Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
359368000 |
Microscope
| 822 |
359399000 |
Telescope
| 190 |
359364000 |
With curved reflective imaging element
| 105 |
359363000 |
With image recorder
| 47 |
359432000 |
Variable magnification
| 19 |
359434000 |
With relay
| 16 |
359433000 |
With tilted lens or tilted image plane | 4 |
20080218852 | Viewing Systems for Selective Viewing of Artisan's Activities - A viewing system associated with a permanent building structure includes a first reflective optical arrangement, mechanically associated with the permanent building structure, for viewing by a person in a first location. The system also includes a passive optical projection system including at least a second reflective optical arrangement mechanically associated with the permanent building structure The optical projection system is deployed for projecting via the first reflective optical arrangement an image of a defined sub-region of an area within the permanent building structure not directly viewable from said first location. This allows a user at the first location to view the defined sub-region. | 09-11-2008 |
20100238543 | Single Prism Aberration Compensation - System and method for utilizing two prisms spatially separated is provided. The two prisms spatially separated allows the two prisms typically found in a TIR optical relay system to be spatially separated. In an embodiment, one or more optical relay lenses are interposed between the two prisms. The prism positioned on the object side may be integrated into one or more of the optical relay lenses, thereby further simplifying the optical relay design. In another embodiment, the one or more optical relay lenses may have an optical axis that is offset from the optical axis of incoming light to cause a pupil shift. An aspherical lens may be included to correct for the pupil shift and create a more uniform illumination image. | 09-23-2010 |
20120300296 | PROJECTION APPARATUS - The present invention provides a projection apparatus including an image generation device and a projection lens. The image generation device has a light valve, and generates a light. The projection lens includes a first lens group having an optical axis and a second lens group disposed between the first lens group and the light valve. The light generated from the light valve penetrates through the second lens group and forms an intermediate image between the first lens group and the second lens group. The intermediate image penetrates through the first lens group to form a projection image. A center of the projected image and a center of the light valve are disposed at a first side of the optical axis, and a center of the intermediate image is disposed at a second side of the optical axis different from the first side. | 11-29-2012 |
20150323767 | PROJECTION LENS AND PROJECTOR - A projection lens includes, in order from an enlargement side, a first optical system, a second optical system, and a third optical system. At least a portion of an intermediate image is formed so as to overlap the second optical system. | 11-12-2015 |
359367000 |
Right angle inspector | 4 |
20090251773 | LOW ORBIT MISSILE-SHAPED SATELLITE FOR ELECTRO-OPTICAL EARTH SURVEILLANCE AND OTHER MISSIONS - A low orbit optical imaging satellite has a long thin satellite body housing an optical telescope arrangement. A major part of the telescope arrangement has its optical axis roughly parallel to the direction of elongation and includes a mirror arrangement deployed to direct a line of sight of the optical telescope out sideways from the direction of elongation. The transverse dimensions of the satellite body are preferably minimized to be close to the optical aperture dimension of the optical telescope, thereby providing a high ballistic coefficient and high orbit lifetime for orbits in the low thermosphere. | 10-08-2009 |
20110286089 | MINI-SCOPE FOR MULTI-DIRECTIONAL IMAGING - A mini-scope for multi-directional imaging is disclosed. The mini-scope includes an elongated mini-scoped body. An emissions aperture is disposed on the distal end of the elongated mini-scope body, which can be configured to emit a beam of optical energy propagating through a flexible optical conductor. A selective mirror is also positioned at the distal end of the elongated mini-scope body and is configured to selectively pass or reflect the beam of optical energy based on the optical characteristics of the beam. A solid state imaging device is further disposed on the distal end of the elongated mini-scope body for imaging illumination reflected by an external object in response to the beam of optical energy. This illumination is directed to pass through or reflect from the selective mirror to the camera based on optical characteristics of the beam. | 11-24-2011 |
20140177043 | Three-Dimensional-Endoscope Optical System - Provided is a three-dimensional-endoscope optical system that is provided with two objective optical systems having optical axes, which are arranged with a spacing therebetween, and that satisfies the following conditions: | 06-26-2014 |
