| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 359511000 | Cap or cover | 47 |
| 20080252975 | Lens barrel and camera with lens barrel - A lens barrier is opened/closed by a barrier drive cylinder disposed on an outer peripheral side of a lens. The barrier drive cylinder is rotated by a rotation of a cam cylinder together with a first cylinder so as to move forward and backward. In the course of a movement of the lens from a retracted position to a shooting position, the barrier drive cylinder rotates such that a drive ring biased to an opening direction by a spring is driven into an opening direction. The barrier is, thus, opened. When the lens is moved from the shooting position to the retracted position, the operation reverse to the aforementioned is performed to close the barrier. An annular seal member is provided into the space between the barrier drive cylinder and the first cylinder so as to prevent water from entering into the barrel. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20090002823 | Permanently-Affixed Lens Cap - A permanently-affixed lens cap is presented here. This is a lens cap which one does not have to separate from the camera, to use the camera. Unlike the existing lens caps which clip on the front, and are then removed, these caps remain on the front of the lens practically at all the times. Thus, they do not get lost, and the camera/lens is much safer because of it. Some of the features are: Crystal Clear: a Lens cover which looks like a filter, in that it screws into the filter thread at the end of the lens. This protects the expensive lens from impact and scratches. As an option, the user never has to remove it. Nano-Technology coating: Two separate layers of fine silica particles prevent scratches, and fluorine-containing resins in each layer repel ink marks. This has been used for DVD protection in the industry. Bullet-Proof: Layers of glass and (clear) plastic sandwiched to give great optical clarity, but an incredibly impact resistant front. Non-clear lens, which is permanently attached. The lens cap has a mechanism to flip out of the way. Press a button and the lens cap expands to become a shade, and exposes the front of the lens. Many other variations and extensions are also discussed in the specification and figures. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090002824 | Optical Part, Optical Unit and Display Apparatus - An optical part includes a panel cover to be attached around a display area of a display element, a holder holding an optical element, a spring pressing the holder against the panel cover in order to place and rotatably attach the holder to the panel cover one over another, and a dust barrier cover provided on the holder, wherein the part of the holder in contact with the spring has an extension, which is integral with the dust barrier cover. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090034074 | LENS BARREL AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A lens barrel includes a first holding member configured to hold a lens, a second holding member configured to hold the first holding member, a protection member located at an object side of the lens in an openable and closable manner and configured to protect the lens when in a closed state, and a drive member configured to open and close the protection member. The first holding member includes an adjustment surface configured to support the first holding member rotatable with respect to the second holding member around a point located on an optical axis of the lens. The drive member is located such that the drive member overlaps the first holding member as viewed from an optical axis direction of the lens. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090034075 | BARRIER MECHANISM AND CAMERA - A barrel includes a through-hole through which an interlocking lever passes, the interlocking lever provided on a barrier drive member to receive a rotational force. The barrier drive member includes a flange portion in a circumferential direction. The flange portion is positioned at the same phase as the interlocking lever and covers the through-hole from an optical axis direction during a rotation of the barrier blades from an open state to a closed state. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090046365 | REMOVABLE COVER - A cover for an optical instrument or device includes a preferably flexible hood for partially covering and alternately uncovering the optical instrument and a connector attached to the hood for securing the hood to the optical instrument while the instrument or device is uncovered. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090052034 | LENS PROTECTION DEVICE - A lens cover device for a camera lens, particularly suited for use with a telephoto lens and hood assembly, comprises a disk-like body member having a plurality of retention members. The retention members provide friction within the filter-thread region of the camera lens. A large handle attached to one face of the cover device enables a photographer to easily cover or uncover the lens whether the lens and hood are in the shooting position or the stored position. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090052035 | LENS BARRIER MECHANISM - According to one embodiment, a lens barrier mechanism includes four barrier blades for opening/closing an opening for a lens. The driving force of a gear arm is transmitted, via a torsion spring, to a ring cam for opening/closing the barrier blades. The torsion spring includes a coil wound on the rotary shaft of the gear arm, and two arms extending from the opposite ends of the coil and engaged with the boss of the ring cam. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090091827 | CAMERA LENS CAP - A camera lens cap includes radially movable latch members carried on an endwall of the cap and apparatus having exposed user engageable surfaces. The latch members are movable between the first latching position and a second unlatched position relative to an adapter which has a camera lens attachment feature. An interior groove formed in the adapter and engageable by the latch members when the latch members are disposed in the first latching position to affix the lens cap on the adapter and the camera lens. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090091828 | OBJECTIVE LENS PROTECTOR AND OBJECTIVE LENS UNIT - A microscope objective lens in which a tip and a circumferential portion of a barrel having a plurality of lenses are processed to seal off an inner space containing the plurality of lenses from the outside. The objective lens includes a sealing member that seals a gap between a cap and the barrel when the cap is placed over a rear end portion of the barrel so as to cover an opening formed at the rear end portion. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090161215 | PROTECTIVE COVER ASSEMBLY FOR DIGITAL CAMERA - A protective cover assembly ( | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090168175 | CLOSING MECHANISM FOR LENS SHUTTER - According to one embodiment, a closing mechanism is configured so that an engaging end portion of a handle is engaged with an engagement piece of a shutter in an open position while a handle for carrying a projector is being drawn out to a carrying position, and the shutter is moved toward a closed position. The positions of the engaging end portion and/or the engagement piece along a sliding direction are set so that an urging force of an α-spring in a closing direction acts immediately before the handle is fully drawn out. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090262423 | DUSTPROOF PANEL - The dustproof panel includes: (a) a dustproof plate, which has a size covering a screen and extending to a frame member, and whose portion opposing the screen has transparent properties; (b) a frame-shaped dustproof filter formed by attaching a foam body having shrinking properties and containing pores finer than dust particles to a rear surface of the dustproof plate, the attachment being made without gaps therebetween in a frame shape along the edge of the dustproof plate, and the foam body abutting against the frame member; and (c) an attachment/detachment body having a first constituent element attached to the rear surface of the dustproof plate along an inner circumference of the frame-shaped dustproof filter and a second constituent element attached to a front surface of the frame member so as to oppose the first constituent element, the first constituent element and the second constituent element being mutually attachable and detachable. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090323188 | LENS BARRIER MECHANISM OF A LENS BARREL - A lens barrier mechanism of a lens barrel includes a cam ring including a forward-projecting portion; a linearly movable barrel provided outside the cam ring and moves linearly by rotating the cam ring; a barrier blade provided in the linearly movable barrel and movable in an operating plane orthogonal to the optical axis to open and close an opening at the front of the linearly movable barrel; and a barrier drive mechanism which opens and shuts the barrier blade when the lens barrel moves from/to the accommodated state to/from the ready-to-photograph state, respectively. A range of opening/shutting operation of the barrier blade extends radially outside an inner periphery of the forward-projecting portion. In the accommodated state, the forward-projecting portion intersects the operating plane of the barrier blade but is positioned outside the range of opening/shutting operation of the barrier blade. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100027120 | Soft lens cover - What is disclosed is a removable cover for a camera lens. The lens cover is generally circular and is adapted to cover the front element of a camera lens. The lens cover is fabricated from an elastic material so as to fit tightly on the end of a camera lens. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100302638 | Repositionable lens cover - A selectively positionable lens cover is disclosed comprising a lens housing volume and comprising an arcuate lip portion for the selective engagement to and disengagement from a lens. The lens cover further comprises a first engagement structure whereby the first engagement structure may be releaseably engaged with and removed from a second engagement structure. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110007395 | SLIDING COVER STRUCTURE AND AN ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A sliding cover structure and an electronic apparatus are disclosed. The sliding cover structure is used for covering a lens, and includes a base, a first cover, a second cover and a swing part. The first cover slides forwards and backwards on the base, and slides between an opening position that does not cover the lens and a closing position that covers the lens. The second cover moves upwards and downwards on the base. The swing part is pivoted with the base and has a first contact end and a second contact end. The pivoting position of the swing part and the base is located between the first contact end and the second contact end so that the swing part can perform a seesaw operation. The first contact end is located below the second cover so that the first contact end drives the second cover to move upwards. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110013279 | LENS BARRIER APPARATUS - A lens barrier apparatus which includes a barrier base; an interlocking ring configured to rotate with respect to the barrier base; a pair of driving vanes, each of which is configured to be rotatably mounted to the barrier base, and each of which is configured to be rotatably moved from an open position to a closed position by movement of the interlocking ring; and a pair of reacting vanes each of which is rotatably mounted to the barrier base, and each of which is configured to rotate from the closed position to the open position by movement of a respective driving vane of the pair of driving vanes. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110043913 | PROTECTIVE COVER MODULE FOR LENS - A protective cover module includes a housing, a first positioning element, a second positioning element, and a plate. The housing defines a receiving hole. The second positioning element attaches to the housing and attracts the first positioning element positioning element by magnetic force. The plate slidably attaches to the housing, and configured to mount the first positioning element and cover the receiving hole. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110051241 | ANTI-FOG SCREEN AND METHODS - The present invention is directed to removable and collapsible moisture blocking screens that inhibit moisture from condensing on a surface when steam is present. The screens include a shaped vinyl film adapted to releasably contact a surface, a fabric component secured around a periphery of the film, and a flexible perimeter of fixed length having two attached ends, which perimeter is encased at least substantially within the fabric and is disposed around at least a substantial portion of the periphery of the film. Methods of inhibiting steam from accumulating on a surface are also described. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110058255 | COMPUTER, PDA OR TELEPHONE LENS COVER - A lens cover covers a camera lens or a projection lens formed in the frame of a computer display or in the body of a personal digital assistant or mobile telephone. The cover is movable to allow the lens to operate, yet allow the cover to remain with the device. One cover pivots around a pivot point to cover or uncover the lens. Another cover hinges in order to cover or uncover the lens. Another cover slides back and forth. Another cover hangs upon a hook located above the lens. Another cover is a suction cup applied over the lens. Another cover slides back and forth hanging on the top edge of the computer display. The cover may be fixed in place using gravity, friction, a snap, hook and loop closures, suction, or a ZIPLOC-type mechanism. The cover or its attaching means may be fixed to the computer or telephone using a self adhesive. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110157699 | LENS BARRIER DEVICE - In a lens barrier device, one barrier blade is arranged at a different height in the optical axis direction from another barrier blade, and a barrier base is provided with a regulating portion which is at the outer peripheral portion of an optical axis forward end side barrier blade and which regulates the position in the optical direction of the optical axis forward end side barrier blade, thus forming the lens barrier device as a unit. If rotation shafts for the barrier blades are formed on an external cover, deformation or the like would be generated when the external cover is assembled to the apparatus, resulting in an increase in the requisite drive force for the opening/closing operation. Hence, it is possible to prevent a suitable opening/closing operation from being hindered by such an increase in the requisite drive force. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110157700 | LENS BARRIER DEVICE AND LENS BARREL EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME - A lens barrier device includes a first barrier blade including a shielding portion, a connection portion, and an abutment portion. The abutment portion is connected, on an optical axis imaging surface side of the shielding portion, to the shielding portion via the connecting portion. Further, a second barrier blade is provided on an optical axis imaging surface side with respect to the shielding portion. A regulating portion is provided whose optical axis imaging surface side is configured to contact the abutment portion, wherein an outer peripheral portion of the second barrier blade, the connecting portion, and the abutment portion are located in this order from an optical axis center to an optical axis outer side. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110249335 | LENS COVERING AND CLEANING APPARATUS - An apparatus including a cap adapted for covering, protecting and cleaning a lens of a device such as a scope of a firearm. The cap may be manipulated to clean the lens, such that when the cap is opened, the lens is clean, with the scope ready for use. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110279897 | COVER UNIT AND MOBILE TERMINAL INCLUDING THE SAME - A cover unit includes a first cover that is movable between a cover position and an exposed position. A second cover slidably is movable in a direction perpendicular to its visible surface. A cover moving mechanism moves the second cover, wherein, when the first cover is at the cover position, the second cover is at such a height that the visible surface of the second cover is substantially coplanar with a visible surface of the first cover. When the first cover is moved from the cover position to the exposed position, the second cover is moved to such a height such that the visible surface of the second cover is moved by at least an amount that corresponds with the thickness of the first cover. When the first cover is at the exposed position, the first cover is above the visible surface of the second cover. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20120033299 | Protective Cup Lens Cover - A padded protective cup shaped covering sized to slip over a camera lens is disclosed. The covering is designed to fit on either the front portion of the lens or the lens mount. The protective covering has beveled side walls which allow it to fit easily on a variety of different lenses. The protective covering is made from two separate layers of material, an outer cup made from a firm yet flexible material, and the inner liner made from a soft pliable material. The soft inner liner allows the covering to easily adhere to the camera lens, and also provides impact protection. The outer cup provides additional impact protection. The outer cup also includes a domed top portion which provides a crumple zone or impact bumper. In one embodiment the outer cup has a clear optical grade lens or filer lens inserted or incorporated therein, which allows the camera user to take a photograph without removing the protective lens. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120127574 | Protective cover for a telescopic device - The protective cover is for a telescopic device in which the cover can be stretched to fit over the device and then released to fit snugly around the device. The protective cover acts as an insulator to protect against temperature extremes, a barrier to protect against moisture, and a shock absorber to protect against external vibrations and impacts. Tabs facilitate the installation and removal of the protective cover. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120154911 | Car Mirror Cover - A cover for a side view mirror of a car having a shell attached to the car where the shell has a closed side facing the front of the car, an open end facing the rear of the car and a movable mirror located in the open end of the shell. The cover, which may be a blend of material, covers the closed side of the shell and may have a display printed thereon visible from the front of the car. An elastic draw string is located in a channel of the cover or Velcro strips are located on the inside surface of the cover. The cover is attached to the side view mirror by placing the ends of the channel around the side view mirror and fastening the ends of the elastic draw string together after pulling them tight or engaging Velcro strips located on the shell. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120200921 | PELLICLE FRAME - There is provided a pellicle which comprises a pellicle frame having eight or more jig holes in the outer wall for receiving jig pins of pellicle handling jigs; the jig holes are arranged such that the pellicle frame can be held by two or more pellicle handling jigs at the same time, and preferably the jigs holes are on the outer walls of the all frame bars so that the pellicle frame can be held by the jigs at both the longer frame bars and the shorter frame bars at the same time. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120275025 | PROTECTIVE COVER FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A protective cover for an electronic device includes a front casing and a rear removably coupled to the front casing to substantially enclose the electronic device therein. The rear casing includes a plurality of mounting slots in spaced relation thereon, each mounting slot configured to receive a mounting clip to attach the cover with electronic device to an external article. The rear casing includes an aperture which aligns with a camera lens of the electronic device within the cover. The cover includes a lens assembly removably attached in the aperture of the rear casing to extend the viewing capabilities of the camera lens. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120327513 | LENS COVER MECHANISM FOR PROJECTOR - The present invention provides a sliding lens cover mechanism for a projector, which enables enhancement in operability and prevention of noise, and the sliding lens cover mechanism includes: a front panel that allows the projection lens to be exposed from a part thereof; a lens cover that moves over said front panel, from fully-open state in which the projection lens is exposed and a fully-closed state in which said lens cover covers the projection lens; and a slide device unit that biases the lens cover to move to a fully-open state or to a fully-closed state or to an intermediate state, wherein the lens cover includes a pin that protrudes toward the front panel; and wherein the front panel includes a slide plate that abuts against the pin only in the fully open state or in the fully closed state. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130163083 | LENS COVER MODULE - A lens cover module includes a rail member, a lens cover movably mounted on the rail member, a first driving device, and a second driving device. The lens cover reciprocates between a first position where the lens cover covers the lens, and a second position, where the lens cover uncovers the lens. The first driving device moves the lens cover from the first position to a third position, and moves the lens cover from the second position to a fourth position. After the first driving device, the second driving device keeps moving the lens cover to the second position from the third position, or moving the lens cover to the first position from the fourth position. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130170036 | LENS CAP - A lens cap includes a ring detachably mounted onto a lens of an optical apparatus and a pair of linkage sets pivotally connected to the ring, wherein the two linkage sets are diametrically corresponding to each other and respectively connected to a covering structure. A sleeve is longitudinally and slidably sleeved on the ring and the covering structure is connected to sleeve. As a result, the covering structure selectively opens/closes the sleeve when the sleeve is reciprocally moved relative to the ring. The covering structure and the sleeve are used as a lens cap when the covering structure closing the sleeve, and used as a lens hood when the covering structure is opened. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130170037 | BARRIER MECHANISM, CAMERA, AND MOBILE INFORMATION TERMINAL - A barrier mechanism includes a barrier blade group (G | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130258473 | STOWABLE LENS CAP FOR OPTICAL DEVICE - A removable lens cap for an optical device includes a lens cap body having one or more walls defining an interior space on one side of the lens cap body that is configured to conceal a lens of the optical device; and provisions for removably mounting the lens cap body to the optical device that is defined on a different side of the lens cap body. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130258474 | OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH IMPROVED LENS CAP - An optoelectronic device includes a base part and a lens cap. The base part has an optoelectronic chip mounted thereon. The lens cap is mounted over the optoelectronic chip and includes a metallic hollow cylindrical part and a plastic inner cylindrical part. The hollow cylindrical part has an opening on a top thereof. The inner cylindrical part is firmly coupled within the hollow cylindrical part, and the inner cylindrical part has a lens part located within the opening and at least three aligning members in contact with an upper circumference of the base part so as to align the lens part with the optoelectronic chip. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130293958 | Night Vision Goggle Cover and Cover Holder - The embodiments of the Lens Protector are comprised of two large eyepiece lens covers, two small objective lens covers, and a flat connective lanyard. The embodiments of the optical protection device, the larger end covers are placed over the eye optical lenses and the smaller end covers are placed over the objective lenses to protect the eye lenses and objective lenses from damage due to light or damage due to foreign objects being deposited on the lens glass. The lanyard with the X-shaped connection allows the end covers to be maintained in place relative to each other and also prevents the end covers from being entangled thereby allowing ease of replacement of the end covers onto the optical lenses when the optical device is to be stored or taken out of application use. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130293959 | Night Vision Goggle Cover and Cover Holder - The embodiments of the Lens Protector are comprised of two large eyepiece lens covers, two small objective lens covers, and a flat connective lanyard. The embodiments of the optical protection device, the larger end covers are placed over the eye optical lenses and the smaller end covers are placed over the objective lenses to protect the eye lenses and objective lenses from damage due to light or damage due to foreign objects being deposited on the lens glass. The lanyard with the X-shaped connection allows the end covers to be maintained in place relative to each other and also prevents the end covers from being entangled thereby allowing ease of replacement of the end covers onto the optical lenses when the optical device is to be stored or taken out of application use. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20140347729 | ZOOM LENS BARREL ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A zoom lens barrel assembly includes a first barrel, a second barrel, a lens barrier, and a transparent member. The first barrel supports at least one lens. The second barrel surrounds at least a portion of an outer surface of the first barrel, and supports the first barrel to protrude along an optical axis direction. The lens barrier is disposed on a front side of the first barrel, and is moved in a direction that intersects an optical axis to expose the at least one lens when the first barrel is protruded. The transparent member is disposed on a front side of the lens barrier, and prevents impurities from entering the first barrel. