Lensless Patents (Class 396/375)
  • Patent number: 11906882
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for camera mounts. A camera mount may be capable of floating in liquid. A camera mount may include a base mounted to an inflatable; a floating mount, wherein the floating mount is configured to be attachable to a camera; and a pivotable connection that connects the base to the floating mount. The pivotable connection may be configured to float. A camera mount may include a mount or connection for mounting to an inflatable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Belgravia Wood Limited
    Inventor: Jaime Ramos
  • Patent number: 10146142
    Abstract: A lithographic projection apparatus is disclosed for use with an immersion liquid positioned between the projection system and a substrate. Several methods and mechanism are disclosed to protect components of the projection system, substrate table and a liquid confinement system. These include providing a protective coating on a final element of the projection system as well as providing one or more sacrificial bodies upstream of the components. A two component final optical element of CaF2 is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventors: Erik Roelof Loopstra, Johannes Jacobus Matheus Baselmans, Marcel Mathijs Theodore Marie Dierichs, Johannes Christiaan Maria Jasper, Matthew Lipson, Hendricus Johannes Maria Meijer, Uwe Mickan, Johannes Catharinus Hubertus Mulkens, Tammo Uitterdijk
  • Patent number: 9685473
    Abstract: A 4-color pixel image sensor having a visible color noise reduction function in a near infrared ray (NIR) pixel may include an active pixel region having a plurality of photodiodes, a plurality of first metal layers, a plurality of color filters, a first NIR pixel and a micro-lens, which are stacked, wherein the plurality of photodiodes are arranged in series and the plurality of color filters are formed to be adjacent to each other in series; an NIR optical black pixel region having a plurality of photodiodes and a second NIR pixel, which are stacked, wherein the plurality of photodiodes are arranged in series; and a visible optical black pixel region having a plurality of photodiodes, a second metal layer, a plurality of color filters and a micro-lens, which are stacked, wherein the plurality of photodiodes are arranged in series, and the plurality of color filters are formed to be adjacent to each other in series, wherein the active pixel region, the NIR optical black pixel region and the visible optical b
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Jae Young Park, Won Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 8452171
    Abstract: A telephoto lens sighting apparatus. A mount couples to a hot shoe of a camera and a first sight couples to the mount. The first sight has a first gap that corresponds with a viewing aperture of a telephoto lens coupled to the camera. A second sight may be movably coupled to the camera through a sliding track and may thereby move with respect to the first sight. The second sight has a second gap, and the first gap and second gap when aligned correspond with a viewing aperture of a telephoto lens coupled to the camera. A first receiver may couple to the camera to selectively receive the first sight and a second receiver may couple to the camera to selectively receive the second sight. The first sight and second sight may each pivot to a plurality of positions and their heights may be adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Inventor: Richard Clark Howell Beitman, Sr.
