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Patent US9658436 - Liquid optics in a zoom lens system and imaging apparatus - Google Patents
A high performance zoom lens system suitable for use with a camera is disclosed. The zoom lens systems includes a movable lens group and a variable power stationary lens group employing liquid optics to provide optical performance over the zoom focal length range at focus distances from close to infinity....http://www.google.com.ar/patents/US9658436?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US9658436 - Liquid optics in a zoom lens system and imaging apparatus
Publication number US9658436 B2
Also published as CA2703246A1, CA2703246C, CN101821658A, CN101821658B, EP2217958A1, EP2217958B1, US8773766, US20090141365, US20140254025, WO2009073387A1
Publication number 14286346, 286346, US 9658436 B2, US 9658436B2, US-B2-9658436, US9658436 B2, US9658436B2
Patent Citations (121), Non-Patent Citations (55), Classifications (13), Legal Events (2)
US 9658436 B2
IN817CH2011A Title not available
JP2004064947A Title not available
KR20080009279A Title not available
8 First Office Action in Australia Application No. 2008331642 dated Mar. 22, 2013.
9 First Office Action in Australia Application No. 2008331643 dated Feb. 19, 2013.
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19 International Search Report of PCT Application No. PCT/US2008/084232, date of mailing Feb. 23, 2009-7 pages.
20 International Search Report of PCT Application No. PCT/US2008/084232, date of mailing Feb. 23, 2009—7 pages.
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32 Office Action in Chinese Application No. 200880111594.6 dated Jan. 31, 2011.
33 Office Action in Chinese Application No. 200880111594.6 dated May 13, 2013.
34 Office Action in Chinese Application No. 200880111594.6 mailed Aug. 27, 2012.
35 Office Action in Chinese Application No. 200880118070 dated Jan. 18, 2012.
36 Office Action in Chinese Application No. 201080016155.4 dated Jul. 3, 2013.
37 Office Action in Chinese Patent Application No. 201080016154.X dated Jun. 6, 2013.
38 Office Action in European Application No. 08837977.1 dated Sep. 5, 2012.
39 Office Action in European Application No. 10762108.8 dated Apr. 10, 2013.
40 Office Action in European Application No. 10762108.8 dated Oct. 24, 2013.
41 Office Action in Japanese Application No. 2010-528925 mailed Aug. 20, 2013.
42 Office Action in Japanese Application No. 2010-528925 mailed Feb. 19, 2013.
43 Office Action in Japanese Application No. 2012-504706 dated Dec. 10, 2013.
44 Office Action in Japanese Patent Application No. 2010-536971, dated May 14, 2013.
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54 Written Opinion of PCT Application No. PCT/US2008/084233, date of mailing Jul. 3, 2009—9 pages.
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International Classification G02B15/173, G02B13/00, G02B7/00, G02B15/16, G02B3/14, G02B26/00
Cooperative Classification G02B26/004, G02B15/173, G02B3/14, G02B15/16, G02B13/0075, G02B7/008, G02B13/009