Lens patents
English translations of Japanese patents can be found at Japan platform for patent information [[1]]. Note that the English interface provides translation and Japanese images, but does not have option to give OCR-ed Japanese text, use Japanese interface to get it [[2]]. Nor does the site allow direct linking to pages. Many patents become known to general public via [Egami blog].
publication | type | filed | published | companies | authors | |
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JP 2016-126295 | DSLR FF | Tamron 100-400mm F4.5-6.3 VC | 2015.1.8 | 2016.7.11 | Tamron Co., Ltd. | Katsuhiro Yoshimura, Hiroko Negishi, Yoshito Iwasawa, Jun Takahashi |
JP 2016-118658 | MILC APS-C | Canon EF-M 15-45/3.5-6.3 STM | 2014.12.22 | 2016.6.30 | Canon Inc. | Yukio Takanashi (高梨 幸雄), Takashi Inoue (井上 卓) |
JP 2015-68910 | MILC FF | Sony FE 55/1.8 ("sony zeiss") | 2013.9.27 | 2015.4.13 | Sony Corporation | Chen Yonghua (陳 永華), Naomi Miyagawa (宮川 直己) |
JP 2015-41012 | MILC FF | Sony FE 35/2.8 ("sony zeiss") | ||||
JP 2013-37105 | Sony E 55-210/4.5-6.3 | 2011.8.5 | 2013.2.21 | Sony Corporation | 特許業務法人つばさ国際特許事務所, Michiki Maruyama (丸山 理樹) | |
JP 2015-121649 | MILC FF | Zeiss Batis 25/2 | ||||
JP 2015-96915 | MILC FF | Zeiss Batis 85/1.8 | ||||
JP 2015-18124 | MILC FF | Sony FE 28-320/3.5-6.3 | ||||
JP 2012-242690 US8643960 | MILC APS-C | Sony E 50/1.8 | ||||
JP 2013-161076 | micro 4/3" | Olympus M.Zuiko 75/1.8 | Sigma | |||
US20130064532 | Speed Booster | J. Brian Caldwell, Wilfried Bittner | ||||
US8903232 | Speed Booster Ultra | |||||
JP 2016-31419 | fixed 1" | PowerShot G3X | 28.07.2014 | 07.03.2016 | CANON INC | MOGI SHUICHI |
JP 2016-161889 | fixed 1" | Powershot G9X | ||||
RU 2290675 [[3]] [[4]] | FF SLR | Zenitar 50 f/2 MC | 29.06.2005 | 27.12.2006 | KMZ | Byshkin Sergei (Бышкин Сергей Борисович), Kushnaryov Konstantin (Кушнарев Константин Геннадьевич), Strakhov Vyacheslav (Страхов Вячеслав Викторович), Shcheglov Sergei (Щеглов Сергей Иванович), Levitsky Pyotr (Левицкий Петр Тадейович) |
JP-A 2016-139087 | APS-C fixed | Sigma DP0 Quattro | 2015.1.29 | 2016.8.4 | Sigma | Kono Horai (幸野 朋来), Ogasawara Noriyuki(小笠原 典行) |
JP-A 2015-161792 | APS-C MILC | Zeiss Touit 50/2.8 Macro | 2014.02.27 | 2015.09.07 | FUJIFILM Corporation, Carl Zeiss AG | Yanagida Masashi 柳田 征史, Tsuyoshi Sakuma 佐久間 剛, Tomioka Ryoko 富岡 領子, Hiroki Saito 斉藤 広樹, Aurelien Dodokku, Michael Pollmann, Eugene Klein |
JP-A 2014-219587 | APS-C MILC | Fujifilm XF 27/2.8 | ||||
JP-A 2013-44964 | APS-C MILC | Sony E 10-18/4 OSS | ||||
JP-A 2016-99362 | 4/3" MILC | Olympus M.Zuiko 30/3.5 macro | 2014.11.18 | 2016.5.30 | ||
JP 2016-184136 | MILC 4/3 | Olympus M.Zuiko 8/1.8 | 2015.3.27 | 2016.10.20 | Sigma Corporation | Yukihiro Yamamoto (山本 幸広) |
JP 2016-139125 | MILC FF | Leica SL 90-270/2.8-4 + others | 2015.1.21 | 2016.8.4 | Panasonic | |
JP 2016-188967 | MILC FF | Zeiss Batis 18/2.8 | 2015.3.30 | 2016.11.4 | ||
JP 2015-75501 | MILC 4/3 | Olympus M.Zuiko 25/1.8 | 2013.10.4 | 2015.4.20 | Sigma | Yukihiro Yamamoto (山本 幸広) |
JP 2015-172612 | FF DSLR | EF 28-200 STM (optics seems to be identical to older versions) | 2014.3.11 | 2015.10.1 | Canon | Yukio Takanashi (高梨 幸雄) Mori Toshiro (森 丈大) |
JP 2015-31869 | APS-C DSLR | EF-S 10-18/4.5-5.6 | 2013.8.5 | 2015.2.16 | Canon | Yukio Takanashi (高梨 幸雄) Makoto Nakahara (中原 誠) |
JP 2015-111192 | APS-C DSLR | EF-S 24/2.8 STM (also 20, 28) | 2013.12.6 | 2015.6.18 | Canon | Yukio Takanashi (高梨 幸雄) Yuichi Gyoda(行田 裕一) |
JP 2015-41003 | focal reducer | Nikon 50/1.4G | 2013.8.22 | 2015.3.2 | Nikon | [Yoshio Inoue Kenichi Aihara Ryuji Ito Junko Inoue 井上 義雄 相原 健一 伊藤 隆治 井上 淳子] Haruo Sato (佐藤 治夫) |
US3737214 | FF SLR | Fisheye Nikkor 6/2.8 | 1971.09.29 | 1973.07.05 | Nippon Kogaku Kk | Shimizu Y |
[US7102834] | FF rangefinder | Leica apo-Summicron-M 75/2 asph | 16 Feb 2005 | 5 Sep 2006 | Leica Camera Ag | Peter Karbe |
US20140002910 | MF SLR | Leica Super-Elmar-S 24 mm f/ 3.5 Asph | Leica Camera Ag | Stefan Roth, Peter Karbe |
Patented, not produced
publication | type | filed | published | companies | authors | |
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JP-A 2016-102852 | FF SLR | Canon 800,1000,600 f/5.6 DO | 27.11.2014 | 02.06.2016 | CANON INC | SATO ARATA, YOKOYAMA TAKAYOSHI |
JP 2016-126086 | FF MILC, SLR | 35/1.8, 62/2.8, 25/2.8, 59/2.8 | 26.12.2014 | 11.07.2016 | TAMRON CO LTD | YOKOTA KOICHIRO |
JP 2013-182259 | APS-C MILC | 24-135mm f/3.5-4 OSS | ||||
US 20130242166 | FF MILC | looks different from SEL2470F4 | ||||
JP 2016-14841 | FF MILC | 28-67 f/2 | 2014.7.3 | 2016.1.28 | Patent Office Tsubasa International Patent Office (特許業務法人つばさ国際特許事務所), Yumiko Uehara (上原 祐美子) |
2015-215391 Canon EF-M macro lens, f=53.73, 46.39, 58.00 2015-215494 Canon EF-M macro lens, f=31.01, 21.77, 48.58 2015-163926 Tamron pancake lenses for FF mirrorless f/2.8, 28, 50, 60 mm. 2015-75508 Tamron 90/2.8 macro (different from SEL) 2016-9546 Fujifilm looks like 20 mm f/1.8 distagon for DSLR
CN203365783 Focal reducer