Imaging lens system

US9116325B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9116325-B2
Application numberUS-201313893806-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 14, 2013
Priority dateMay 14, 2012
Publication dateAug 25, 2015
Grant dateAug 25, 2015

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An imaging lens system includes, from the object side, an aperture stop, a positive first lens convex to the object side, a negative second lens, a positive third lens convex to the object side, a positive meniscus fourth lens convex to the image side, and a negative biconcave fifth lens, and fulfills the conditional formulae 0.8<f/f1<1.30, 0.5<f4/f1<0.90, 0.6<d4/d3<2.0, and 0.80<R3_1/f<2.20, where f is the focal length of the entire imaging lens system, f1 and f4 are the focal lengths of the first and fourth lenses, d3 is the axial thickness of the second lens, d4 is the axial aerial distance between the second and third lenses, and R3_1 is the radius of curvature of the object-side surface of the third lens on the optical axis.

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What is claimed is: 1. An imaging lens system for imaging a subject image on an image sensing surface of an image sensing device, the imaging lens system comprising, from an object side: an aperture stop; a first lens element having a positive optical power and convex to the object side; a second lens element having a negative optical power; a third lens element having a positive optical power and convex to the object side; a fourth lens element having a positive optical p…

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What does patent US9116325B2 cover?
An imaging lens system includes, from the object side, an aperture stop, a positive first lens convex to the object side, a negative second lens, a positive third lens convex to the object side, a positive meniscus fourth lens convex to the image side, and a negative biconcave fifth lens, and fulfills the conditional formulae 0.8<f/f1<1.30, 0.5<f4/f1<0.90, 0.6<d4/d3<2.0, and 0.80<R3_1/f<2.20, w…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Konica Minolta Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G02B13/0045. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 25 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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