IP Library Granted Patent US 7,633,690
Granted Patent B2
US 7,633,690 · App. 11/983,625 · Granted Dec 15, 2009

Photographic lens

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Patent No.
US 7,633,690
App. No.
11/983,625
Granted
Dec 15, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A photographic lens comprising a first lens having a positive refractive power, a second lens having a negative refractive power, a third lens having a positive refractive power, and a fourth lens having a negative refractive power, wherein the lenses are numbered in order of location from the object, and wherein a surface of the fourth lens toward the object is an aspheric surface having an inflection point.

Claims (18)

1. A photographic lens comprising:

a first lens having a positive refractive power;

a second lens having a negative refractive power;

a third lens having a positive refractive power; and

a fourth lens having a negative refractive power, wherein:

the lenses are numbered in order of location from the object,

a surface of the fourth lens toward the object is an aspheric surface having an inflection point; and

the photographic lens satisfies an inequality such that 0.75<f 3 /|f 4 |<1, wherein “f 3 ” and “f 4 ” respectively are focal lengths of the third lens and the fourth lens.

2. The photographic lens of claim 1 , wherein at least one surface of each of the first to fourth lenses is an aspheric surface.

3. The photographic lens of claim 1 , wherein both surfaces of each of the first to fourth lenses are aspheric surfaces.

4. The photographic lens of claim 1 , wherein an aperture stop is disposed between the first lens and the object.

5. The photographic lens of claim 1 , wherein the first lens is a meniscus lens having a convex surface toward the object.

6. The photographic lens of claim 1 , wherein the second lens is a meniscus lens having a convex surface toward the image.

7. The photographic lens of claim 1 , wherein the fourth lens is a meniscus lens having a convex surface toward the image.

8. The photographic lens of claim 1 , satisfying an inequality such that 0.5<f/|f 2 |<1, wherein “f” is a focal length of the overall lens and “f 2 ” is a focal length of the second lens.

9. The photographic lens of claim 1 , satisfying an inequality such that 0.3<f 1 /|f 2 |<0.8, wherein “f 1 ” and “f 2 ” respectively are focal lengths of the first lens and the second lens.

10. The photographic lens of claim 1 , satisfying an inequality such that v 1 -v 2 >15, wherein “v 1 ” and “v 2 ” respectively are the Abbe numbers of the first and second lenses.

11. The photographic lens of claim 10 , satisfying an inequality such that 0.9<v 3 /v 4 <1.1, wherein “v 3 ” and “v 4 ” respectively are the Abbe numbers of the third and fourth lenses.

Assignments (6)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 24, 2018
From: HANWHA TECHWIN CO., LTD
To: HANWHA AEROSPACE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 046927/0019 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 11, 2017
From: INTELLECTUAL DISCOVERY CO., LTD
To: COMPACT LENS TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Reel/Frame 043841/0206 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 19, 2016
From: HANWHA TECHWIN CO., LTD.
To: INTELLECTUAL DISCOVERY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 039193/0105 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE RECEIVING PARTY ADDRESS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 036714 FRAME: 0757. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Nov 9, 2015
From: SAMSUNG TECHWIN CO., LTD.
To: HANWHA TECHWIN CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 037072/0008 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 29, 2015
From: SAMSUNG TECHWIN CO., LTD.
To: HANWHA TECHWIN CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 036714/0757 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 12, 2007
From: YASUHIKO, ABE
To: SAMSUNG TECHWIN CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 020238/0472 →