Patents Issued in April 14, 2022
  • Publication number: 20220113486
    Abstract: An optical cable includes a plurality of buffer tubes, each of the buffer tubes includes a flexible ribbon, the flexible ribbon including a plurality of optical fibers, the flexible ribbon being wrapped with a finished tape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Ray Lance Marvin, James David Holder, Michael Gray Doub
  • Publication number: 20220113487
    Abstract: Positioning assemblies for use with a robot include a gimbal assembly having a gimbal's rotational center is positioned directly above a center of gravity of a payload. One or more linear counter masses and/or one or more rotating masses (flywheels) can be provided, and each can include an actuator or brake to control forces acting between the counter masses and/or flywheels and the payload and stabilize the payload during and after movement of the payload with the robot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Yoon Jung Jeong, Michael Birk Binnard, Alton Hugh Phillips, Matthew Parker-McCormick Bjork
  • Publication number: 20220113488
    Abstract: A case to hold a movable unit, which is provided with an optical module and a flexible circuit board having one end connected to the optical module, in a swingable manner that the optical module is swingable, is provided. The case includes: a holder, swingable together with the optical module to house the optical module; a fixing portion, provided at the holder to fix the flexible circuit board; and a pedestal, provided at the holder and having a placing face along which the flexible circuit board is disposed at a side opposite to a side of the one end with respect to an area fixed to the fixing portion in the flexible circuit board, and the pedestal is provided in a configuration in which a swing center of the optical module is positioned on an extended line of the placing face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji MINAMISAWA, Tsutomu ARAI, Takeshi SUE
  • Publication number: 20220113489
    Abstract: An optical imaging lens, sequentially including at least one lens element and an optical ring element from an object side to an image side along an optical axis, is provided. The optical ring element is located on a side of the lens element closest to the image side and facing the image side, and has an object-side bearing surface facing the object side and in contact with the closest lens element. The object-side bearing surface has an object-side outer periphery and an object-side inner periphery, and the object-side inner periphery is located between the optical axis and the object-side outer periphery. The object-side bearing surface has at least one groove, and the at least one groove extends to the object-side inner periphery along a radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: GENIUS ELECTRONIC OPTICAL (XIAMEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kun Xu, Zhenmu Chen, Haibin Zhan, Qiya Lin, Zhizhong Ji
  • Publication number: 20220113490
    Abstract: Provided is a focusing assembly including a focusing barrel and a barrel retaining ring; the focusing barrel includes a first sleeve, a second sleeve, and a third sleeve that are sequentially sleeved from inside to outside of the focusing barrel; the first sleeve is provided with a lens mounting portion for mounting a focusing lens, a first end of the second sleeve is provided with a display screen mounting portion for mounting a display screen, a second end of the second sleeve is detachably connected to the barrel retaining ring, the first end and the second end being opposite ends of the second sleeve; and the lens mounting portion and the display screen mounting portion are configured such that the relative position thereof in a focusing direction of the focusing assembly is adjustable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Yuhong Liu, Zhanshan Ma, Haoran Jing, Zheng Ge, Zhiyu Sun, Jinbao Peng, Hao Zhang, Wenhong Tian, Lili Chen
  • Publication number: 20220113491
    Abstract: The zoom optical system according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises a first lens group, a second lens group, and a third lens group which are serially arranged from the object-side towards the image-side, wherein the first lens group comprises a plurality of fixed lenses, the second lens group comprises two movable lenses, the third lens group comprises two movable lenses, magnification is adjusted according to the movement of the second lens group, focus is adjusted according to the movement of the third lens group, the focal length at maximum magnification is at least 13 mm, and the f-number at maximum magnification is at most 3.7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hyung Rok SHIM
  • Publication number: 20220113492
    Abstract: An imaging lens driving module includes a lens carrier, a molded receiving base, a rolling element, a molded frame element and a driving mechanism. The lens carrier defines an optical axis. The molded receiving base is configured to receive the lens carrier. The rolling element is disposed between the lens carrier and the molded receiving base, and the lens carrier is allowed to be displaceable along the optical axis and relatively to the molded receiving base. The molded frame element is coupled with the molded receiving base for defining an inner space to receive the lens carrier. The driving mechanism drives the lens carrier displaceable along the optical axis, and includes a driving magnet and a driving coil, wherein the driving magnet is disposed on the lens carrier, the driving coil is corresponding to and faces towards the driving magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Hao-Jan CHEN, Heng-Yi SU, Ming-Ta CHOU, Chen-Yi HUANG, Ming-Shun CHANG
