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1.

ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM

      
Application Number 19102628
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-07-24
First Publication Date 2026-02-26
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Uehara, Takeru

Abstract

A zoom optical system (ZL) comprises, in order from an object side along an optical axis, a first lens group (G1) having a negative refractive power, a second lens group (G2) having a positive refractive power, a third lens group (G3) having a negative refractive power, and a fourth lens group (G4) having a positive refractive power, and upon zooming, the first lens group (G1) is fixed relative to an image surface, and a distance between adjacent lens groups is varied, and the following conditional expressions are satisfied: A zoom optical system (ZL) comprises, in order from an object side along an optical axis, a first lens group (G1) having a negative refractive power, a second lens group (G2) having a positive refractive power, a third lens group (G3) having a negative refractive power, and a fourth lens group (G4) having a positive refractive power, and upon zooming, the first lens group (G1) is fixed relative to an image surface, and a distance between adjacent lens groups is varied, and the following conditional expressions are satisfied: 0.7 < ( - f ⁢ 1 ) / f ⁢ 2 < 1.3 0.55 < f ⁢ 2 / ( - f ⁢ 3 ) < 1.2 A zoom optical system (ZL) comprises, in order from an object side along an optical axis, a first lens group (G1) having a negative refractive power, a second lens group (G2) having a positive refractive power, a third lens group (G3) having a negative refractive power, and a fourth lens group (G4) having a positive refractive power, and upon zooming, the first lens group (G1) is fixed relative to an image surface, and a distance between adjacent lens groups is varied, and the following conditional expressions are satisfied: 0.7 < ( - f ⁢ 1 ) / f ⁢ 2 < 1.3 0.55 < f ⁢ 2 / ( - f ⁢ 3 ) < 1.2 where f1: a focal length of the first lens group, f2: a focal length of the second lens group, and f3: a focal length of the third lens group.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02B 15/14 - Optical objectives with means for varying the magnification by axial movement of one or more lenses or groups of lenses relative to the image plane for continuously varying the equivalent focal length of the objective
  • G02B 13/02 - Telephoto objectives, i.e. systems of the type + – in which the distance from the front vertex to the image plane is less than the equivalent focal length
  • G02B 27/64 - Imaging systems using optical elements for stabilisation of the lateral and angular position of the image

2.

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACQUIRING POSITIONAL INFORMATION AND METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONSTRUCTING STRUCTURE

      
Application Number JP2024030023
Publication Number 2026/042264
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-08-23
Publication Date 2026-02-26
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Miyawaki Takashi

Abstract

The present invention provides a positional information acquisition method for acquiring positional information of a columnar object, said method comprising: connecting the object to a base member such that the longitudinal direction of the object is substantially parallel to the vertical direction; installing an adjustment member to the object and the base member; in order to adjust the posture of the object connected to the base member, driving the adjustment member on the basis of measurement information from a plurality of sensor devices which are mounted on the object such that the positions thereof differ from each other at least in the vertical direction; and obtaining, on the basis of adjustment information of the object, positional information in the vertical direction of one end of the object that is on the opposite side from the base member. The present invention makes it possible to effectively or highly accurately acquire positional information in the longitudinal direction of a columnar object that varies depending on various factors.

IPC Classes  ?

  • E04G 21/18 - Adjusting toolsTemplates
  • G01B 21/32 - Measuring arrangements or details thereof, where the measuring technique is not covered by the other groups of this subclass, unspecified or not relevant for measuring the deformation in a solid
  • G01C 9/06 - Electric or photoelectric indication or reading means
  • G01C 15/00 - Surveying instruments or accessories not provided for in groups
  • G06Q 50/08 - Construction

3.

EMBEDDING CONTAINER AND EMBEDDING METHOD

      
Application Number JP2025029558
Publication Number 2026/042877
Status In Force
Filing Date 2025-08-22
Publication Date 2026-02-26
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ishizawa, Naoya
  • Kobayashi, Ryo
  • Ushiro, Yuya
  • Kawano, Takeshi
  • Takubo, Makiko
  • Tanaka, Shuhei
  • Hasegawa, Nanako
  • Nakamura, Takehiro
  • Sakagami, Junko

Abstract

The present invention provides an embedding container capable of providing an additional approach to methods for embedding cells and tissues. This embedding container 1 comprises: a filter 11 which has a surface on which an object 100 to be embedded by an embedding agent can be placed, and through which a chemical solution in which the object 100 is immersed can permeate; and a base material 10 that supports the filter 11 and accommodates the object 100. A space 12 that can be filled with the embedding agent is formed on the rear-surface side of the filter 11.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01N 1/06 - Devices for withdrawing samples in the solid state, e.g. by cutting providing a thin slice, e.g. microtome
  • G01N 1/28 - Preparing specimens for investigation
  • G01N 1/36 - Embedding or analogous mounting of samples

4.

CELL TRACKING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM

      
Application Number 19357448
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-10-14
First Publication Date 2026-02-26
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ichihashi, Toru
  • Kii, Hiroaki
  • Takasaki, Tetsuomi
  • Uozumi, Takayuki
  • Yamazaki, Yoichi
  • Kinehara, Masaki

Abstract

A cell tracking method for performing cell tracking on the basis of a plurality of cell images captured in time series, including an extraction process of extracting a tracking region corresponding to the cell for each cell images; a tracking process of calculating a change information in a position of the extracted tracking region and tracking the cell on the basis of the change information; a determination process of determining whether or not the cell as a tracking target is in a cell division state on the basis of the cell image; and an analysis process of analyzing a movement state of the cell on the basis of the change information from which the change information in a period of the cell division state is excluded when the cell is determined to be in the cell division state in the determination process.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06V 20/69 - Microscopic objects, e.g. biological cells or cellular parts
  • G06T 7/246 - Analysis of motion using feature-based methods, e.g. the tracking of corners or segments

5.

