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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2021
Applicant:
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yuki Ito, Ina, JP;
Yusuke Nakagawa, Nagano, JP;
Assignee:
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 23/24 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); G02B 3/00 (2006.01); H04N 23/50 (2023.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 23/2484 (2013.01); A61B 1/0011 (2013.01); G02B 3/0012 (2013.01); G02B 23/243 (2013.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01); A61B 1/00096 (2013.01); H04N 23/555 (2023.01);
Abstract
An image pickup apparatus manufacturing method includes: modifying glass inside a glass block using a laser to produce a first modified space including a first path connected to an exterior surface of the glass block; etching the first modified space to produce an optical member that internally includes an optical space including a lens surface and connected to a first hole including an opening in the exterior surface; and installing, on the optical member, an image pickup member configured to receive a subject image formed by light condensed by the optical member.