  • Publication number: 20220113493
    Abstract: A remote control device is configured for a motion picture camera which has a lens and at least one lens focus setting motor for setting a focus distance of the lens and with which at least one distance measurement device for determining a distance measurement signal is associated. The remote control device comprises a portable operating unit having a base part, a first operating element that is movable into a continuously variable setting position, and a second operating element. In a manual focus operating mode a control device determines a manual focus setting value for the lens focus setting motor in dependence on the continuously variable setting position of the first operating element and outputs the manual focus setting value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventor: Hendrik Voss
  • Publication number: 20220113494
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a lens moving apparatus including a bobbin including a first coil disposed on an outer circumferential surface thereof, a housing provided with first and second magnets for moving the bobbin by interaction with the first coil, upper and lower elastic members each coupled to both the bobbin and the housing, and a first position sensor for detecting a sum of intensities of magnetic fields of the first and second magnets, wherein the first position sensor is disposed in a space between the first magnet and the second magnet when the bobbin is disposed at an initial position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Sang Ok Park, Jun Taek Lee, Byung Wook Son, Sang Jun Min, Kyoung Ho Yoo
  • Publication number: 20220113495
    Abstract: Provided are an imaging lens system, a camera module and an electronic device. The imaging lens system, from an object side to an imaging plane, sequentially includes: a first lens with a negative focal power, a second lens with a positive focal power, a third lens with a positive focal power and a fourth lens with a negative focal power. An object side surface of the first lens includes a paraxial region and a peripheral region. In the object side surface of the first lens, at least one inflection point is defined between the paraxial region and the peripheral region, and the paraxial region is concave relative to the at least one inflection point. An image side surface of the third lens is convex. A paraxial region of an image side surface of the fourth lens is concave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: YILONG WANG, XUMING LIU
  • Publication number: 20220113496
    Abstract: A photographing optical lens assembly includes five lens elements with refractive power, in order from an object side to an image side. The first lens element with refractive power has a convex object-side surface. The second lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface and an image-side surface both being aspheric. The third lens element has positive refractive power. The fourth lens element with refractive power has a concave object-side surface. The fifth lens element with refractive power has an object-side surface and a concave image-side surface with at least one inflection point, both the object-side surface and the image-side surface being aspheric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: LARGAN PRECISION CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Hsiang-Chi TANG, Ming-Ta CHOU
  • Publication number: 20220113497
    Abstract: An image capturing lens assembly includes six lens elements which are, in order from an object side to an image side along an optical path: a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element and a sixth lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The sixth lens element with negative refractive power has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. At least one of an object-side surface and an image-side surface of at least one lens element has at least one inflection in an off-axis region thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yi-Hsiang CHUANG, Wen-Yao YANG, Tzu-Chieh KUO
  • Publication number: 20220113498
    Abstract: Discloses is a camera optical lens including nine lenses, and the nine lenses from an object side to an image side are: a first lens with a negative refractive power, a second lens with a positive refractive power, a third lens with a negative refractive power, a fourth lens with a positive refractive power, a fifth lens with a positive refractive power, a sixth lens with a positive refractive power, a seventh lens with a negative refractive power, an eighth lens with a positive refractive power and an ninth lens with a negative refractive power. The camera optical lens satisfies: ?1.80?f1/f??0.50; 3.00?d9/d10?15.00. The camera optical lens has good optical performance, and meets the design requirements of a large aperture, wide-angle and ultra-thin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventor: Jia Chen
  • Publication number: 20220113499