20160124211 | ENDOSCOPE HAVING A LATERAL DIRECTION OF VIEW - An endoscope including: an endoscope shaft having an outer tube and an inner tube rotatable relative to each other, the outer tube radially surrounding the inner tube; a first optical assembly disposed in a distal region of the endoscope shaft and being accommodated in and/or operated by the outer tube; a second optical assembly disposed in the distal region and being accommodated in the inner tube; an axial bearing arranged between the outer tube and the inner tube in a proximal region of the endoscope shaft wherein the axial bearing includes an outer ring associated with the outer tube and an inner ring associated with the inner tube; and a fixing device for the axial bearing, the fixing device including a first elastomer body provided for the outer ring of the axial bearing and/or a second elastomer body provided for the inner ring of the axial bearing. | 05-05-2016 |
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Document | Title | Date |
20080259440 | PROJECTION OPTICAL SYSTEM, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A projection optical system for forming an image of a first surface on a second surface has a first imaging optical system and a second imaging optical system, and a folding member for guiding light from the first imaging optical system to the second imaging optical system. Every optical element having a power in the second imaging optical system is a refractive element. | 10-23-2008 |
20080278799 | PROJECTION OBJECTIVE OF A MICROLITHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS - A projection objective of a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus is disclosed. The projection objective can project an image of a mask that can be set in position in an object plane onto a light-sensitive coating layer that can be set in position in an image plane. The projection objective can be designed to operate in an immersion mode, and it can produce at least one intermediate image. The projection objective can include an optical subsystem on the image-plane side which projects the intermediate image into the image plane with an image-plane-side projection ratio having an absolute value of at least 0.3. | 11-13-2008 |
20080304141 | Optical Image Converter Arrangement - The invention relates to an optical image converter system to be used in video cameras. The image converter system comprises a recording lens that is to be oriented towards an object and generates a real intermediate image of the object with a defined image size and depth of focus on a first translucent projection disk defining a first image plane. The inventive image converter system further comprises a prism arrangement that is positioned in the beam path as well as an image converter lens which is disposed behind the recording lens in the beam path, is oriented towards the rear face of the projection disk, and is used for generating a real main image of the object on a second image plane. In order to design the image converter system in a compact manner, the projection disk is placed in an intermediate space between two facing, parallel prism surfaces within the prism arrangement. | 12-11-2008 |
20090080068 | PROJECTION OPTICAL SYSTEM, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DEVICE - A projection optical system which projects an image of a first object onto a second object includes a plurality of lenses and a plurality of aperture stops for determining a numerical aperture. The plurality of aperture stops include a first aperture stop having an opening whose size can be changed, and a second aperture stop having an opening whose size can be changed. The first and second aperture stops are positioned nearer to the second object than a lens having the maximum effective diameter among the lenses included in an imaging optical system nearest to the second object. At least one of the first and second aperture stops is positioned at or near the pupil of the imaging optical system. The range of the numerical aperture determined by the first aperture stop is larger than the range of the numerical aperture determined by the second aperture stop. | 03-26-2009 |
20090231688 | OPTICAL GLASS LENS SET AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An optical glass lens set and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. An optical glass lens is used as an insert that is set into a cavity of a mold. By injection molding of the molded insert or press molding, an optical glass lens set with a lens holder is formed. The optical glass lens set includes at least one optical glass lens and a lens holder for fixing the optical glass lens. The manufacturing method simplifies processes and improves the yield rate. Moreover, the produced optical glass lens set is easily packaged into a camera lens, especially suitable for mini-cameras and camera phones. | 09-17-2009 |
