Radiant energy – Photocells; circuits and apparatus – Photocell controls its own optical systems
Reexamination Certificate
2009-02-18
2011-10-25
Epps, Georgia Y (Department: 2878)
Radiant energy
Photocells; circuits and apparatus
Photocell controls its own optical systems
Reexamination Certificate
active
08044331
ABSTRACT:
An image pickup apparatus and manufacturing method is disclosed. The image pickup apparatus comprises an optical system, an optical wavefront modulator that modulates an optical transfer function, an aperture adjacent to the optical wavefront modulator, and an image pickup device for detecting an object image passing through the optical system and the optical wavefront modulator. A product of a diameter of the aperture at a stop position multiplied by a distance between the aperture and the optical wavefront modulator is less than 2.
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Hayashi Yusuke
Ohara Naoto
Epps Georgia Y
Kyocera Corporation
Naphas Renee
Procopio Cory Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
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