DETECTION DEVICE

      
Application Number 19102468
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-08-15
First Publication Date 2026-02-26
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Tsunai, Shiro

Abstract

In order to detect a subject in a lensless manner, this detection device has: a light guide unit having a light incidence opening for entry of light and a light emission opening smaller in size than the light incidence opening, the light entering through the light incidence opening being emitted through the light emission opening; and a detection unit configured to detect the light emitted through the light emission opening.

IPC Classes  ?

6.

IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD

      
Application Number JP2024029481
Publication Number 2026/042174
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-08-20
Publication Date 2026-02-26
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Okada, Takaya
  • Kato, Masahiko

Abstract

This image processing system comprises an imaging device and a computational device. The imaging device generates wide-angle image data representing at least a situation in which a worker performs work on an object. The computational device acquires, on the basis of the wide-angle image data and reference data pertaining to work-associated movement of a detection target, which includes the worker and/or the object, enlarged image data representing, in an enlarged manner, a first portion included in an imaging range of the imaging device that corresponds to the wide-angle image data. The enlarged image data is data representing at least a part of the detection target.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 7/18 - Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast
  • H04N 23/61 - Control of cameras or camera modules based on recognised objects

7.

IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND IMAGE ACQUISITION METHOD

      
Application Number JP2024029479
Publication Number 2026/042173
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-08-20
Publication Date 2026-02-26
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Okada, Takaya

Abstract

Provided is an image processing system comprising an imaging device and a computational device. The imaging device generates wide-angle image data representing at least part of an external device having a work member of which the position and/or orientation is changeable and which is capable of performing work on an object. The computational device acquires, on the basis of the wide-angle image data, enlarged image data which represents, in an enlarged manner, a prescribed portion of the at least part of the external device represented in the wide-angle image data and which is to be used for control of the external device. Also provided is an image acquisition method comprising: acquiring, by an imaging device, wide-angle image data representing an object by imaging the object under a first exposure condition from among a plurality of exposure conditions available for imaging the object; and acquiring, by the imaging device, first enlarged image data representing, in an enlarged manner, a first portion of the object by imaging the first portion under a second exposure condition determined from among the plurality of exposure conditions on the basis of the wide-angle image data.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 7/18 - Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast

8.

IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD

      
Application Number JP2025021906
Publication Number 2026/042393
Status In Force
Filing Date 2025-06-18
Publication Date 2026-02-26
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Okada, Takaya
  • Kato, Masahiko

Abstract

This image processing system comprises: an imaging device that generates wide-angle image data representing a situation in which an object moves within a fixed imaging range; and a computation device that, on the basis of position information indicating a position corresponding to the object in the wide-angle image data, acquires enlarged image data representing an enlarged part of the imaging range. The computation device creates an enlarged moving image using the enlarged image data, which includes a plurality of still images acquired for each time series, by specifying a part of the imaging range on the basis of a route point having a prescribed positional relationship with the position indicated by the position information, the route point being from among object routes determined in advance so as to include the position of the object in the wide-angle image data during movement.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 7/18 - Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast
  • H04N 23/61 - Control of cameras or camera modules based on recognised objects

9.

EMBEDDING CONTAINER AND EMBEDDING METHOD

      
Application Number JP2025029572
Publication Number 2026/042879
Status In Force
Filing Date 2025-08-22
Publication Date 2026-02-26
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ishizawa, Naoya
  • Kobayashi, Ryo
  • Ushiro, Yuya
  • Kawano, Takeshi
  • Takubo, Makiko
  • Tanaka, Shuhei
  • Hasegawa, Nanako
  • Nakamura, Takehiro
  • Sakagami, Junko

Abstract

The present invention provides an embedding container capable of providing an additional approach to methods for embedding cells and tissues. Provided is an embedding container having a placement area where an object to be embedded by an embedding agent can be placed, the embedding container comprising: a sidewall disposed so as to surround the placement area; and a guide part disposed between the placement area and the sidewall to guide the object to the placement area.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01N 1/36 - Embedding or analogous mounting of samples

10.

LENS BARREL AND IMAGING DEVICE

      
Application Number 19369816
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-10-27
First Publication Date 2026-02-19
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yamada, Satoshi
  • Hamasaki, Takuji
  • Kishimoto, Takashi

Abstract

A lens barrel is provided with: a first tube; a second tube arranged on one side among the radial outside or inside of the first tube and having a linear grove along an optical axis; a fixing member provided to the first tube; a movable member that is movably held by the fixing member and has a first protruding section arranged in the linear groove; and an elastic section arranged between the fixing member and the movable member, wherein the first protruding section abuts against one side surface of the linear groove by means of the elastic section.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02B 7/04 - Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements for lenses with mechanism for focusing or varying magnification
  • G02B 7/02 - Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements for lenses
  • G03B 17/14 - Bodies with means for supporting objectives, supplementary lenses, filters, masks, or turrets interchangeably

11.

