Patents by Inventor Mitsuhiro Suzaki

Mitsuhiro Suzaki 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: 8154801
    Abstract: A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens group that has a positive refractive power and remains stationary in a direction of an optical axis; a second lens group that has a negative refractive power and is movable on the optical axis so as to perform a zoom operation; a third lens group that has a positive refractive power and remains stationary in the direction of the optical axis during zooming and focusing; a fourth lens group that has a positive refractive power and is movable on the optical axis so as to correct fluctuation in imaging position and correct change in imaging position caused by change in object distance; and a fifth lens group that has a positive refractive power and remains stationary in the direction of the optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Suzaki, Shinichi Arita, Takuya Anzawa
  • Publication number: 20110007396
    Abstract: A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens group that has a positive refractive power and remains stationary in a direction of an optical axis; a second lens group that has a negative refractive power and is movable on the optical axis so as to perform a zoom operation; a third lens group that has a positive refractive power and remains stationary in the direction of the optical axis during zooming and focusing; a fourth lens group that has a positive refractive power and is movable on the optical axis so as to correct fluctuation in imaging position and correct change in imaging position caused by change in object distance; and a fifth lens group that has a positive refractive power and remains stationary in the direction of the optical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Suzaki, Shinichi Arita, Takuya Anzawa
  • Patent number: 7738185
    Abstract: A zoom lens and imaging apparatus implementing four lens groups including a first lens group G1 having a positive refractive power, a second lens group G2 having a negative refractive power, a third lens group G3 having a positive refractive power, and a fourth lens group G4 having a positive refractive power. When a positional state is varied from a wide-angle-end state to a telephoto-end state, the second lens group is moved to an image side, and the fourth lens group is moved to compensate for image plane variation caused by the movement of the second lens group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Motoyuki Ohtake, Koji Okajima, Mitsuhiro Suzaki
  • Patent number: 7609460
    Abstract: A zoom lens configured by arranging a first lens group, a second lens group, a third lens group, a fourth lens group, and a fifth lens group in order from the object side to the image side, and further having an aperture diaphragm on the object side of the third lens group. In the first lens group, a first lens, a second lens, and a third lens are located in order from the object side to the image side. In the second lens group, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, and a sixth lens are located in order from the object side to the image side. The third lens group is made up of a seventh lens which is a convex lens, the fourth lens group is made up of at least two or more cemented lenses, the third lens group and the fourth lens group include at least one surface formed into an aspherical surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Suzaki, Yusuke Nanjo, Shinichi Arita
  • Publication number: 20090168193
    Abstract: A zoom lens configured by arranging a first lens group, a second lens group, a third lens group, a fourth lens group, and a fifth lens group in order from the object side to the image side, and further having an aperture diaphragm on the object side of the third lens group. In the first lens group, a first lens, a second lens, and a third lens are located in order from the object side to the image side. In the second lens group, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, and a sixth lens are located in order from the object side to the image side. The third lens group is made up of a seventh lens which is a convex lens, the fourth lens group is made up of at least two or more cemented lenses, the third lens group and the fourth lens group include at least one surface formed into an aspherical surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Suzaki, Yusuke Nanjo, Shinichi Arita
  • Patent number: 7551366
    Abstract: A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side, a first lens group having a positive refractive power and fixed in an optical axis direction, a second lens group having a negative refractive power and moving along an optical axis to zoom, a third lens group having a positive refractive power and fixed in the optical axis direction, and a fourth lens group having a positive refractive power and moving in a non straight line along the optical axis to compensate variations of an image formation position and compensate change of the image formation position caused by changes of an object distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Suzaki, Yusuke Nanjo, Shinichi Arita, Koji Toyoda
  • Patent number: 7525729
    Abstract: There is provided a zoom lens having, in an order of an object-to-image direction, a first lens group having a positive refractive power and fixed with respect to an image plane; a second lens group having a negative refractive power; a third lens group having a positive refractive power and fixed with respect to an optical axis direction; a fourth lens group having a positive refractive power; and a fifth lens group having a positive refractive power and fixed with respect to the optical axis direction. The fifth lens group is composed of a fifth-a lens group having a negative refractive power; a fifth-b lens group having a positive refractive power; and a fifth-c lens group having a positive refractive power, arranged in the order of the object-to-image direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Suzaki, Yusuke Nanjo, Atsuo Minato, Shinichi Arita
  • Publication number: 20080151384
    Abstract: A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side, a first lens group having a positive refractive power and fixed in an optical axis direction, a second lens group having a negative refractive power and moving along an optical axis to zoom, a third lens group having a positive refractive power and fixed in the optical axis direction, and a fourth lens group having a positive refractive power and moving in a non straight line along the optical axis to compensate variations of an image formation position and compensate change of the image formation position caused by changes of an object distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Suzaki, Yusuke Nanjo, Shinichi Arita, Koji Toyoda
  • Publication number: 20080123191
    Abstract: There is provided a zoom lens having, in an order of an object-to-image direction, a first lens group having a positive refractive power and fixed with respect to an image plane; a second lens group having a negative refractive power; a third lens group having a positive refractive power and fixed with respect to an optical axis direction; a fourth lens group having a positive refractive power; and a fifth lens group having a positive refractive power and fixed with respect to the optical axis direction. The fifth lens group is composed of a fifth-a lens group having a negative refractive power; a fifth-b lens group having a positive refractive power; and a fifth-c lens group having a positive refractive power, arranged in the order of the object-to-image direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Suzaki, Yusuke Nanjo, Atsuo Minato, Shinichi Arita