  • Patent number: 8213788
    Abstract: A viewfinder including a base member for removably mounting on an electronic device suitable for taking digital photographs, attachment means connected to said base member for coupling the base member to an electronic device, an open-ended housing disposed on the base member, and a sighting grid disposed adjacent an open end of the open-ended housing and method for using same is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Inventors: David B. Soll, Richard E. Feinbloom
  • Publication number: 20080056707
    Abstract: A solid state imaging device includes an array of active pixels and an infrared cut filter formed over the sensor. Optionally, a slot in the infrared cut filter allows infrared illumination to reach the sensor to be detected by pixels covered by a visually opaque filter and surrounded by pixels of special types that limit charge leakage and enable high dynamic range sensing of infrared illumination. A ratio of average infrared signal to average brightness indicates an amount of infrared illumination reaching the imaging device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: Ilia Ovsiannikov, Xuemei Zhang, Dmitri Jerdev
  • Patent number: 6819868
    Abstract: A camera is provided that includes a camera housing and a TFT panel, which permits verification of a formed image, located on the back of the camera housing. A strobe unit and an electronic viewfinder unit are located in the upper part of the camera housing. The electronic viewfinder unit has a unit body including: a TFT panel permitting viewing of an object image; an eyepiece opposed to the back of the camera housing and used to view the object image displayed on the TFT panel; and a prism serving as an optical path conversion member that bends by a predetermined angle light emitted from an object image displayed on the TFT panel so as to route the light to the eyepiece, and adjoining the TFT panel and the eyepiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2004
    Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideaki Kume, Giichi Kaneta
  • Patent number: 6724991
    Abstract: A camera has a body and a taking lens mounted to the body. The taking lens defines a subject field. A viewing window is joined to the body. The viewing window is transmissive of a light image of the subject field. The viewing window bears a holographic image of a reticle. A light source faces the viewing window and illuminates the holographic image. The reticle produced can be binocularly viewable, that is, viewable by the photographer with both eyes while the photographer looks through the viewing window to compose a scene image for picture taking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventor: Scott B. Chase
  • Patent number: 6553186
    Abstract: A viewfinder informs the photographer when a camera is tilted relative to a subject to be photographed. The viewfinder includes a pair of front and rear openings optically aligned to view the subject through the two openings, and a translucent element surrounding the front opening to permit a halo of light around the front opening which can be seen through the rear opening. The rear opening is dimensioned sufficiently smaller than the front opening to prevent one from viewing through the rear opening various portions of the halo of light depending on whether the camera is tilted up, down, right or left. Thus, one is alerted when the camera is tilted relative to the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventor: David J. Cornell
  • Patent number: 6431768
    Abstract: A digital camera having a camera body which includes a main surface and a lens surface substantially orthogonal to the main surface, a photographic lens of a photographic optical system positioned on the lense surface, and an optical viewfinder unit rotatably attached to the main surface such that the optical viewfinder unit is rotatable to a position substantially orthogonal to the main surface of the camera body and in a plane substantially parallel to said lens surface. An operation unit is positioned in the camera body such that operations buttons are arranged on the main surface of the camera body and, when the optical viewfinder unit is in a closed position, the operation buttons are substantially covered to protect against unintentional operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoko Nakamura
  • Patent number: 6408138
    Abstract: The camera view-correction apparatus comprises at least one dividing plate located in the view finder so as to divide the view finder into several regions. Each region has a light source at the far end, so that when all the light sources are successfully observed without being shielded by the dividing plate, it indicates that the optical axis of the view finder is matched with the optical axis of the lens. Alternatively, the camera view-correction apparatus has a plurality of plates located in the view finder. The plates enclose a tunnel free space with a cross shape for the cross-sectional view. Light can pass the tunnel free space and reach the eyes. If the optical axis of the view finder is tilted, some portion of the light is shielded by the plates with respect to the tilted direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: Umax Data Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Guang-Shang Chang, Chien-Chin Chan, Chien-Ming Peng
  • Patent number: 6122455
    Abstract: A viewfinder, particularly useful in a camera, is lensless but which provides a useful reticle to aid the user to properly frame the desired scene. A camera body includes a viewfinder front wall opening. Surrounding the front wall opening, on its interior surface is a concave mirror with its focus on a reticle. The reticle on an internal surface of the camera body is located at the interior face of the eyepiece opening region of the viewfinder. Incoming light at the front opening illuminates the reticle and its image is reflected by the concave mirror surface to the user's eye. In one embodiment, the front opening of the camera is a single opening larger than the rear or eyepiece opening, and in another embodiment, the front opening constitutes a series of small holes in the front wall of the camera with the surface between the holes reflectorized and acting as the concave mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Inventor: Stephen P. Hines
  • Patent number: 5978145
    Abstract: A viewfinder optical system has a relay lens system and an eyepiece optical system. The relay lens system refocuses a primary image as a secondary image. The relay lens system consists of a single lens element which has a surface having optical power of diffraction. The eyepiece optical system magnifies the secondary image and has a surface having optical power of diffraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromu Mukai, Shigeto Ohmori