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, and a sixth lens disposed in order from an object side. The first lens has refractive power having a sign different from a sign of refractive power of the second lens. One of an image-side surface of the fifth lens and an object-side surface of the sixth lens is convex, and the other is concave. One of the fourth to sixth lenses has both surfaces having a freeform surface shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Hyun JANG, Jae Hyuk HUH, Ju Hwa SON, Jin Hwa JUNG, Yong Joo JO, Phil Ho JUNG
  • Publication number: 20220113500
    Abstract: The present discloser relates to an optical lens group. The optical lens group may include a first lens and a second lens arranged coaxially in sequence from an object side to an image side. An object side surface of the first lens may be a flat surface and an image side surface of the first lens may be a concave surface. At least one of an object side surface and an image side surface of the second lens may be a convex surface. The optical lens group may satisfy: 0.75<f/TTL<0.95, wherein f is an effective focal length of the optical lens group, and TTL is a distance from an object surface of the optical lens group to an imaging surface of the optical lens group along an optical axis of the optical lens group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Qing MAO
  • Publication number: 20220113501
    Abstract: Discloses is a camera optical lens, including nine lenses, and the nine lenses from an object side to an image side are: a first lens with a negative refractive power, a second lens with a negative refractive power, a third lens with a positive refractive power, a fourth lens with a positive refractive power, a fifth lens with a negative refractive power, a sixth lens with a positive refractive power, a seventh lens with a positive refractive power, an eighth lens with a positive or negative refractive power and an ninth lens with a negative refractive power. The camera optical lens satisfies: ?6.00?f1/f??2.50; 3.50?d9/d10?15.00. The camera optical lens has good optical performance, and meets the design requirements of a large aperture, wide-angle and ultra-thin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventor: Yunjie Liu
  • Publication number: 20220113502
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a camera optical lens including eight lenses which are, from an object-side to an-image side: a first lens having a positive refractive power, a second lens having a negative refractive power, a third lens having a negative refractive power, a fourth lens having a positive refractive power, a fifth lens having a positive refractive power, a sixth lens having a refractive power, a seventh lens having a negative refractive power and an eight lens having a negative refractive power, which satisfies following conditions: 0.95?f/TTL; ?5.00?f2/f??2.00; and 0.40?(R9+R10)/(R9?R10)?1.00; where TTL denotes a total optical length from an object-side surface of the first lens to an image surface of the camera optical lens along an optic axis; f denotes a focal length of the camera optical lens. The camera optical lens can achieve good optical performance while meeting the design requirement for long focal length and ultra-thinness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventor: Wei Sun
  • Publication number: 20220113503
    Abstract: Disclosed is a camera optical lens, including nine lenses, and the nine lenses from an object side to an image side are: a first lens with a negative refractive power, a second lens with a positive refractive power, a third lens with a positive refractive power, a fourth lens with a negative refractive power, a fifth lens with a negative refractive power, a sixth lens with a positive refractive power, a seventh lens with a negative refractive power, an eighth lens with a positive refractive power and an ninth lens with a negative refractive power. The camera optical lens satisfies: ?1.60?f1/f??0.50, 3.00?d13/d14?15.00. The camera optical lens has good optical performance, and meets the design requirements of wide-angle and ultra-thin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventor: Congfang Si
  • Publication number: 20220113504
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an optical lens and discloses a camera optical lens. The camera optical lens includes nine lenses, and the nine lenses from an object side to an image side are: a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, a seventh lens, an eighth lens and an ninth lens, and the second lens has a positive refractive power. The camera optical lens satisfies: ?5.50?f1/f??2.00, 2.50?d3/d4?10.00; wherein, f denotes a focal length of the camera optical lens, f1 denotes a focal length of the first lens, d3 denotes an on-axis thickness of the second lens, and d4 denotes an on-axis distance from the image-side surface of the second lens to the object-side surface of the third lens. The camera optical lens has good optical performance, and meets the design requirements of large apertures, wide-angle and ultra-thin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventor: Dong Yu
  • Publication number: 20220113505
    Abstract: Disclosed is a camera optical lens including nine lenses, the nine lenses from an object side to an image side being: a first lens with a negative refractive power, a second lens with a positive refractive power, a third lens with a positive refractive power, a fourth lens with a negative refractive power, a fifth lens with a negative refractive power, a sixth lens with a positive refractive power, a seventh lens with a negative refractive power, an eighth lens with a positive refractive power and an ninth lens with a negative refractive power. The camera optical lens satisfies: ?4.50?f1/f??2.00; 5.50?d5/d6?32.00. The camera optical lens has good optical performance, and meets the design requirements of large apertures, wide-angle and ultra-thin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventor: Yanan Wang
