Patents by Inventor Motohisa Mouri

Motohisa Mouri 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: 10527839
    Abstract: Provided is an eyepiece optical system including at least three lenses disposed in order from an observation object (Ob) along an optical axis. A final lens disposed closest to an eye point (EP) (corresponds to the third lens (L3) in FIG. 1) is fixed when adjusting the diopter, and the following conditional expressions (1) and (2) are satisfied: 2.2<|fe/fa<6.0??(1) 0.5<|Re2/fa|<5.0??(2) where fe denotes a focal length of the final lens, fa denotes a focal length of the total eyepiece optical system (EL), and Re2 denotes a radius of curvature of the eye point (EP) side lens surface of the final lens. When an optical surface is aspherical, a paraxial radius of curvature is used for calculation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Taku Matsuo, Motohisa Mouri, Yukio Kubota, Takuya Sato
  • Publication number: 20180329200
    Abstract: Provided is an eyepiece optical system including at least three lenses disposed in order from an observation object (Ob) along an optical axis. A final lens disposed closest to an eye point (EP) (corresponds to the third lens (L3) in FIG. 1) is fixed when adjusting the diopter, and the following conditional expressions (1) and (2) are satisfied: 2.2<|fe/fa<6.0??(1) 0.5<|Re2/fa|<5.0??(2) where fe denotes a focal length of the final lens, fa denotes a focal length of the total eyepiece optical system (EL), and Re2 denotes a radius of curvature of the eye point (EP) side lens surface of the final lens. When an optical surface is aspherical, a paraxial radius of curvature is used for calculation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Taku MATSUO, Motohisa MOURI, Yukio KUBOTA, Takuya SATO
  • Patent number: 10042157
    Abstract: Provided is an eyepiece optical system including at least three lenses disposed in order from an observation object (Ob) along an optical axis. A final lens disposed closest to an eye point (EP) (corresponds to the third lens (L3) in FIG. 1) is fixed when adjusting the diopter, and the following conditional expressions (1) and (2) are satisfied: 2.2<|fe/fa|<6.0??(1) 0.5<|Re2/fa|<5.0??(2) where fe denotes a focal length of the final lens, fa denotes a focal length of the total eyepiece optical system (EL), and Re2 denotes a radius of curvature of the eye point (EP) side lens surface of the final lens. When an optical surface is aspherical, a paraxial radius of curvature is used for calculation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Taku Matsuo, Motohisa Mouri, Yukio Kubota, Takuya Sato
  • Patent number: 9470885
    Abstract: Providing an eyepiece optical system 10 comprising: an eyepiece system 11; and an optical member 12 having a meniscus shape disposed to an eye side of the eyepiece system 11, the following conditional expression being satisfied: 2.00<|R|/fe<22.00 where fe denotes a focal length of the eyepiece system 11 when a diopter of the eyepiece system 11 is 0 (m?1), and R denotes a radius of curvature of the surface having the meniscus shape, and the optical member 12 with a meniscus shape having a concave surface facing the eye side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Motohisa Mouri, Taku Matsuo, Yukio Kubota, Takuya Sato
  • Publication number: 20150205091
    Abstract: Provided is an eyepiece optical system including at least three lenses disposed in order from an observation object (Ob) along an optical axis. A final lens disposed closest to an eye point (EP) (corresponds to the third lens (L3) in FIG. 1) is fixed when adjusting the diopter, and the following conditional expressions (1) and (2) are satisfied: 2.2<|fe/fa|<6.0??(1) 0.5<|Re2/fa|<5.0??(2) where fe denotes a focal length of the final lens, fa denotes a focal length of the total eyepiece optical system (EL), and Re2 denotes a radius of curvature of the eye point (EP) side lens surface of the final lens. When an optical surface is aspherical, a paraxial radius of curvature is used for calculation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Taku Matsuo, Motohisa Mouri, Yukio Kubota, Takuya Sato
  • Patent number: 9007703
    Abstract: An imaging lens SL comprising, in order from an object side: a first group G1 having positive refractive power; an aperture stop S; a second group G2 having positive refractive power; and a third group G3 having negative refractive power; upon focusing from infinity to a close object, the first group and the second group moving independently along an optical axis toward the object side, the first group including, in order from the object side, a front group having negative refractive power, and a rear group having positive refractive power, and the front group consisting of, in order from the object side, a positive lens and a negative lens, thereby providing an imaging lens capable of obtaining excellent optical performance upon focusing from infinity to a close object, with downsizing the optical system with a simple lens construction, an optical apparatus and a method for manufacturing the imaging lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Motohisa Mouri, Issei Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20150077858
