Patents by Inventor Shinichi Mitsuki

Shinichi Mitsuki 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: 8498051
    Abstract: Providing a zoom lens system having a high zoom ratio being compact with high optical performance. The system includes, in order from an object along an optical axis, a first lens group G1 having positive refractive power, a second lens group G2 having negative refractive power, at least one lens group having positive refractive power, and an n-th lens group GN being disposed to the most image side. The n-th lens group GN with positive refractive power includes, in order from the object, a front group GNa and a rear group GNb having positive refractive power. Focusing on an object is carried out by moving the rear group GNb along the optical axis, and a given conditional expression is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventor: Shinichi Mitsuki
  • Publication number: 20120200923
    Abstract: Providing a zoom lens system having a high zoom ratio being compact with high optical performance. The system includes, in order from an object along an optical axis, a first lens group G1 having positive refractive power, a second lens group G2 having negative refractive power, at least one lens group having positive refractive power, and an n-th lens group GN being disposed to the most image side. The n-th lens group GN with positive refractive power includes, in order from the object, a front group GNa and a rear group GNb having positive refractive power. Focusing on an object is carried out by moving the rear group GNb along the optical axis, and a given conditional expression is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Inventor: Shinichi Mitsuki
  • Patent number: 8218242
    Abstract: A zoom lens of the present invention has a first lens group having negative refractive power, a second lens group having positive refractive power, and a third lens group having positive refractive power, which are disposed in order from an object, wherein the distances between each lens group are changed upon zooming, the second lens group has at least two positive lenses having an aspherical surface respectively, and when ?d is an Abbe number at least one of the positive lenses having the aspherical surface satisfies a condition of the following expression: ?d>70.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventor: Shinichi Mitsuki
  • Patent number: 7907350
    Abstract: Providing a high optical performance zoom lens system with realizing a high zoom ratio and compactness suitable for a highly integrated electronic imaging device. The system includes, in order from an object along an optical axis: a first group G1 having positive refractive power; a second group G2 having negative refractive power; a third group G3 having positive refractive power; a fourth group G4 having positive refractive power; and a fifth group G5 having negative refractive power. Upon zooming from a wide-angle end state W to a telephoto end state T, the second group G2 and the fourth group G4 are moved along the optical axis. The first group G1 includes, in order from the object along the optical axis, a front group G1f having negative refractive power, an optical-path-bending element P for bending an optical path, and a rear group G1r having positive refractive power. Given expression is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventor: Shinichi Mitsuki
  • Publication number: 20090225437
    Abstract: A zoom lens of the present invention has a first lens group having negative refractive power, a second lens group having positive refractive power, and a third lens group having positive refractive power, which are disposed in order from an object, wherein the distances between each lens group are changed upon zooming, the second lens group has at least two positive lenses having an aspherical surface respectively, and when ?d is an Abbe number at least one of the positive lenses having the aspherical surface satisfies a condition of the following expression: ?d>70.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventor: Shinichi MITSUKI
  • Publication number: 20090219619
    Abstract: Providing a high optical performance zoom lens system with realizing a high zoom ratio and compactness suitable for a highly integrated electronic imaging device. The system includes, in order from an object along an optical axis: a first group G1 having positive refractive power; a second group G2 having negative refractive power; a third group G3 having positive refractive power; a fourth group G4 having positive refractive power; and a fifth group G5 having negative refractive power. Upon zooming from a wide-angle end state W to a telephoto end state T, the second group G2 and the fourth group G4 are moved along the optical axis. The first group G1 includes, in order from the object along the optical axis, a front group G1f having negative refractive power, an optical-path-bending element P for bending an optical path, and a rear group G1r having positive refractive power. Given expression is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventor: Shinichi Mitsuki
  • Publication number: 20080297901
    Abstract: Providing a zoom lens system having a high zoom ratio being compact with high optical performance. The system includes, in order from an object along an optical axis, a first lens group G1 having positive refractive power, a second lens group G2 having negative refractive power, at least one lens group having positive refractive power, and an n-th lens group GN being disposed to the most image side. The n-th lens group GN with positive refractive power includes, in order from the object, a front group GNa and a rear group GNb having positive refractive power. Focusing on an object is carried out by moving the rear group GNb along the optical axis, and a given conditional expression is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Inventor: Shinichi Mitsuki
  • Patent number: 7212349
    Abstract: Providing a compact zoom lens system having high optical performance suitable for an electronic imaging device with a large number of pixels. The zoom lens system includes, in order from an object, a first lens group having negative refractive power, a second lens group having positive refractive power, and a third lens group having positive refractive power. When zooming from a wide-angle end state to a telephoto end state, the first lens group and the second lens group are moved such that a distance between the first lens group and the second lens group decreases, and a distance between the second lens group and the third lens group increases. The second lens group is composed of at least two positive lens elements and one negative lens element. At least one positive lens element and the negative lens element in the second lens group satisfy given conditional expressions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventor: Shinichi Mitsuki
  • Publication number: 20070002462
    Abstract: Providing a compact zoom lens system having high optical performance suitable for an electronic imaging device with a large number of pixels. The zoom lens system includes, in order from an object, a first lens group having negative refractive power, a second lens group having positive refractive power, and a third lens group having positive refractive power. When zooming from a wide-angle end state to a telephoto end state, the first lens group and the second lens group are moved such that a distance between the first lens group and the second lens group decreases, and a distance between the second lens group and the third lens group increases. The second lens group is composed of at least two positive lens elements and one negative lens element. At least one positive lens element and the negative lens element in the second lens group satisfy given conditional expressions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2006
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventor: Shinichi Mitsuki
  • 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