GLASS PRODUCTION METHOD, GLASS PRODUCTION APPARATUS, GLASS, OPTICAL ELEMENT, OPTICAL SYSTEM, AND LEVITATION-MELTED GLASS

      
Application Number JP2024030676
Publication Number 2026/033861
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-08-28
Publication Date 2026-02-12
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Takasu Shuhei
  • Yoshimoto Kohei
  • Yamamoto Yuya

Abstract

Provided is a glass production method for producing a glass from a glass raw material, the method including: heating the glass raw material into a molten state; supporting the glass raw material in the molten state in a non-contact manner; and irradiating the glass raw material with an electromagnetic wave. The irradiating the glass raw material with an electromagnetic wave includes: irradiating the glass raw material in the molten state and being supported in the non-contact manner with a first electromagnetic wave that is absorbed by the glass raw material with a first absorption coefficient; irradiating the glass raw material in the molten state and being supported in the non-contact manner with a second electromagnetic wave that is absorbed by the glass raw material at a second absorption coefficient that is smaller than the first absorption coefficient; and stopping the irradiation of the glass raw material with the second electromagnetic wave after stopping the irradiation of the glass raw material with the first electromagnetic wave.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C03B 19/00 - Other methods of shaping glass
  • C03B 8/00 - Production of glass by other processes than melting processes
  • C03C 3/12 - Silica-free oxide glass compositions
  • C03C 3/062 - Glass compositions containing silica with less than 40% silica by weight

12.

ZOOM LENS, OPTICAL DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ZOOM LENS

      
Application Number JP2025025540
Publication Number 2026/034152
Status In Force
Filing Date 2025-07-17
Publication Date 2026-02-12
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ito Atsuki
  • Harada Hiroki

Abstract

In a photographic lens, desired is a zoom lens which is compact yet has excellent optical performance with various aberrations corrected from a wide-angle end state to a telephoto end state. This zoom lens, in order from the object side, is configured of a front group and a rear group. The front group and the rear group are spaced apart by the longest air gap within the optical system in the wide-angle end state. The front group has negative refractive power at least in the wide-angle end state. The rear group has positive refractive power at least in the wide-angle end state, and is configured by a plurality of lens groups whose mutually adjacent air gaps change during magnification. The lens group closest to the object side has positive refractive power. The zoom lens satisfies the following conditional expression. 1.90 < (-fFw)/fw < 4.00, where fFw is the focal length of the front group with respect to the d-line in the wide-angle end state, and fw is the focal length of the zoom lens with respect to the d-line in the wide-angle end state.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02B 15/20 - Optical objectives with means for varying the magnification by axial movement of one or more lenses or groups of lenses relative to the image plane for continuously varying the equivalent focal length of the objective with interdependent non-linearly related movements between one lens or lens group, and another lens or lens group having an additional movable lens or lens group for varying the objective focal length
  • G02B 7/02 - Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements for lenses
  • G02B 7/08 - Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements for lenses with mechanism for focusing or varying magnification adapted to co-operate with a remote control mechanism
  • G02B 13/18 - Optical objectives specially designed for the purposes specified below with lenses having one or more non-spherical faces, e.g. for reducing geometrical aberration

13.

IMAGING DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2025026324
Publication Number 2026/034227
Status In Force
Filing Date 2025-07-24
Publication Date 2026-02-12
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kaneko, Masaki
  • Taguchi, Yusaku
  • Takita, Hiroki
  • Yamazaki, Hirofumi
  • Yoshikawa, Shuhei

Abstract

In order to improve usability, this imaging device comprises: a mount unit to which an interchangeable lens that has an optical system capable of forming an image of a subject and that is capable of optical zooming for changing the focal length of the optical system can be detachably attached; a reception unit that receives optical variable magnification information (PZ_B_MAX) indicating a variable magnification range of the optical zoom of the optical system; and a display unit that changes the position of a display representing the variable magnification range of the optical zoom on the basis of the optical magnification information.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G03B 17/14 - Bodies with means for supporting objectives, supplementary lenses, filters, masks, or turrets interchangeably
  • G02B 7/08 - Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements for lenses with mechanism for focusing or varying magnification adapted to co-operate with a remote control mechanism
  • G03B 17/18 - Signals indicating condition of a camera member or suitability of light
  • H04N 23/63 - Control of cameras or camera modules by using electronic viewfinders
  • H04N 23/69 - Control of means for changing angle of the field of view, e.g. optical zoom objectives or electronic zooming

14.

VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION OPTICAL SYSTEM

      
Application Number 19363958
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-10-21
First Publication Date 2026-02-12
Owner Nikon Corporation (Japan)
Inventor Machida, Kosuke

Abstract

A variable magnification optical system comprising a plurality of lens groups and, upon varying a magnification, distances between respective lens groups in the plurality of lens groups being varied. The plurality of lens groups comprises an object side focusing lens group which is moved upon carrying out focusing and at least one image side focusing lens group disposed in a more image side than the object side focusing lens group and moved with a trajectory differing from that of the object side focusing lens group, upon carrying out focusing. The predetermined conditional expressions are satisfied. Thus, variations in aberrations upon varying magnification from the wide angle end state to the telephoto end state as well as variations in aberrations upon carrying out focusing from an infinite distance object to a close distance object can be suppressed superbly.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02B 15/20 - Optical objectives with means for varying the magnification by axial movement of one or more lenses or groups of lenses relative to the image plane for continuously varying the equivalent focal length of the objective with interdependent non-linearly related movements between one lens or lens group, and another lens or lens group having an additional movable lens or lens group for varying the objective focal length
  • G02B 13/18 - Optical objectives specially designed for the purposes specified below with lenses having one or more non-spherical faces, e.g. for reducing geometrical aberration
  • G02B 15/14 - Optical objectives with means for varying the magnification by axial movement of one or more lenses or groups of lenses relative to the image plane for continuously varying the equivalent focal length of the objective
  • G02B 15/177 - Optical objectives with means for varying the magnification by axial movement of one or more lenses or groups of lenses relative to the image plane for continuously varying the equivalent focal length of the objective with interdependent non-linearly related movements between one lens or lens group, and another lens or lens group having a negative front lens or group of lenses

15.

