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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:
Jul. 12, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2003
Applicant:
Shinji Kaneko, Kokubunji, JP;
Inventor:
Shinji Kaneko, Kokubunji, JP;
Assignee:
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B026/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed herein is an imaging apparatus including: a variable configuration mirror provided with a reflecting surface for changing optical path and a plurality of electrodes on which voltage is applied to change the configuration of the reflecting surface; an image taking section having the variable configuration mirror as a part of its optical system; and a control section for driving the variable configuration mirror by applying voltage only on one part of the plurality of electrodes provided on the variable configuration mirror.