Optical: systems and elements – Lens – With lens casing
Reexamination Certificate
2006-06-29
2008-08-05
Schwartz, Jordan M. (Department: 2873)
Optical: systems and elements
Lens
With lens casing
C359S823000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07408726
ABSTRACT:
A lens alignment apparatus includes a main lens holding frame having a main lens secured thereto; an adjusting lens holding frame to which an adjusting lens to be aligned with the main lens is secured; at least one radial groove formed in one of adjacent end surfaces of the main lens holding frame and the adjusting lens holding frame; a centering hole, corresponding to the radial groove, formed in the other of the adjacent end surfaces of the main lens holding frame and the adjusting lens holding frame; and an alignment member including a centering pillar portion inserted in the centering hole and an aligning portion engaged in the radial groove, the aligning portion being provided with a plurality of pairs of parallel alignment surfaces having an identical width and different distances from the axis of the centering pillar portion.
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Iikawa Makoto
Takahashi Masashi
Greenblum & Bernstein P.L.C.
Hoya Corporation
Jones James C
Schwartz Jordan M.
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