IMAGING DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2025026558
Publication Number 2026/034256
Status In Force
Filing Date 2025-07-25
Publication Date 2026-02-12
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kaneko, Masaki
  • Taguchi, Yusaku
  • Takita, Hiroki
  • Yamazaki, Hirofumi
  • Yoshikawa, Shuhei

Abstract

In order to improve user-friendliness, an imaging device according to the present invention comprises: a mounting unit to/from which can be attached/detached an interchangeable lens that has an optical system capable of forming an image of a subject, and that is capable of optical zooming for changing the focal length of the optical system; an imaging unit that captures the image of the subject and outputs imaging data; a generation unit that generates image data on the basis of the imaging data; a control unit that performs electronic zooming for changing the range of the image of the subject used for the image data; a communication unit that receives information indicating the focal length of the optical system; an acquisition unit that acquires information indicating the magnification of the electronic zoom; and a display unit that performs display indicating a value based on the focal length of the interchangeable lens and the magnification of the electronic zoom.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G03B 17/18 - Signals indicating condition of a camera member or suitability of light
  • G02B 7/08 - Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements for lenses with mechanism for focusing or varying magnification adapted to co-operate with a remote control mechanism
  • G03B 17/14 - Bodies with means for supporting objectives, supplementary lenses, filters, masks, or turrets interchangeably
  • H04N 23/63 - Control of cameras or camera modules by using electronic viewfinders
  • H04N 23/69 - Control of means for changing angle of the field of view, e.g. optical zoom objectives or electronic zooming

16.

CONTENT RATE ESTIMATION DEVICE, CONTENT RATE ESTIMATION METHOD, AND CONTENT RATE ESTIMATION SYSTEM

      
Application Number JP2025027306
Publication Number 2026/034371
Status In Force
Filing Date 2025-08-01
Publication Date 2026-02-12
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ueda, Takehiko
  • Sakagami, Junko
  • Kobayashi, Ryo
  • Imai, Yuya
  • Kasai, Nobuhiro
  • Ogaki, Soichiro
  • Iida, Tomomine

Abstract

A content rate estimation device 2 includes: a storage unit 17 for storing a trained model 220 which has been trained to output a feature amount that indicates whether or not a cell shown in a cell image is a specific cell when the cell image is input; an acquisition unit 22 for acquiring a plurality of cell images; an estimation unit 25 for estimating the content rate of the specific cell in cells in the plurality of cell images by using a distribution of feature amounts obtained by inputting the plurality of cell images into the trained model 220; and an output unit 26 for outputting a signal that indicates the content rate estimated by the estimation unit 25.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C12M 1/34 - Measuring or testing with condition measuring or sensing means, e.g. colony counters

17.

EXPOSURE APPARATUS, EXPOSURE METHOD, DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND DEVICE

      
Application Number 19322166
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-09-08
First Publication Date 2026-02-05
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Watanabe, Yoji

Abstract

An exposure apparatus includes: a substrate stage onto which a substrate is to be mounted; an exposure unit radiating an exposure light toward the draw-out electrode on at least one semiconductor chip; a pattern determination unit determining an exposure pattern; and a controller controlling the substrate stage and the exposure unit. The pattern determination unit determines a pattern of a relay wiring connecting the draw-out electrode and a predetermined position with respect to the substrate, by using an output from a measurement unit to measure a position of the semiconductor chips on the substrate to obtain a positional deviation. The controller exposes the relay wiring pattern onto an exposure area extending, on the photosensitive layer, in the uniaxial direction by the exposure unit, while moving the substrate from a first-side in the uniaxial direction to a second-side opposite to the first-side in the uniaxial direction by the substrate stage.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G03F 7/00 - Photomechanical, e.g. photolithographic, production of textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. printed surfacesMaterials therefor, e.g. comprising photoresistsApparatus specially adapted therefor
  • G03F 9/00 - Registration or positioning of originals, masks, frames, photographic sheets or textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. automatically

18.

MICROSCOPE DEVICE AND FLAT REVOLVER

      
Application Number 19352875
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-10-08
First Publication Date 2026-02-05
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Suzuki, Toshiya

Abstract

A flat revolver mountable on a microscope device holds a plurality of objectives having different magnifications, the same design value of parfocal distance, and different working distances so that optical axes of the objectives are parallel, and has a recessed structure in which with respect to a region where a first objective among the plurality of objectives is held, a region where a second objective different from the first objective is held is recessed by a predetermined distance such that the tip of the first objective does not interfere with a structure on a stage of the microscope device at magnification switching operation for switching an observation magnification of an image of a specimen in the microscope device and focusing operation for an object of observation.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02B 21/24 - Base structure
  • G02B 7/09 - Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements for lenses with mechanism for focusing or varying magnification adapted for automatic focusing or varying magnification
  • G02B 21/02 - Objectives
  • G02B 21/26 - StagesAdjusting means therefor
  • G02B 21/34 - Microscope slides, e.g. mounting specimens on microscope slides

19.

