IP Library Granted Patent US 7,327,522
Granted Patent B2
US 7,327,522 · App. 11/181,575 · Granted Feb 5, 2008

Optical lens and method of manufacturing the same

Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,327,522
App. No.
11/181,575
Granted
Feb 5, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

In an optical lens including a lens portion having a convex or concave lens surface on each side, each lens surface of the lens portion has a convex portion of a small projection centered on the optical axis thereof, and the convex portion has the height which is approximately less than four times the used wavelength so as not to have an effect on an optical characteristic of the lens portion.

Claims (7)

1. An optical lens comprising:

a lens portion having a lens surface on a first and second side;

a first projection that is convex with respect to the first side lens surface and centered on the optical axis of the first side lens surface, the first projection being the only projection on the first side; and

a second projection that is convex with respect to the second side lens surface and centered on the optical axis of the second side lens surface, the second projection being the only projection on the second side,

wherein the first and second projections have a height that is approximately less than four times the used wavelength so as not to have an effect on an optical characteristic of the lens portion,

wherein the first and second projections are formed in a cross shape and the intersection of the cross shape is arranged on the optical axis of the lens surface.

2. The optical lens according to claim 1 , wherein the cross shape includes a first elongated projection that crosses a second elongated projection.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 31, 2019
From: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
To: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 048794/0230 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2005
From: TOGASHI, MASATOSHI; MURATA, HISASHI
To: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 016782/0748 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2004-213886 · Jul 22, 2004 · national
JP 2005-138724 · May 11, 2005 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20060018028A1 · Jan 26, 2006