Patents by Inventor Satoshi Maetaki

Satoshi Maetaki 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).

  • Publication number: 20240129629
    Abstract: A control apparatus for use in an imaging system that includes a first correcting member movable for image stabilization and provided to one of an image pickup apparatus and a lens apparatus detachably attachable to the image pickup apparatus, and a second correcting member movable for the image stabilization and provided to the other of the image pickup apparatus and the lens apparatus acquires first correction ratios of the first correcting member and the second correcting member for angular shake of the imaging system, and second correction ratios of the first correcting member and the second correcting member for shift shake of the imaging system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: TOMOHIRO INO, SATOSHI MAETAKI, TOMOKI TOKITA, YUKI SHINZATO
  • Patent number: 11800226
    Abstract: A control apparatus includes at least one processor or circuit configured to execute a plurality of tasks including a first acquiring task configured to acquire information on an image shift sensitivity to a tilt of an imaging optical system corresponding to an image point position of the imaging optical system, which information includes an influence of a distortion of the imaging optical system, and a second acquiring task configured to acquire an image-stabilization driving amount that is used for an image stabilization by an image stabilizer configured to provide the image stabilization. The second acquiring task acquires the image-stabilization driving amount corresponding to a predetermined image point position using the information on the image shift sensitivity corresponding to the predetermined image point position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuki Shinzato, Tomoki Tokita, Tomohiro Ino, Satoshi Maetaki
  • Publication number: 20230217112
    Abstract: A control apparatus, which controls an image pickup system including a first apparatus that is one of an image pickup apparatus and a lens apparatus and a second apparatus that is the other, includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire first information on a first image stabilizing remaining amount at an off-axis image height according to correction by a first image shake corrector provided in the first apparatus and second information on a second image stabilizing remaining amount at the off-axis image height according to correction by a second image shake corrector provided in the second apparatus, and a control unit configured to control at least one of the first image shake corrector and the second image shake corrector on the basis of correction ratios of the first image shake corrector and the second image shake corrector determined using the first information and the second information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ino, Satoshi Maetaki, Yuki Shinzato, Tomoki Tokita, Junichi Saito
  • Publication number: 20220321786
    Abstract: A control apparatus comprising at least one processor or circuit configured to execute a plurality of tasks includes a first acquisition task configured to acquire information on image shift sensitivity relative to decentering of an image stabilizing optical system, the information being associated with an image point position of an image pickup optical system, the image pickup optical system including the image stabilizing optical system configured to perform image stabilization, and a second acquisition task configured to acquire a first image stabilizing driving amount of the image stabilizing optical system during the image stabilization. The second acquisition task is configured to acquire the first image stabilizing driving amount associated with a predetermined image point position by using the information on the image shift sensitivity associated with the predetermined image point position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Yuki Shinzato, Tomoki Tokita, Tomohiro Ino, Satoshi Maetaki
  • Publication number: 20220286615
    Abstract: A control apparatus includes at least one processor or circuit configured to execute a plurality of tasks including a first acquiring task configured to acquire information on an image shift sensitivity to a tilt of an imaging optical system corresponding to an image point position of the imaging optical system, which information includes an influence of a distortion of the imaging optical system, and a second acquiring task configured to acquire an image-stabilization driving amount that is used for an image stabilization by an image stabilizer configured to provide the image stabilization. The second acquiring task acquires the image-stabilization driving amount corresponding to a predetermined image point position using the information on the image shift sensitivity corresponding to the predetermined image point position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Yuki Shinzato, Tomoki Tokita, Tomohiro Ino, Satoshi Maetaki
  • Patent number: 11092778
