The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Nov. 01, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2007
Tomoyuki Satori, Kawagoe, JP;
Fumikazu Kanetaka, Hachioji, JP;
Tomoyuki Satori, Kawagoe, JP;
Fumikazu Kanetaka, Hachioji, JP;
Olmpus Imaging Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A zoom lens system has, in order from an object side, a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit having a negative refractive power, an aperture stop, a third lens unit having a positive refractive power, and a fourth lens unit having a positive refractive power; during magnification change, the first lens unit, the second lens unit, the third lens unit, the fourth lens unit and the aperture stop move; the first lens unit includes a negative lens and a positive lens in order from the object side; the second lens unit includes a negative lens and a positive lens in order from the object side; the third lens unit includes three or less lenses including one positive lens and one negative lens; and the fourth lens unit includes one positive lens.