    Abstract: Providing an eyepiece optical system 10 comprising: an eyepiece system 11; and an optical member 12 having a meniscus shape disposed to an eye side of the eyepiece system 11, the following conditional expression being satisfied: 2.00<|R|/fe<22.00 where fe denotes a focal length of the eyepiece system 11 when a diopter of the eyepiece system 11 is 0 (m?1), and R denotes a radius of curvature of the surface having the meniscus shape, and the optical member 12 with a meniscus shape having a concave surface facing the eye side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Motohisa Mouri, Taku Matsuo, Yukio Kubota, Takuya Sato
  • Patent number: 8395849
    Abstract: An imaging lens SL mounted in a single lens reflex digital camera 1 is composed of, in order from an object side, a first lens group G1 having negative refractive power, a second lens group G2 having positive refractive power, and a third lens group G3 having negative refractive power. Upon focusing on a near-distance object from an infinitely distant object, a configuration is that at least any one of the first lens group G1 and the second lens group G2 is moved to the object side to vary a distance between the first lens group G1 and the second lens group G2. Accordingly, a downsized imaging lens having a small moving amount upon shooting a close range object, in which various aberrations are well corrected is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Mami Muratani, Haruo Sato, Motohisa Mouri
  • Publication number: 20120127590
    Abstract: An imaging lens SL mounted in a single lens reflex digital camera 1 is composed of, in order from an object side, a first lens group G1 having negative refractive power, a second lens group G2 having positive refractive power, and a third lens group G3 having negative refractive power. Upon focusing on a near-distance object from an infinitely distant object, a configuration is that at least any one of the first lens group G1 and the second lens group G2 is moved to the object side to vary a distance between the first lens group G1 and the second lens group G2. Accordingly, a downsized imaging lens having a small moving amount upon shooting a close range object, in which various aberrations are well corrected is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: Mami MURATANI, Haruo Sato, Motohisa Mouri
  • Publication number: 20110176215
    Abstract: An imaging lens SL comprising, in order from an object side: a first group G1 having positive refractive power; an aperture stop S; a second group G2 having positive refractive power; and a third group G3 having negative refractive power; upon focusing from infinity to a close object, the first group and the second group moving independently along an optical axis toward the object side, the first group including, in order from the object side, a front group having negative refractive power, and a rear group having positive refractive power, and the front group consisting of, in order from the object side, a positive lens and a negative lens, thereby providing an imaging lens capable of obtaining excellent optical performance upon focusing from infinity to a close object, with downsizing the optical system with a simple lens construction, an optical apparatus and a method for manufacturing the imaging lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventors: Motohisa MOURI, Issei Tanaka
  • Patent number: 7761003
    Abstract: A single lens reflex camera has a finder optical system that observes an image formed on a reticle by an objective lens, and a photometric device that measures light transmitted through the reticle via at least a part of the finder optical system, at a position shifted from an optical axis of the finder optical system. The finder optical system comprises a Fresnel lens surface which transmits light from the objective lens, and the Fresnel lens surface is positioned so that the center of the Fresnel lens surface is shifted in a direction to cross the optical axis of the finder optical system according to a position of the photometric device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventor: Motohisa Mouri
  • Publication number: 20080292302
    Abstract: A single lens reflex camera has a finder optical system that observes an image formed on a reticle by an objective lens, and a photometric device that measures light transmitted through the reticle via at least a part of the finder optical system, at a position shifted from an optical axis of the finder optical system. The finder optical system comprises a Fresnel lens surface which transmits light from the objective lens, and the Fresnel lens surface is positioned so that the center of the Fresnel lens surface is shifted in a direction to cross the optical axis of the finder optical system according to a position of the photometric device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventor: Motohisa MOURI
  • Patent number: 7133210
    Abstract: An eyepiece lens includes first lens group G1 having a negative refracting power including a negative meniscus lens with a concave surface facing eyepoint E.P side, second lens group G2 having a positive refracting power including a lens with both convex surfaces on both ends, and third lens group G3 having a negative refracting power including a negative lens. The first–third lens groups are arranged in an order from eyepoint E.P side, and the eyepiece lens is capable of varying a diopter by moving the second lens group along an optical axis. The eyepiece lens is configured by aspherical surfaces to make the positive refracting power weak while at least one surface of the convex surfaces of the lens deviates from the optical axis. Further, conditions of a following formula are satisfied: 1.6<f1/f3<2.5 ?0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Mitsuki, Motohisa Mouri