    Abstract: An optical system according to an example embodiment includes a first lens unit that has a positive refractive power, and a second lens unit that is disposed on an image side of the first lens unit and that has a positive refractive power. The second lens unit moves when focusing from infinity to an object at near distance. The second lens unit includes, disposed in order from the object side towards an image side, a first positive lens, an aperture stop, and a second positive lens. Anomalous partial dispersibilities of the first positive lens and the second positive lens are defined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Satoshi Maetaki
  • Patent number: 10983315
    Abstract: An optical system according to the present invention is an optical system consisting of a front lens group having a positive or negative refractive power, an aperture stop, and a rear lens group having a positive or negative refractive power that are placed in order from an object side to an image side. In the optical system, relationships between a distance on an optical axis between a negative lens having the strongest refractive power in the rear lens group and a positive lens placed on the image side of the negative lens, an opening angle of the positive lens, a back focus of the optical system, and a focal length of the optical system are appropriately determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Satoshi Maetaki
  • Patent number: 10895714
    Abstract: An optical system used in an imaging apparatus includes an optical element. In a case where the optical element is disposed on a magnification side with respect to an intersection point of an optical axis and a chief paraxial ray, the optical element is a negative lens, and in a case where the optical element is disposed on a reduction side with respect to the intersection point, the optical element is a positive lens. The optical element is configured to satisfy all of the following conditional expressions: 30??d?40 1.225?[nd?(14.387/?d)]?1.276 0.4300?[?gF?(2.9795/?d)]?0.5010, where ?d represents an Abbe number of the optical element, ?gF is a partial dispersion ratio of the optical element for g-line and F-line, and nd is a refractive index of the optical element for d-line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shunji Iwamoto, Shinichiro Saito, Satoshi Maetaki, Takahiro Hatada, Suguru Inoue
  • Patent number: 10539768
    Abstract: Provided is a rear converter optical system which is detachably mounted on an image side of a main lens system to increase a focal length of the main lens system, in which an effective diameter ?im of an imaging area of the main lens system, an effective diameter ?cr of a lens surface closest to the image side of the rear converter optical system, a lateral magnification ?c of the rear converter optical system in the case where the rear converter optical system is mounted on the main lens system, a backfocus skc in the case where the rear converter optical system is mounted on the main lens system are appropriately set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Satoshi Maetaki
  • Publication number: 20200012073
    Abstract: An optical system according to an example embodiment includes a first lens unit that has a positive refractive power, and a second lens unit that is disposed on an image side of the first lens unit and that has a positive refractive power. The second lens unit moves when focusing from infinity to an object at near distance. The second lens unit includes, disposed in order from the object side towards an image side, a first positive lens, an aperture stop, and a second positive lens. Anomalous partial dispersibilities of the first positive lens and the second positive lens are defined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventor: Satoshi Maetaki
  • Publication number: 20190265450
    Abstract: An optical system according to the present invention is an optical system consisting of a front lens group having a positive or negative refractive power, an aperture stop, and a rear lens group having a positive or negative refractive power that are placed in order from an object side to an image side. In the optical system, relationships between a distance on an optical axis between a negative lens having the strongest refractive power in the rear lens group and a positive lens placed on the image side of the negative lens, an opening angle of the positive lens, a back focus of the optical system, and a focal length of the optical system are appropriately determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventor: Satoshi Maetaki
  • Patent number: 10379325
    Abstract: An optical system includes a negative lens satisfying the following conditional expressions: 30??d?40, 1.225?[nd?(14.387/?d)]?1.276, and 0.4300?[?gF?(2.9795/?d)]?0.5010, where ?d is an Abbe number of the negative lens, ?gF is a partial dispersion ratio of the negative lens at a g-line and an F-line, and nd is a refractive index of the negative lens at a d-line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shunji Iwamoto, Shinichiro Saito, Satoshi Maetaki, Takahiro Hatada, Suguru Inoue
  • Patent number: 10353185
    Abstract: A conversion lens having a negative refractive power includes a positive lens GP. The positive lens GP satisfies all the following conditional expressions: 30??d?40, 1.225?[nd?(14.387/?d)]?1.276, and 0.4300?[?gF?(2.9795/?d)]?0.5010, where ?d is an Abbe number of the positive lens GP, ?gF is a partial dispersion ratio of the positive lens GP for g-line and F-line, and nd is a refractive index of the positive lens GP for d-line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shunji Iwamoto, Shinichiro Saito, Satoshi Maetaki, Takahiro Hatada, Suguru Inoue