20100053734 | LENS UNIT - A lens unit includes at least three lenses that are laminated and received in a lens barrel. The lenses include a first lens, a second lens, and a third lens that are laminated from the side of an object in this order. The first lens includes a first contact face that is formed at an outer peripheral portion thereof and comes in contact with the second lens, and a first opposite surface that is formed at an inner peripheral portion of the first contact face, is spaced from the second lens, and faces the second lens. The second lens includes a second contact face that is formed at a position closer to the center of the second lens than the first contact face and comes in contact with the third lens, and a second opposite surface that is formed at an outer peripheral portion of the second contact face, is spaced from the third lens, and faces the third lens. | 03-04-2010 |
20110026110 | PROJECTION OBJECTIVE FOR LITHOGRAPHY - In some embodiments, a projection objective for lithography includes an optical arrangement of optical elements between an object plane and an image plane. The arrangement generally has at least one intermediate image plane, the arrangement further having at least two correction elements for correcting aberrations, of which a first correction element is arranged optically at least in the vicinity of a pupil plane and a second correction element is arranged in a region which is not optically near either a pupil plane or a field plane. | 02-03-2011 |
20110038038 | LENS ARRAY IMAGING OPTICS FOR A LINE SENSOR MODULE - An embodiment relates to a lens array imaging optics for a line sensor module comprising at least two lens arrays ( | 02-17-2011 |
20110102886 | LENS UNIT, LED HEAD, EXPOSING UNIT, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND SCANNING APPARATUS - Lens pairs include: a first lens to form an intermediate image, which is an inverted image of an object, on an intermediate image plane; and a second lens to form an image of the object, which is an inverted image of the intermediate image, on the image plane. A ratio of SO | 05-05-2011 |
20120033296 | PROJECTION OBJECTIVE FOR A MICROLITHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS - A projection objective of a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus contains a plurality of optical elements arranged in N>−2 successive sections A | 02-09-2012 |
20120069430 | LENS ARRAY, LENS UNIT, LED HEAD, EXPOSURE DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, READING DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LENS ARRAY, AND FORMING DIE - A lens array includes a plurality of lenses having respective optical axes that are approximately parallel to each other, wherein the plurality of lenses are configured in a direction approximately perpendicular to the optical axes and are formed integrally with each other, and a maximum inclination angle of a lens surface on each of a predetermined number of the plurality of lenses is less than or equal 50.8 degrees or less, the maximum inclination angle being defined as a maximum value of an angle formed by an optical axis and a normal line of a lens surface of one of the predetermined number of the plurality of lenses. | 03-22-2012 |
20120176669 | SYSTEM TUBE AND PROCESS FOR SUPPORTING CYLINDRICAL ELEMENTS OF AN ENDOSCOPE OPTICAL SYSTEM - A system tube of an endoscope optical system, designed to contain cylindrical elements of an image guide provided with lenses and to support the elements by tongues cut out of the wall of the system tube and deformed nonelastically. Wherein the tongues are deformed toward the outside and are bent elastically by a holder toward the inside to below the level of the outer surface of the system tube. In a system tube of an endoscope optical system, designed to contain cylindrical elements of an image guide provided with lenses and to support the elements by means of nonelastically deformed tongues cut out of the wall of the system tube, the tongues are deformed toward the outside and are elastically bent by a holder toward the inside to below the level of the outer surface of the system tube. | 07-12-2012 |
20120176670 | IMAGING MICROOPTICS FOR MEASURING THE POSITION OF AN AERIAL IMAGE - An imaging microoptics, which is compact and robust, includes at least one aspherical member and has a folded beam path. The imaging microoptics provides a magnification |β′| of >800 by magnitude. Furthermore, a system for positioning a wafer with respect to a projection optics includes the imaging microoptics, an image sensor positionable in the image plane of the imaging microoptics, for measuring a position of an aerial image of the projection optics, and a wafer stage with an actuator and a controller for positioning the wafer in dependence of an output signal of the image sensor. | 07-12-2012 |
20130038930 | ALIGNMENT APPARATUS - An apparatus includes a stationary plate comprising an opening, a guide retained in the opening and pivotable relative to the stationary plate and a cable. The guide includes a through hole and the cable is disposed and axially slidable in the through hole. | 02-14-2013 |
20140016192 | USE OF SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE GAS TO PREVENT LASER INDUCED AIR BREAKDOWN - A method and apparatus for propagating a laser beam is disclosed. The laser beam pulse is passed through a first lens which focuses the laser beam pulse at a focal point of the first lens. An electronegative gas at substantially atmospheric pressure is configured to surround the focal point in order to suppress an ionization effect by the laser beam pulse at the focal point. | 01-16-2014 |