  • Publication number: 20220113506
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an optical lens and discloses a camera optical lens. The camera optical lens includes nine lenses, and the nine lenses from an object side to an image side are: a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, a seventh lens, an eighth lens and an ninth lens. The second lens has a positive refractive power, and the camera optical lens satisfies: ?1.80?f1/f??0.70; 2.00?d15/d16?12.00; wherein, f denotes a focal length of the camera optical lens, f1 denotes a focal length of the first lens, d15 denotes an on-axis thickness of the eighth lens, and d16 denotes an on-axis distance from an image-side surface of the eighth lens to an object-side surface of the ninth lens. The camera optical lens has good optical performance, and meets the design requirements of wide-angle and ultra-thin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventor: Zhanli Guo
  • Publication number: 20220113507
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to optical lens, and provides a camera optical lens including eight lenses, from an object side to an image side in sequence: a first lens having a positive refractive power, a second lens having a negative refractive power, a third lens having a negative refractive power, a fourth lens having a negative refractive power, a fifth lens having a negative refractive power, a sixth lens having a positive refractive power, a seventh lens, and an eighth lens having a negative refractive power; wherein the camera optical lens satisfies the following conditions: 0.95?f/TTL; ?4.00?f2/f??1.80; and ?20.00?(R15+R16)/(R15?R16)??3.00. The camera optical lens can achieve good optical performance while meeting design requirements for a long focal length and ultra-thinness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventor: Jiekang Chen
  • Publication number: 20220113508
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to optical lens, and provides a camera optical lens including eight lenses, from an object side to an image side in sequence: a first lens having a positive refractive power, a second lens having a negative refractive power, a third lens having a negative refractive power, a fourth lens, a fifth lens having a positive refractive power, a sixth lens having a negative refractive power, a seventh lens having a positive refractive power, and an eighth lens having a negative refractive power; wherein the camera optical lens satisfies the following conditions: 0.95?f/TTL; ?4.50?f2/f??2.00; and ?0.90?(R13+R14)/(R13?R14)??0.25. The camera optical lens can achieve good optical performance while meeting design requirements for a long focal length and ultra-thinness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventor: Rongbao Shi
  • Publication number: 20220113509
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to optical lens, and provides a camera optical lens including eight lenses, from an object side to an image side in sequence: a first lens having a positive refractive power, a second lens having a negative refractive power, a third lens having a negative refractive power, a fourth lens having a positive refractive power, a fifth lens having a positive refractive power, a sixth lens having a negative refractive power, a seventh lens having a positive refractive power, and an eighth lens having a negative refractive power; wherein the camera optical lens satisfies the following conditions: 0.95?f/TTL; ?4.50?f2/f??1.90; and 0.30?(R13+R14)/(R13?R14)?1.00. The camera optical lens can achieve good optical performance while meeting design requirements for both a long focal length and ultra-thinness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventor: Wanxia Li
  • Publication number: 20220113510
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to optical lens, and provides a camera optical lens including eight lenses, from an object side to an image side in sequence: a first lens having a positive refractive power, a second lens having a negative refractive power, a third lens having a negative refractive power, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens having a positive refractive power, a seventh lens, and an eighth lens having a negative refractive power; wherein the camera optical lens satisfies the following conditions: 0.95?f/TTL; ?4.00?f2/f??1.80; and ?20.00?(R9+R10)/(R9?R10)??2.50. The camera optical lens can achieve good optical performance while meeting design requirements for a long focal length and ultra-thinness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventor: Xiaofeng Wang
  • Publication number: 20220113511