  • Publication number: 20060066950
    Abstract: An eyepiece lens includes first lens group G1 having a negative refracting power including a negative meniscus lens with a concave surface facing eyepoint E.P side, second lens group G2 having a positive refracting power including a lens with both convex surfaces on both ends, and third lens group G3 having a negative refracting power including a negative lens. The first—third lens groups are arranged in an order from eyepoint E.P side, and the eyepiece lens is capable of varying a diopter by moving the second lens group along an optical axis. The eyepiece lens is configured by aspherical surfaces to make the positive refracting power weak while at least one surface of the convex surfaces of the lens deviates from the optical axis. Further, conditions of a following formula are satisfied: 1.6<f1/f3<2.5 ?0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2005
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Inventors: Shinichi Mitsuki, Motohisa Mouri
  • Patent number: 6424468
    Abstract: In order to provide an eyepiece lens which has a sufficiently long eye relief and a high magnification, there is provided an eyepiece lens for observing an image formed by an objective lens through an erect system, at least comprising a first lens group 4 having a positive refracting power and a second lens group 3 having a negative refracting power in this order from the side of an observer, and satisfying the following condition: −3<SF1<−1  (1) where SF1 indicates a shape factor of the first lens group 4, and SF indicates a shape factor of the lens group, which is defined by: SF=(Rs+RE)/(Rs−RE), where Rs indicates a radius of curvature of a lens surface which is closest to the object side and RE indicates a radius of curvature of a lens surface which is closest to the observer side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Motohisa Mouri, Kouichi Oshita, Hitoshi Nozaki
  • Publication number: 20020051300
    Abstract: In order to provide an eyepiece lens which has a sufficiently long eye relief and a high magnification, there is provided an eyepiece lens for observing an image formed by an objective lens through an erect system, at least comprising a first lens group 4 having a positive refracting power and a second lens group 3 having a negative refracting power in this order from the side of an observer, and satisfying the following condition:
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2001
    Publication date: May 2, 2002
    Applicant: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Motohisa Mouri, Kouichi Oshita, Hitoshi Nozaki
  • Patent number: 5740485
    Abstract: A real image viewfinder of an optical device includes an eye piece through which an optical axis may be viewed with respect to a target frame. The target frame may be used for centering an optical image on an image forming plane and also for autofocus of the optical device. The real image viewfinder includes a first prism for redefining an optical axis within the optical device. The first prism has a pair of reflective planes joined about a first ridge line. The first ridge line generally includes a number of manufacturing flaws which are noticeable by the photographer. Thus, viewfinder components are shifted by a predetermined amount to present the first ridge line in an area of the viewfinder which is different from the target frame as viewed through the eye piece. Likewise, the real image viewfinder includes a second prism having a second ridge line which is also shifted away from the target frame as viewed through the eye piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1998
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Hidenori Miyamoto, Hiroshi Wakabayashi, Koichi Oshita, Motohisa Mouri
  • Patent number: 5712727
    Abstract: A real-image zoom finder has an objective lens having a positive refractive power, and an eyepiece lens which is used for observing a real image of an object formed via the objective lens and has a positive refractive power. The objective lens includes, in the order from the object side, a first lens unit having a negative refractive power, a second lens unit having a positive refractive power, a third lens unit having a negative refractive power, and a fourth lens unit having a positive refractive power, and attains zooming by moving at least the second lens unit along the optical axis. The objective lens satisfies the following conditions:-0.6<(R2+R1)/(R2-R1)<00.3<.vertline.f3.vertline./fT<0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventor: Motohisa Mouri
  • Patent number: 5579169
    Abstract: An underwater wide angle lens is provided, in succession from the object side, with a fore group comprising a first lens group having negative refractive power, a second lens group having negative refractive power, a third lens group having negative refractive power, and a fourth lens group having positive refractive power, and a rear group comprising a fifth lens group having positive refractive power and a sixth lens group having positive refractive power. Preferably, the fifth lens group and/or the sixth lens group is a cemented lens and focusing is effected by one or more of the second to sixth lens groups. Preferably each of the first lens group, the second lens group and the third lens group is a meniscus lens having its convex surface facing the object side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1996
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventor: Motohisa Mouri