  • Patent number: 10247926
    Abstract: An optical system includes an optical element. When the optical element is disposed on a magnification side with respect to an intersection point between an optical axis and a chief paraxial ray, the optical element is a positive lens. When the optical element is disposed on a reduction side with respect to the intersection point, the optical element is a negative lens. The optical element satisfies all of the following conditional expressions: 30??d?40 1.225?[nd?(14.387/?d)]?1.276 0.4300?[?gF?(2.9795/?d)]?0.5010 where ?d is Abbe number of the optical element, ?gF is a partial dispersion ratio of the optical element for g-line and F-line, and nd is a refractive index of the optical element for d-line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shunji Iwamoto, Shinichiro Saito, Satoshi Maetaki, Takahiro Hatada, Suguru Inoue
  • Patent number: 10185059
    Abstract: An optical element, which is composed of at least three optical members including a resin layer sandwiched between two optical members, has a high environmental resistance and optical performance, and has an excellent chromatic aberration correction effect. In the optical element, the resin layer is formed on one of light incident/exit surfaces of a first optical member, and a second optical member is cemented to the resin layer by a bonding material. A condition of ?g<?r is satisfied, where ?r indicates an outer diameter of the resin layer and ?g indicates a diameter of cemented surface of the resin layer and the second optical member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Satoshi Maetaki
  • Publication number: 20180095255
    Abstract: A conversion lens having a negative refractive power includes a positive lens GP. The positive lens GP satisfies all the following conditional expressions: 30??d?40, 1.225?[nd?(14.387/?d)]?1.276, and 0.4300?[?gF?(2.9795/?d)]?0.5010, where ?d is an Abbe number of the positive lens GP, ?gF is a partial dispersion ratio of the positive lens GP for g-line and F-line, and nd is a refractive index of the positive lens GP for d-line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Shunji Iwamoto, Shinichiro Saito, Satoshi Maetaki, Takahiro Hatada, Suguru Inoue
  • Publication number: 20180095242
    Abstract: An optical system used in an imaging apparatus includes an optical element. In a case where the optical element is disposed on a magnification side with respect to an intersection point of an optical axis and a chief paraxial ray, the optical element is a negative lens, and in a case where the optical element is disposed on a reduction side with respect to the intersection point, the optical element is a positive lens. The optical element is configured to satisfy all of the following conditional expressions: 30??d?40 1.225?[nd?(14.387/?d)]?1.276 0.4300?[?gF?(2.9795/?d)]?0.5010, where ?d represents an Abbe number of the optical element, ?gF is a partial dispersion ratio of the optical element for g-line and F-line, and nd is a refractive index of the optical element for d-line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Shunji Iwamoto, Shinichiro Saito, Satoshi Maetaki, Takahiro Hatada, Suguru Inoue
  • Publication number: 20180095256
    Abstract: An optical system includes a negative lens satisfying the following conditional expressions: 30??d?40, 1.225?[nd?(14.387/?d)]?1.276, and 0.4300?[?gF?(2.9795/?d)]?0.5010, where ?d is an Abbe number of the negative lens, ?gF is a partial dispersion ratio of the negative lens at a g-line and an F-line, and nd is a refractive index of the negative lens at a d-line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Shunji Iwamoto, Shinichiro Saito, Satoshi Maetaki, Takahiro Hatada, Suguru Inoue
  • Publication number: 20180095254
    Abstract: An optical system includes an optical element. When the optical element is disposed on a magnification side with respect to an intersection point between an optical axis and a chief paraxial ray, the optical element is a positive lens. When the optical element is disposed on a reduction side with respect to the intersection point, the optical element is a negative lens. The optical element satisfies all of the following conditional expressions: 30??d?40 1.225?[nd?(14.387/?d)]?1.276 0.4300?[?gF?(2.9795/?d)]?0.5010 where ?d is Abbe number of the optical element, ?gF is a partial dispersion ratio of the optical element for g-line and F-line, and nd is a refractive index of the optical element for d-line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Shunji Iwamoto, Shinichiro Saito, Satoshi Maetaki, Takahiro Hatada, Suguru Inoue
  • Publication number: 20180045930
    Abstract: Provided is a rear converter optical system which is detachably mounted on an image side of a main lens system to increase a focal length of the main lens system, in which an effective diameter ?im of an imaging area of the main lens system, an effective diameter ?cr of a lens surface closest to the image side of the rear converter optical system, a lateral magnification ?c of the rear converter optical system in the case where the rear converter optical system is mounted on the main lens system, a backfocus skc in the case where the rear converter optical system is mounted on the main lens system are appropriately set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventor: Satoshi Maetaki