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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:
Apr. 10, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 07, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tetsuo Kohno, Toyonaka, JP;
Masashi Isono, Sakai, JP;
Tomoo Doi, Wakayama-Ken, JP;
Hiromu Mukai, Kawachinagano, JP;
Kazuhiko Ishimaru, Kaizuka, JP;
Assignee:
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B02B 7/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B02B 7/02 ;
Abstract
A lens holding structure in a lens block forming all or part of an optical system, the lens holding structure capable of attaining a compact lens block of inexpensive and simple construction by using a holding barrel having an outer diameter smaller than an outer diameter of the largest lens element to be included in the lens block. The largest lens element is fixed to another lens element to be included in the lens block or the holding barrel by a face thereof having a predetermined angle with respect to an optical axis of the lens block.