Nikon Corporation patent applications published on July 25th, 2024
Summary of the patent applications from Nikon Corporation on July 25th, 2024
1. **Summary**: Nikon Corporation has recently filed patents for innovative image sensor technologies aimed at improving image quality, sensitivity to light, and noise reduction. These patents include backside illumination image sensors with light shielding films, on-chip lenses, and conjugate relations for optimal image capture. Another patent involves a portable information device with an image sensor, position information acquisition portion, orientation sensor, and display to provide contextual information about objects in the environment. Additionally, a video compression apparatus has been patented for efficient compression of video data with varying frame rates for different imaging regions. Lastly, an image sensor with pixel and arithmetic operation substrates for signal correction and precise arithmetic operations has been developed for high-resolution imaging applications.
2. **Key Points of Patents**:
- Backside illumination image sensor with light shielding film, on-chip lens, and conjugate relation.
- Portable information device with image sensor, position information acquisition, orientation sensor, and display.
- Video compression apparatus for different frame rates in imaging regions.
- Image sensor with pixel and arithmetic operation substrates for signal correction.
3. **Notable Applications**:
- Digital cameras, smartphones, surveillance systems, and medical imaging devices.
- Augmented reality applications, navigation systems, tourist guides, and educational tools.
- Video surveillance systems, live streaming platforms, and video conferencing technology.
- Medical diagnosis and monitoring of eye conditions related to blood circulation abnormalities.
Contents
- 1 Patent applications for Nikon Corporation on July 25th, 2024
- 1.1 ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM (18272576)
- 1.2 BLUR CORRECTION DEVICE, LENS BARREL, AND IMAGING APPARATUS (18289909)
- 1.3 PATTERN EXPOSURE APPARATUS, DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND EXPOSURE APPARATUS (18397308)
- 1.4 DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT DEVICE, LEARNING DEVICE, DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT METHOD, LEARNING METHOD, AND PROGRAM (18424102)
- 1.5 IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE (18623593)
- 1.6 VIDEO COMPRESSION APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND VIDEO COMPRESSION PROGRAM (18594276)
- 1.7 PORTABLE INFORMATION DEVICE HAVING REAL-TIME DISPLAY WITH RELEVANT INFORMATION (18623454)
- 1.8 BACKSIDE ILLUMINATION IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE (18627723)
Patent applications for Nikon Corporation on July 25th, 2024
ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM (18272576)
Main Inventor
Fumiaki OHTAKE
BLUR CORRECTION DEVICE, LENS BARREL, AND IMAGING APPARATUS (18289909)
Main Inventor
Yusuke SAKAMOTO
PATTERN EXPOSURE APPARATUS, DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND EXPOSURE APPARATUS (18397308)
Main Inventor
Masaki KATO
DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT DEVICE, LEARNING DEVICE, DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT METHOD, LEARNING METHOD, AND PROGRAM (18424102)
Main Inventor
Toshihide KURIHARA
IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE (18623593)
Main Inventor
Shigeru MATSUMOTO
VIDEO COMPRESSION APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND VIDEO COMPRESSION PROGRAM (18594276)
Main Inventor
Daisaku KOMIYA
PORTABLE INFORMATION DEVICE HAVING REAL-TIME DISPLAY WITH RELEVANT INFORMATION (18623454)
Main Inventor
Hideya INOUE
BACKSIDE ILLUMINATION IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE (18627723)
Main Inventor
Yosuke KUSAKA
