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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:
Jun. 05, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2002
Applicants:
Yoshinori Tanida, Nara, JP;
Kenji Sakai, Nara, JP;
Inventors:
Yoshinori Tanida, Nara, JP;
Kenji Sakai, Nara, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 (2006.01); G02B 13/16 (2006.01); G03B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A camera module includes a solid-state imaging device; a lens unit having a lens for guiding light to the solid-state imaging device; a lens holder for holding the solid-state imaging device, the lens holder including a lens coupling section provided for adjusting the position of the lens, such that a distance between the lens and the solid-state imaging device becomes a prescribed focusing distance; and a shield cap for covering the lens coupling section and the lens unit so as to allow the light to be guided to the lens in the lens unit.