OPHTHALMIC OPTICAL SYSTEM AND OPHTHALMIC DEVICE

      
Application Number 19351671
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-10-07
First Publication Date 2026-02-05
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Nakayama, Hiroaki

Abstract

An ophthalmic optical system for observing an subject eye, including: an objective optical system that forms a pupil that has a conjugate relationship with a pupil of the subject eye, wherein, given that a distance from a pupil position that has a conjugate relationship with the pupil of the subject eye to the pupil of the subject eye is L, and a sum of central hicknesses of lenses included in the objective optical system is D, a conditional expression expressed by An ophthalmic optical system for observing an subject eye, including: an objective optical system that forms a pupil that has a conjugate relationship with a pupil of the subject eye, wherein, given that a distance from a pupil position that has a conjugate relationship with the pupil of the subject eye to the pupil of the subject eye is L, and a sum of central hicknesses of lenses included in the objective optical system is D, a conditional expression expressed by 0.1 ≤ D / L ≤ 0 . 2 ⁢ 5 An ophthalmic optical system for observing an subject eye, including: an objective optical system that forms a pupil that has a conjugate relationship with a pupil of the subject eye, wherein, given that a distance from a pupil position that has a conjugate relationship with the pupil of the subject eye to the pupil of the subject eye is L, and a sum of central hicknesses of lenses included in the objective optical system is D, a conditional expression expressed by 0.1 ≤ D / L ≤ 0 . 2 ⁢ 5 is satisfied.

IPC Classes  ?

  • A61B 3/10 - Objective types, i.e. instruments for examining the eyes independent of the patients perceptions or reactions
  • A61B 3/14 - Arrangements specially adapted for eye photography
  • A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes Identification of persons
  • G02B 26/10 - Scanning systems

20.

PROCESSING SYSTEM

      
Application Number 19351877
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-10-07
First Publication Date 2026-02-05
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Sato, Shinji

Abstract

A processing system, which processes an object by irradiating the object with a processing light through an irradiation optical system, includes: an irradiation apparatus including at least a terminal optical element of the irradiation optical system; a movement apparatus that moves the irradiation apparatus; a first measurement apparatus that is disposed at the irradiation apparatus and measures a position of the object; a second measurement apparatus that measures the position of the object through at least the terminal optical element; and a third measurement apparatus that emits, from a position which is away from the irradiation apparatus, a measurement light toward the irradiation apparatus and measures the position of the irradiation apparatus by detecting the measurement light.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B23K 26/08 - Devices involving relative movement between laser beam and workpiece
  • B23K 26/03 - Observing, e.g. monitoring, the workpiece
  • B25J 9/16 - Programme controls
  • B25J 13/08 - Controls for manipulators by means of sensing devices, e.g. viewing or touching devices

21.

VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION OPTICAL SYSTEM

      
Application Number 19354909
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-10-10
First Publication Date 2026-02-05
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Ohtake, Fumiaki

Abstract

A variable magnification optical system including, in order from the object side, a first negative lens group having negative refractive power and a rear group including a plurality of lens groups is configured so that at varying magnification, the first negative lens group being fixed with respect to the image plane and the spacings between adjacent lens groups being varied, an aperture stop being disposed closer to the image plane side than the first negative lens group, a second negative lens group disposed adjacent to the image plane side of the aperture stop among the plurality of lens groups included in the rear group having negative refractive power, and that the following conditional expression is satisfied: A variable magnification optical system including, in order from the object side, a first negative lens group having negative refractive power and a rear group including a plurality of lens groups is configured so that at varying magnification, the first negative lens group being fixed with respect to the image plane and the spacings between adjacent lens groups being varied, an aperture stop being disposed closer to the image plane side than the first negative lens group, a second negative lens group disposed adjacent to the image plane side of the aperture stop among the plurality of lens groups included in the rear group having negative refractive power, and that the following conditional expression is satisfied: 0.00

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02B 15/14 - Optical objectives with means for varying the magnification by axial movement of one or more lenses or groups of lenses relative to the image plane for continuously varying the equivalent focal length of the objective

22.

IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, PROGRAM

      
Application Number 19355224
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-10-10
First Publication Date 2026-02-05
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Hirokawa, Mariko
  • Ji, Yuanting

Abstract

An image processing method performed by a processor includes: a step of acquiring a fundus image in which choroid blood vessels are visualized; a step of extracting choroid arteries in the fundus image acquired in the acquiring step by performing image processing on the fundus image; and a step of generating a fundus image in which the choroid arteries extracted in the extracting step are highlighted.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06T 5/50 - Image enhancement or restoration using two or more images, e.g. averaging or subtraction
  • A61B 3/10 - Objective types, i.e. instruments for examining the eyes independent of the patients perceptions or reactions
  • A61B 3/12 - Objective types, i.e. instruments for examining the eyes independent of the patients perceptions or reactions for looking at the eye fundus, e.g. ophthalmoscopes
  • G06T 5/94 - Dynamic range modification of images or parts thereof based on local image properties, e.g. for local contrast enhancement

23.

EXPOSURE SYSTEM

      
Application Number JP2025025221
Publication Number 2026/028795
Status In Force
Filing Date 2025-07-15
Publication Date 2026-02-05
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Kato, Masaki

Abstract

[Problem] To improve the takt time of an exposure process. [Solution] An exposure system comprising: an exposure device that exposes a pattern on a first substrate using a spatial optical modulator which is controlled on the basis of exposure data created on the basis of measurement data of position measurements at a measurement point on a first semiconductor chip disposed on the first substrate and at a measurement point on a second semiconductor chip disposed on the first substrate; and a control device, wherein the control device acquires, with a measurement device, measurement data of position measurements at respective measurement points of a plurality of semiconductor chips that are disposed on a second substrate different from the first substrate, within a period in which the exposure data is being created, and exposes a pattern, which is for connecting a plurality of chips disposed on a third substrate different from the first substrate and the second substrate, on the third substrate with the exposure device using the spatial optical modulator controlled on the basis of exposure data of the pattern.

