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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:
Dec. 30, 1997
Filed:
Jul. 22, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
John A Lawson, Pebble Beach, CA (US);
W Andrew Morrison, Saratoga, CA (US);
Rob E Savoie, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
Telesensory Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ; G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
359802 ; 359676 ; 359689 ; 359698 ;
Abstract
A zoom lens is described which is quite simple and yet provides a wide (5:1) zoom range. The lens consists of a front focusing negative lens which provides a stationary virtual image for two rear zooming lens groups. These two zooming groups are positive and reimage the object at a camera pickup device. Such zooming groups are of substantially equal focal length and bear equally in the magnification change. The invention includes a magnifier which utilizes the zoom lens and has the mechanical aspects necessary to provide the needed lens motions.