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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 1994
Filed:
Sep. 18, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Manami Saka, Kyoto, JP;
Katsuhiro Takamoto, Nagaokakyo, JP;
Assignee:
Minolta Camera Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
359684 ; 359687 ;
Abstract
A wide-angle zoom lens system comprises, from the object side to the image side, a first positive lens unit being stationary on an optical axis during a zooming operation, a second negative lens unit shifting along the optical axis during the zooming operation, a third positive lens unit being stationary on the optical axis during the zooming operation, and a fourth positive lens unit shifting along the optical axis during the zooming operation, wherein the refractive power of the first and second lens units fulfills the predetermined conditions.