IPC Classes  ?

24.

SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR LARGE-SCALE OPTICAL MANUFACTURING

      
Application Number US2025039772
Publication Number 2026/030395
Status In Force
Filing Date 2025-07-30
Publication Date 2026-02-05
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Gibbons, Goldie Lynne
  • Goodwin, Eric Peter
  • Ono, Akito
  • Summitt, Christopher Ryan
  • Takemoto, Takuto
  • Jeong, Yoon Jung
  • Stamper, Brian Lee
  • Phillips, Alton Hugh

Abstract

The problem of large-scale optical manufacturing of microstructures that does not require the use of alignment marks patterned onto a surface (100) is addressed by the systems and methods disclosed herein. The systems (201) and methods utilize at least one line sensor to detect scattered and/or reflected measurement light from a first portion of the surface (100), e.g.. from microstructures located within the first portion of the surface (100), and to determine a position and/or orientation of the first portion of the surface (100). The systems (201) and methods then use the determined position and/or orientation to move and/or rotate an irradiation module (210) and/or the surface (100) based on the position and/or orientation. The irradiation module (100) then directs processing light (212) to a second portion of the surface (100) to thereby form microstructures in the second portion of the surface (100).

IPC Classes  ?

  • B23K 26/03 - Observing, e.g. monitoring, the workpiece
  • B23K 26/0622 - Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing by direct control of the laser beam by shaping pulses
  • B23K 26/082 - Scanning systems, i.e. devices involving movement of the laser beam relative to the laser head
  • B23K 26/08 - Devices involving relative movement between laser beam and workpiece
  • B23K 26/362 - Laser etching
  • B23K 26/40 - Removing material taking account of the properties of the material involved

25.

DATA TRANSFER DEVICE, EXPOSURE DEVICE, DEVICE, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD

      
Application Number 19337362
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-09-23
First Publication Date 2026-01-29
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nishimura, Masaki
  • Kato, Masaki
  • Shimoyama, Takachika
  • Asaumi, Hiroyoshi

Abstract

Provided is a data transfer device used in an exposure device that exposes a substrate by controlling elements included in a spatial light modulator based on drawing data, the data transfer device includes a first processing unit that divides first data, which is the drawing data, to generate a plurality of pieces of second data, and transfer the plurality of pieces of second data, a second processing unit that includes a first storage unit including a first memory group including first memories that respectively store the plurality of pieces of second data transferred from the first processing unit, and transfers the second data from each of the first memories, and a third processing unit that includes a second storage unit that stores third data that is the second data transferred from each of the first memories, and transfers the third data to the spatial light modulator.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G03F 7/00 - Photomechanical, e.g. photolithographic, production of textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. printed surfacesMaterials therefor, e.g. comprising photoresistsApparatus specially adapted therefor
  • G06F 3/06 - Digital input from, or digital output to, record carriers

26.

LENS BARREL AND IMAGING APPARATUS

      
Application Number 19343133
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-09-29
First Publication Date 2026-01-29
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Imaei, Ichiro

Abstract

In order to reduce the noise of a lens barrel, the lens barrel includes a plurality of diaphragm blades, a driver driving the plurality of diaphragm blades, a first opening member that holds the driver, a second opening member including a plurality of facing portions opposed to the first opening member in an optical axis direction, and a plurality of buffer members disposed between the first opening member and the plurality of facing portions, respectively, wherein the plurality of buffer members position the first opening member with respect to the second opening member.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02B 7/02 - Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements for lenses
  • G02B 5/00 - Optical elements other than lenses

27.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED OPTICAL FRINGE GENERATION AND PROJECTION

      
Application Number US2024053773
Publication Number 2026/024299
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-10-31
Publication Date 2026-01-29
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Smith, Daniel Gene
  • Goodwin, Eric Peter

Abstract

The problem of slow measurement of height properties using optical fringe projection is solved by systems that permit the measurement of height properties of surfaces in a single scan. For surfaces having a large range of scatter magnitudes in a single scan, the systems and methods alternately generate first and second sets of optical fringes having different peak optical intensities and alternately project the first and second sets of optical fringes to a surface for measurement. For surfaces having large height discontinuities, the systems and methods generate first and second sets of optical fringes having different pitches and orientations and project the first and second sets of optical fringes to a surface for measurement.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01B 11/25 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring contours or curvatures by projecting a pattern, e.g. moiré fringes, on the object

28.

MICROSCOPE AND MICROSCOPE CONTROL METHOD

      
Application Number 19341789
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-09-26
First Publication Date 2026-01-29
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Sasaki, Yutaka
  • Murayama, Toru

Abstract

The microscope includes: a light source which can be directly controlled between ON and OFF; an illumination optical system which radiates the light to form an illumination region on a sample; an optical path change member which changes an optical path of the light; and a control unit which controls the light source and the optical path change member, wherein the control unit controls the optical path change member, and performs a control to switch between first and second states and to set the light source to be ON in the second state, the first state being one in which the illumination region is formed when the light source is ON, and the illumination region is not formed when the light source is OFF, and the second state being one in which the illumination region is not formed when the light source is either ON or OFF.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01N 21/01 - Arrangements or apparatus for facilitating the optical investigation

29.

NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, WATCHING SYSTEM, AND CONTROL DEVICE

      
Application Number 19119839
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-10-25
First Publication Date 2026-01-22
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kanaoka, Hiroshi
  • Takano, Seiji
  • Fuchikawa, Yasuihiro
  • Shinoda, Tomotaka
  • Miyazaki, Tatsuya

Abstract

A program causes a computer to execute a process of giving notification about start of capturing of an image including a target person when a state of the target person estimated from data acquired by an acquisition unit that acquires the data on the state of the target person becomes a predetermined state.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 7/18 - Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast
  • H04N 23/661 - Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet

30.

OPTICAL MODULATOR, OPTICAL UNIT, AND OPTICAL PROCESSING DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2024025877
Publication Number 2026/018402
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-07-19
Publication Date 2026-01-22
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Okazaki Masahide

Abstract

Provided is an optical modulator (30) for modulating and emitting incident light, the optical modulator (30) comprising: a substrate formed from a ferroelectric optical crystal (31); pixel electrodes (32) and control electrodes (33) arranged on an upper surface of the substrate; and a control device (60) that controls a voltage to be applied to the control electrodes (33). The ferroelectric optical crystal (31) has a periodic polarity reversal structure provided with a plurality of regions having alternating directions of polarization. A voltage is applied between each of the pixel electrodes (32) and a common electrode (34) disposed on a surface on the opposite side to the surface where said pixel electrode (32) is disposed, and the electric field thus generated within the ferroelectric optical crystal (31) induces a change in refractive index to form a diffraction grating. When applying a voltage to a pixel electrode (32), the control device (60) applies a voltage to a control electrode (33) adjacent to said pixel electrode (32).

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02F 1/295 - Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulatingNon-linear optics for the control of the position or the direction of light beams, i.e. deflection in an optical waveguide structure
  • G02F 1/03 - Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulatingNon-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour based on ceramics or electro-optical crystals, e.g. exhibiting Pockels or Kerr effect

31.

LIQUID IMMERSION OIL FOR MICROSCOPE

      
Application Number JP2024025956
Publication Number 2026/018418
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-07-19
Publication Date 2026-01-22
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Hirase Rina

Abstract

The present disclosure addresses the problem of providing a liquid immersion oil for a microscope, the liquid immersion oil exhibiting low corrosivity against plastic materials and satisfying refractive index properties, Abbe number properties, and kinematic viscosity properties. A liquid immersion oil for a microscope according to the present disclosure contains a compound represented by formula (1), an aromatic compound, and a polyol. Formula (1): (R1-CO-O-R2pp-X-(R3qq

IPC Classes  ?

32.

VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION OPTICAL SYSTEM

      
Application Number 18778874
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-07-19
First Publication Date 2026-01-22
Owner Nikon Corporation (Japan)
Inventor
  • Sashima, Tomoyuki
  • Obama, Akihiko

Abstract

A variable magnification optical system includes, in order from an object side, a first lens group having positive refractive power; a second lens group having negative refractive power; and a third lens group having positive refractive power; upon zooming from a wide-angle end state to a telephoto end state, a distance between the first lens group and the second lens group and a distance between the second lens group and the third lens group being varied. The variable magnification optical system further includes a V lens group GV having negative refractive power and being moved to have a component in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis, and an F lens group GF having positive refractive power and being moved along the optical axis upon focusing from an infinitely distant object to a close object, the V lens group GV being disposed on the more object side than the F lens group GF. Thereby, it is possible to provide the compact variable magnification optical system with a high zoom ratio and high performance, an optical apparatus therewith and a method for manufacturing the variable magnification optical system.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02B 15/14 - Optical objectives with means for varying the magnification by axial movement of one or more lenses or groups of lenses relative to the image plane for continuously varying the equivalent focal length of the objective

33.

IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

      
Application Number JP2025022692
Publication Number 2026/018634
Status In Force
Filing Date 2025-06-24
Publication Date 2026-01-22
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Mukai, Mariko

Abstract

This image processing device executes processing that includes: acquiring a tomographic image in the depth direction including choroidal blood vessels and sclera; executing emphasis processing that emphasizes a physical quantity indicating a brightness change in the depth direction in the tomographic image with respect to a partial region of the tomographic image; deriving an image feature amount pertaining to the brightness change in the depth direction in the emphasized region; and determining, on the basis of the image feature amount, a site on the tomographic image in which the image feature amount exceeds a predetermined threshold as a boundary between the choroidal blood vessels and the sclera.

IPC Classes  ?

  • A61B 3/10 - Objective types, i.e. instruments for examining the eyes independent of the patients perceptions or reactions

34.

IMAGE FORMATION OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING IMAGE FORMATION OPTICAL SYSTEM

      
Application Number JP2025025263
Publication Number 2026/018829
Status In Force
Filing Date 2025-07-15
Publication Date 2026-01-22
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ono Takuro
  • Sashima Tomoyuki
  • Ito Tomoki
  • Saito Yuma

Abstract

An image formation optical system (OL) comprises a front group (GF) including a plurality of lenses and having positive refractive power, and a rear group (GR) including a plurality of lenses, the front group and the rear group being disposed in order from the object side to the image side. The front group includes a negative lens disposed closest to the object side and having a concave surface facing the object side. The distance on the optical axis between a lens disposed closest to the image side in the front group and a lens disposed closest to the object side in the rear group is the maximum among the distances on the optical axis between the lenses adjacent to each other. The image formation optical system satisfies a predetermined conditional expression.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02B 13/00 - Optical objectives specially designed for the purposes specified below
  • G02B 13/18 - Optical objectives specially designed for the purposes specified below with lenses having one or more non-spherical faces, e.g. for reducing geometrical aberration

35.