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an optical lens and discloses a camera optical lens. The camera optical lens includes nine lenses, and the nine lenses from an object side to an image side are: a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, a seventh lens, an eighth lens and an ninth lens. The second lens has a positive refractive power, and the camera optical lens satisfies: ?5.50?f1/f??2.00; 3.00?d15/d16?15.00; wherein, f denotes a focal length of the camera optical lens, f1 denotes a focal length of the first lens, d15 denotes an on-axis thickness of the eighth lens, and d16 denotes an on-axis distance from an image-side surface of the eighth lens to an object-side surface of the ninth lens. The camera optical lens has good optical performance, and meets the design requirements of large apertures, and ultra-thin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventor: Jiekang Chen
  • Publication number: 20220113512
    Abstract: Disclosed is a camera optical lens, including nine lenses, and the nine lenses from an object side to an image side are: a first lens with a negative refractive power, a second lens with a positive refractive power, a third lens with a negative refractive power, a fourth lens with a positive refractive power, a fifth lens with a positive refractive power, a sixth lens with a positive refractive power, a seventh lens with a negative refractive power, an eighth lens with a positive refractive power and an ninth lens with a negative refractive power. The camera optical lens satisfies: ?5.00?f1/f??2.00; 2.50?d13/d14?10.00. The camera optical lens has good optical performance, and meets the design requirements of a large aperture, wide-angle and ultra-thin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventor: Wanxia Li
  • Publication number: 20220113513
    Abstract: Disclosed is a camera optical lens, including nine lenses, and the nine lenses from an object side to an image side are: a first lens with a negative refractive power, a second lens with a positive refractive power, a third lens with a negative refractive power, a fourth lens with a positive refractive power, a fifth lens with a negative refractive power, a sixth lens with a positive refractive power, a seventh lens with a negative refractive power, an eighth lens with a positive refractive power and an ninth lens with a negative refractive power. The camera optical lens satisfies: ?5.50?f1/f??2.00; 3.00?d11/d12?12.00. The camera optical lens has good optical performance, and meets the design requirements of a large aperture, wide-angle and ultra-thin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventor: Jia Chen
  • Publication number: 20220113514
    Abstract: Disclosed is a camera optical lens. The camera optical lens includes nine lenses in total, and the nine lenses from an object side to an image side are: a first lens with a negative refractive power, a second lens, a third lens with a positive refractive power, a fourth lens, a fifth lens with a negative refractive power, a sixth lens with a positive refractive power, a seventh lens with a negative refractive power, an eighth lens with a positive refractive power and an ninth lens with a negative refractive power. The camera optical lens satisfies: ?1.80?f1/f??0.60; 2.00?d5/d6?8.00; 3.50?f6/f?6.00. The camera optical lens has good optical performance, and meets the design requirements of a large aperture, wide-angle and ultra-thin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventor: Rongbao Shi
  • Publication number: 20220113515
    Abstract: Disclosed is a camera optical lens. including, nine lenses from an object side to an image side being: a first lens with a negative refractive power, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens all with a positive refractive power, a seventh lens with a negative refractive power, an eighth lens with a positive refractive power and an ninth lens with a negative refractive power. The camera optical lens satisfies: ?1.60?f1/f??0.50, 2.50?d3/d4?10.00; wherein, f denotes a focal length of the camera optical lens, f1 denotes a focal length of the first lens, d3 denotes an on-axis thickness of the second lens, and d4 denotes an on-axis distance from the second lens to the third lens. The camera optical lens has good optical performance, and meets the design requirements of wide-angle and ultra-thin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventor: Yutong Guo
  • Publication number: 20220113516
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an optical imaging lens group. The optical imaging lens group sequentially includes from an object side to an image side along an optical axis of the optical imaging lens group: a first lens with a positive refractive power; a second lens with a refractive power, an image-side surface of the second lens is a concave surface; a third lens with a refractive power; a fourth lens with a refractive power, an image-side surface of the fourth lens is a concave surface; a fifth lens with a refractive power; a sixth lens with a refractive power, an image-side surface of the sixth lens is a concave surface; and a seventh lens with a negative refractive power. A maximum field of view FOV of the optical imaging lens group and an effective focal length f of the optical imaging lens group satisfy tan(FOV/2)*f>5 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Yanping LI, Lingbo HE, Fujian DAI, Liefeng ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20220113517
