Imaging lens and imaging apparatus equipped with the imaging lens

US9304297B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9304297-B2
Application numberUS-201514598439-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJan 16, 2015
Priority dateJul 18, 2012
Publication dateApr 5, 2016
Grant dateApr 5, 2016

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An imaging lens is substantially constituted by six lenses, including: a negative first lens having a concave surface toward the object side; a positive second lens; a negative third lens; a positive fourth lens of a meniscus shape with a concave surface toward the object side; a fifth lens; and a sixth lens having a concave surface toward the image side, the surface toward the image side thereof being an aspherical shape having at least one inflection point thereon, provided in this order from the object side. The imaging lens satisfies a predetermined conditional formula.

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What is claimed is: 1. An imaging lens substantially consisting of six lenses, including: a first lens having a negative refractive power and a concave surface toward the object side; a second lens having a positive refractive power; a third lens having a negative refractive power; a fourth lens having a positive refractive power and is of a meniscus shape with a concave surface toward the object side; a fifth lens; and a sixth lens having a concave surface toward the im…

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What does patent US9304297B2 cover?
An imaging lens is substantially constituted by six lenses, including: a negative first lens having a concave surface toward the object side; a positive second lens; a negative third lens; a positive fourth lens of a meniscus shape with a concave surface toward the object side; a fifth lens; and a sixth lens having a concave surface toward the image side, the surface toward the image side there…
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Fujifilm Corp
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 Apr 05 2016 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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