Optical: systems and elements – Lens – With light limiting or controlling means
Reexamination Certificate
2011-07-19
2011-07-19
Collins, Darryl J (Department: 2873)
Optical: systems and elements
Lens
With light limiting or controlling means
C359S676000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07982974
ABSTRACT:
An image pickup apparatus having a lens unit configured to include a plurality of lenses and a variable aperture mechanism capable of varying an aperture opening diameter, the image pickup apparatus including: in the lens unit, a variable aperture unit configured by integrating the variable aperture mechanism and the single lenses of the lens unit using a fixing portion.
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Extended Supplementary European Search Report dated Mar. 9, 2010.
Ishii Hiroshi
Iwasaki Seiji
Collins Darryl J
Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
Scully , Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.
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