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an optical imaging lens assembly, which sequentially includes from an object side to an image side along an optical axis: a first lens with a positive refractive power; a second lens with a refractive power; a third lens with a refractive power; a fourth lens with a refractive power; a fifth lens with a refractive power; a sixth lens with a positive refractive power; and a seventh lens with a refractive power; Semi-FOV is a half of a maximum field of view of the optical imaging lens assembly, and an effective focal length f of the optical imaging lens assembly and Semi-FOV satisfy f*tan(Semi-FOV)?5.0 mm; a curvature radius R11 of an object-side surface of the sixth lens, a curvature radius R12 of an image-side surface of the sixth lens and the effective focal length f of the optical imaging lens assembly satisfy 5.0<f/R11+f/R12<7.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Yi ZHANG, Fujian DAI, Liefeng ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20220113518
    Abstract: A projection optical system includes a first refractive system, a reflective optical system, and a second refractive system, disposed in the stated order in a direction from the reduction side toward the enlargement side, to enlarge and project an image displayed on an image display element, onto a projection surface. A first lens group of the first refractive system forms a first intermediate image with a light beam from the image display element. A second lens group of the first refractive system forms a second intermediate image with a light beam from the first intermediate image. A light beam from the second intermediate image is reflected by the reflective optical system and is then refracted by the second refractive system. A condition (1): 1.5<Bf/f<25 is satisfied, in which f represents a focal length of the entire projection optical system and Bf represents a back focus obtained by air conversion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: RICOH INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventor: Kenji MIYA
  • Publication number: 20220113519
    Abstract: Disclosed are a zoom lens, a zoom method and a terminal. The zoom lens includes n lens groups, n reflecting elements and n imaging planes, where n is an integer greater than or equal to 2. The n lens groups and an n-th imaging plane are arranged sequentially along an optical axis. A first reflecting element is configured to receive and reflect first incident light to a first lens group. An i-th imaging plane is arranged between an i-th lens group and an (i+1)-th lens group, where i is an integer greater than or equal to 1 and less than n. A j-th reflecting element is disposed between a (j?1)-th lens group and a j-th lens group, and is configured to be moved and/or rotated to enable the zoom lens to zoom, where j is an integer greater than 1 and less than or equal to n.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventor: Qing XU
  • Publication number: 20220113520
    Abstract: A camera module includes a first lens group; a first optical path folding unit; a second lens group; and a second optical path folding unit. The first lens group, the first optical path folding unit, the second lens group, and the second optical path folding unit are sequentially disposed from an object side of the first lens group toward an imaging plane of the camera module. The first optical path folding unit includes a first fixed reflective member and a first movable reflective member configured to vary a length of an optical path between the first lens group and the second lens group, and the second optical path folding unit includes a second fixed reflective member and a second movable reflective member configured to vary a length of an optical path between the second lens group and an imaging plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hag Chul KIM, Tae Yeon LIM, Phil Ho JUNG, Yong Joo JO
  • Publication number: 20220113521
    Abstract: A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a negative refractive power and a second lens unit having a positive refractive power. A distance between adjacent lens units changes during zooming. The first lens unit includes two cemented lenses and each of the two cemented lenses includes a positive lens. Predetermined conditions are satisfied by the zoom lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Kenta Sudo, Masakazu Kodaira
  • Publication number: 20220113522
    Abstract: A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image 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, a fourth lens unit having a negative refractive power, and a rear lens unit having a positive refractive power and disposed closest to an image plane. During zooming from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end, the second lens unit moves to the object side, and each distance between adjacent lens units changes. A predetermined condition is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventor: Junya Ichimura
  • Publication number: 20220113523
    Abstract: A microscope includes a wide-field illuminator configured to illuminate at least one selected region of a sample, and a beam splitter configured to generate a first detection beam path and a second detection beam path. A camera detector is arranged within the first detection beam path and is configured to record images of the selected region of the sample. A point detector is arranged within the second detection beam path and is configured to acquire a predetermined subregion of the sample lying within the selected region. A detection objective, which is arranged within the first and second detection beam paths on an object side of the beam splitter. The detection objective is a common detection objective for the camera detector and the point detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Werner Knebel, Florian Fahrbach