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140376089 | window-equipped cover for an optical device and manufacturing method for manufacturing a window-equipped cover for an optical device - A manufacturing method for manufacturing a window-equipped cover for an optical device includes: forming an opening in a front side of a substrate, which opening has a first base partial surface at a first depth and a second base partial surface at a greater second depth; introducing a window plate into the opening in such a way that the window plate is supported on a first partial area of the first base partial surface and on a second partial area of the second base partial surface of the opening; and at least partially filling and/or covering a gap between at least one outer edge of the window plate and the opening, with the aid of at least one sealant and/or adhesive, from a side of the window plate oriented toward the front side of the substrate. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150092271 | OPTICAL MODULE AND OPTICAL MODULE LENS CAP - An optical module includes an optical module lens cap. The optical module lens cap is produced by press-molding a lens into a barrel. The barrel includes a cover portion and a cylindrical portion. The cover portion includes lens mounting holes. The cover portion includes a top surface and an undersurface that are mutually opposed. The undersurface faces the inside of the cylindrical portion. The barrel is Kovar. The lens is mounted in the lens mounting hole. A low melting point glass layer is located at a rim of the lens mounting hole in the barrel, filling a gap between the lens and the barrel. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150328968 | Side View Mirror Cover - A cover for a side view mirror adapted to prevent precipitation such as snow or ice from accumulating thereon. The cover includes a pouch having a closed end, and open end, and an interior volume. The cover is sized so as to fit securely onto the side view mirror and fully encloses the same. The open end includes an elastic element therearound for use in securing the pouch onto a side view mirror, so that the pouch does not fall or slip off of the side view mirror. The pouch may be transparent and waterproof. Further, the pouch may include one or more layers, wherein an inner layer is insulative and an outer layer is waterproof. In this way, the present invention prevents precipitation from accumulating on the side view mirror. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20160018316 | INSPECTION WINDOW - An apparatus comprises an optical pane transparent to infrared radiation. The pane includes first and second sides, a periphery, and a retention region. A frame defines an opening that can accept the pane and includes a pane retention region. Additionally, a retainer is configured to secure the optical pane in the opening and includes a retaining surface mated to the pane support surface of the frame and configured to support the optical pane at the retention region. The pane, frame and retainer are configured to have mating features which can include a bead, a retaining ridge, a labyrinth configuration and protrusions, recesses, channels, or steps or a combination of these features. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160085069 | IMAGING DEVICE - A imaging device includes: a lens unit which is rotatable about an optical axis thereof; an adjusting gear unit which includes an adjusting gear that rotates the lens unit; a case which accommodates the lens unit and the adjusting gear unit and has a penetration hole through which a portion of the adjusting gear protrudes outward from an accommodation space; and a cover which covers a portion of the case including the penetration hole from outside of the case. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160097965 | STAND STYLE REAR LENS CAP - A stand style rear lens cap for use in a detachable lens of a camera is disclosed. The stand style rear lens cap includes a stand body having an upper end including a horizontal plane, and the horizontal plane having a central opening adapted for a rear-end projection of the detachable lens to pass therethrough, wherein a first diameter of the central opening is smaller than a second diameter of a lens body distal end of the detachable lens, a first depth of the central opening is larger than or equal to a height of the rear-end projection of the detachable lens, and an inner wall of the central opening is provided with a component that correspondingly engages with the rear-end projection of the detachable lens. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160187764 | DOME-SHAPED COVER, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DOME-SHAPED COVER, MOLD FOR FORMING DOME-SHAPED COVER, AND CAMERA - A dome-shaped cover having a high optical performance in which formation of a weld mark is suppressed. The dome cover includes a hemispherical portion, a collar portion, and a cylindrical portion provided between the hemispherical portion and the collar portion, and the cylindrical portion has a thin portion recessed from an outer surface of the cylindrical portion. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20190146213 | CLEANING SYSTEM FOR A CAMERA LENS | 05-16-2019 |
