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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. 21, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2001
Applicants:
Norihiro Imamura, Kyoto, JP;
Hisayoshi Fujimoto, Kyoto, JP;
Minori Torama, Kyoto, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Rohm Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of making a lens array includes a first step of forming a resin-molded piece, a second step of applying a coating to the resin-molded piece, a third step of melting the applied coating and a fourth step of solidifying the melted coating. The resin-molded piece formed in the first step includes a plurality of lenses each having a convex lens surface, and a holder portion for holding the plurality of lenses. In the second step, the coating is applied to the holder portion so as to surround each lens surface.