  • Publication number: 20220113524
    Abstract: For checking the confocality of a scanning and descanning microscope assembly comprising a light source providing illumination light focused into a focal area in a focal plane, a detector detecting light coming out of the focal area and having a detection aperture to be arranged in a confocal fashion with respect to the focal area, and a scanner, an auxiliary detection aperture of an auxiliary detector arranged in the focal plane is scanned with the focal area of the illumination light to record a first comparison intensity distribution of the illumination light registered by the auxiliary detector, and the detection aperture of the detector is scanned with auxiliary light that exits out of an auxiliary emission aperture of an auxiliary light source concentrically arranged with respect to the auxiliary detection aperture in the focal plane to record a second comparison intensity distribution of the auxiliary light registered by the detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Joachim Fischer, Matthias Henrich
  • Publication number: 20220113525
    Abstract: A method for generating an overview image of a sample which is arranged in an observation volume of a microscope by means of a sample carrier is proposed, wherein the sample carrier is illuminated by a first illumination, wherein a preliminary overview image is generated using the first illumination and an overview camera of the microscope, wherein an overview image illumination is chosen on the basis of the preliminary overview image, wherein the sample carrier is illuminated by the overview illumination, and wherein the overview image is generated using the overview image illumination and the overview camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel HAASE, Manuel AMTHOR, Markus STICKER, Sebastian BACKS, Thomas OHRT, Christian DIETRICH
  • Publication number: 20220113526
    Abstract: A surgical microscope system and methods involving: an optical assembly operable in response to a selected operation mode, the optical assembly having adjustable optics; a controller coupled with the optical assembly, the controller configured to: select an operation mode corresponding to at least one phase of the medical procedure and defining a setting for adjusting an adjustable optics; control the optical assembly to adjust an adjustable optics according to a setting; select another operation mode if at least one of an abnormal phase and an emergency phase of the medical procedure is determined to exist, the other mode of operation corresponding to another setting for adjusting the adjustable optics, the other setting having at least one of a magnification setting and a focus setting; and control the optical assembly to adjust the adjustable optics according to the other setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: SYNAPTIVE MEDICAL INC.
    Inventors: Siu Wai Jacky MAK, Tammy Kee-Wai LEE
  • Publication number: 20220113527
    Abstract: An optical arrangement for imaging a sample is described. The optical arrangement in various implementations may be constituted to include at least one first objective lens and at least one second objective lens, at least one illumination source for producing an illumination beam, detector for imaging radiation from the sample, and at least one mirror for reflecting the radiation from one of the first objective lens or the second objective lens into the detector. The at least one mirror may be double-sided and dependent on the illumination beam at the other one of the first objective lens and the second objective lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Gustavo Quintas Glasner de Medeiros, Lars Hufnagel, Nils Norlin
  • Publication number: 20220113528
    Abstract: An observation apparatus includes an acquisition unit that acquires positional information indicating a position of a bottom surface of a support for supporting an observation target, an imaging optical system that forms an optical image showing the observation target supported by the support on an image plane, a focus adjustment unit that adjusts a focal position of the imaging optical system based on the positional information acquired by the acquisition unit, and a control unit that performs control for matching an inclination of the image plane on which the optical image is formed to an inclination of an imaging surface of an imaging element based on the positional information acquired by the acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Yasushi SHIRAISHI, Katsuto SUMI
  • Publication number: 20220113529
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for widefield three-dimensional (3D) microscopy with a quantum entanglement light source are described. An example method includes generating a first set of photons and a second set of photons, wherein each of the photons in the first set is quantum entangled with a corresponding photon in the second set, directing the second set of photons toward a sample and simultaneously directing the first set of photons toward a first two-dimensional (2D) detector, detecting, from the sample, a plurality of photons at a second 2D detector, analyzing detections from the first and second 2D detectors to determine coincidence information, and determining one or more characteristics associated with at least a three-dimensional (3D) section of the sample based on collective detections at the first and the second 2D detectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Tiziana C. Bond, Matthew A. Horsley, Shervin Kiannejad, Ted Laurence, Ty Samo, Peter Weber, Xiyu Yi
