving unit for receiving light; a microlens formed above the light receiving unit; a fluorine-containing resin material layer formed on the microlens; and a transparent substrate provided over the fluorine-containing resin material layer. A resin layer adheres the fluorine-containing resin material layer and the transparent substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2006
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Inventors: Toshihiro Higuchi, Tomoko Komatsu, Tomoki Masuda, Mamoru Honjo, Naoki Tomoda