  • Publication number: 20220113530
    Abstract: An analysis and observation device includes: an observation optical system including an objective lens that has an observation optical axis and collects light from a sample placed on a placement stage, and a second camera that captures an image of the sample based on the light from the sample received through the objective lens; an electromagnetic wave emitter that emits an electromagnetic wave; a reflective object lens that has an analysis optical axis parallel to the observation optical axis and collects an electromagnetic wave and irradiates the sample with the collected electromagnetic wave, and collects light from the sample, and first and second detectors that generate an intensity distribution spectrum based on the electromagnetic wave collected by the reflective object lens; and a horizontal drive mechanism which moves relative positions of the observation optical system and the analysis optical system with respect to the placement stage along a horizontal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: Keyence Corporation
    Inventor: Kenichiro HIROSE
  • Publication number: 20220113531
    Abstract: A control device for a microscope includes an operating device, an actuator and a processor. The operating device is configured to be operated by a user to vary focusing and/or positioning of an optical imaging system of the microscope relative to a sample. The actuator is configured to adjust an aperture of a detection pinhole which is included in the microscope so as to eliminate out-of-focus light from detection light which is directed by the optical imaging system onto a detector of the microscope. The processor is configured to detect a predetermined operating condition in response to a user operation of the operating device and to control the actuator to vary the aperture of the detection pinhole upon detection of the predetermined operating condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Oliver KEUL, Volker SCHACHT, Kai RITSCHEL
  • Publication number: 20220113532
    Abstract: A method is used to generate a report presenting parameter values corresponding to a structured illumination microscopy (SIM) optical system. The parameter values are based at least in part on the performed modulation calculation corresponding to an image set captured with the SIM optical system. A minimum FWHM slice is identified, based at least in part on an average FWHM value across the images in the first image set. Parameter estimation is performed on the identified minimum FWHM slice. Best in-focus parameters are identified based at least in part on the performed estimation. A phase estimate is performed for each image in the set. A modulation calculation is performed based at least in part on the identified best in-focus parameters. The report is based at least in part on the performed modulation calculation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Austin Corbett, Bo Lu, Robert Langlois, Joseph Pinto, Yu Chen, Peter Newman, Hongji Ren
  • Publication number: 20220113533
    Abstract: A microscopy system comprises a microscope with an overview camera for capturing at least one overview image of a sample carrier designed to receive at least one sample fluid; and a computing device configured to determine at least one sample image area of the at least one sample fluid within the at least one overview image. The computing device comprises an evaluation program into which a determined sample image area is entered and which is configured to determine a fluid state of the associated sample fluid based on the sample image area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Manuel Amthor, Daniel Haase, Thomas Ohrt
  • Publication number: 20220113534
    Abstract: A MEMS scanner may include a first flexible arm extending substantially in a forward direction and a base connected to a proximal end of the first flexible arm, the base being thicker than the first flexible arm in a vertical direction. The MEMS scanner may further include a second flexible arm connected to a distal end of the first flexible arm, the second flexible arm extending substantially in a reverse direction. The MEMS scanner may further include a mirror coupled to a distal end of the second flexible arm. In one implementation, the MEMS scanner may be a non-resonant scanner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Utku BARAN, Wyatt Owen DAVIS, Joshua Owen MILLER
  • Publication number: 20220113535
    Abstract: An optical apparatus 1, including: a deflecting unit 30 configured to deflect an illumination ray from a light source 11 to scan an object 100 and deflect a reflected ray from the object 100; a light guiding unit 20 configured to guide the illumination ray from the light source 11 to the deflecting unit 30 and to guide the reflected ray from the deflecting unit 30 to a light receiving element 53; and an optical system 40 having a plurality of lens surfaces, configured to guide the illumination ray from the deflecting unit 30 to the object 100 and to guide the reflected ray from the object 100 to the deflecting unit 30, wherein a normal at an incident point of the illumination ray on each of the plurality of lens surfaces and the illumination ray are not parallel to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventor: Masatsugu Nakano