BUILD SYSTEM

      
Application Number 18992190
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-07-14
First Publication Date 2026-01-15
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Funatsu, Takayuki
  • Momose, Atsumi
  • Murata, Hiromichi
  • Nakata, Kei

Abstract

A build system includes: a build apparatus for building a build object on an object by irradiating a surface of the object with a build beam and supplying a build material to a melt pool that is formed by the build beam; and a control apparatus for controlling the build apparatus, the control apparatus controls the build apparatus so that an irradiation position of the build beam on the surface of the object periodically moves in a build unit area that is set on the surface of the object and the build unit area moves on the surface of the object based on path information that indicates a movement trajectory of the build unit area, and the control apparatus changes, based on the path information, a rotational amount of the build unit area around a rotational axis that intersects the surface of the object.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B22F 10/366 - Scanning parameters, e.g. hatch distance or scanning strategy
  • B22F 10/25 - Direct deposition of metal particles, e.g. direct metal deposition [DMD] or laser engineered net shaping [LENS]
  • B22F 12/00 - Apparatus or devices specially adapted for additive manufacturingAuxiliary means for additive manufacturingCombinations of additive manufacturing apparatus or devices with other processing apparatus or devices
  • B22F 12/49 - Scanners
  • B33Y 10/00 - Processes of additive manufacturing
  • B33Y 30/00 - Apparatus for additive manufacturingDetails thereof or accessories therefor
  • B33Y 50/02 - Data acquisition or data processing for additive manufacturing for controlling or regulating additive manufacturing processes

36.

PROCESSING SYSTEM, PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

      
Application Number JP2024025353
Publication Number 2026/013905
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-07-12
Publication Date 2026-01-15
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kurami, Toshimitsu
  • Takiguchi, Norihito
  • Seki, Norie

Abstract

The present invention provides a processing system comprising: a processing device that performs lamination molding of a molded object by supplying a material along a processing path defined by a processing control program while irradiating said material with an energy beam; and a material supply device for conveying the material to the processing device, wherein the material supply device holds a plurality of types of materials as materials and uses conveyance control information representing at least one of the plurality of types of materials and a conveyance amount of the material as a basis to convey an amount of at least one type of material corresponding to the conveyance amount to the processing device. The processing system further comprises an information processing device whereby a command for controlling the processing device corresponding to a change in at least one of the type of material and the conveyance amount is added to the processing control program on the basis of the conveyance control information.

IPC Classes  ?

37.

METHOD, ADJUSTMENT METHOD, AND EXPOSURE DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2025023889
Publication Number 2026/014337
Status In Force
Filing Date 2025-07-02
Publication Date 2026-01-15
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kato, Masaki
  • Kawado, Satoshi

Abstract

This method includes: causing measurement light to enter a spatial light modulator in which a plurality of tiltable mirrors in a first state are disposed; receiving light from the spatial light modulator; and evaluating the first state on the basis of the relationship between the received light and a reference position.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G03F 7/20 - ExposureApparatus therefor
  • G02B 26/08 - Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements for controlling the direction of light

38.

BUILD METHOD AND BUILD SYSTEM

      
Application Number 18837610
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-02-17
First Publication Date 2026-01-15
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Shibazaki, Yuichi

Abstract

A build method for forming a three-dimensional build object includes: building the build object by additive manufacturing, disposing a flow passage forming part such that the flow passage forming part faces at least a part of a polishing target surface of the build object, by passing polishing fluid through a flow passage between the build object and the flow passage forming part, performing fluid polishing a portion, which contacts the flow passage, of the build object; and disassembling of removing the flow passage forming part. It is possible to efficiently smooth surface roughness of a build object built by additive manufacturing (AM) method in which a 3D printer is used, for example.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B22F 10/66 - Treatment of workpieces or articles after build-up by mechanical means
  • B22F 10/36 - Process control of energy beam parameters
  • B22F 10/85 - Data acquisition or data processing for controlling or regulating additive manufacturing processes
  • B33Y 10/00 - Processes of additive manufacturing
  • B33Y 40/20 - Post-treatment, e.g. curing, coating or polishing
  • B33Y 50/02 - Data acquisition or data processing for additive manufacturing for controlling or regulating additive manufacturing processes
  • B33Y 80/00 - Products made by additive manufacturing

39.

POSITION MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND POSITION MEASUREMENT METHOD

      
Application Number 19333440
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-09-19
First Publication Date 2026-01-15
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Sato, Shinji

Abstract

A position measurement device includes a position measurement unit configured to irradiate measurement light to a reflective element, receive reflected light reflected by the reflective element, and acquire position information of the reflective element in a three-dimensional space and a reference position measurement unit configured to irradiate reference measurement light to at least one reference reflective element, receive reference reflected light reflected by the reference reflective element, and acquire position information of the reference reflective element in a three-dimensional space. The position information of the reflective element acquired by the position measurement unit is corrected using the position information of the reference reflective element measured by the reference position measurement unit.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01B 11/00 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques
  • B25J 9/16 - Programme controls

40.

ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM

      
Application Number 19338582
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-09-24
First Publication Date 2026-01-15
Owner Nikon Corporation (Japan)
Inventor Muratani, Mami

Abstract

This variable magnification optical system comprises a front lens group and a rear lens group, which are arranged in order from the object side along an optical axis, and the rear lens group comprises a first focusing lens group having positive refractive power, and a second focusing lens group disposed on the image surface side of the first focusing lens group and having negative refractive power. When the magnification is changed, the spacing between lens groups adjacent to each other changes, at the time of changing from focusing on an object at infinity to focusing on an object at a short distance, the position of the front lens group is fixed, the first focusing lens group and the second focusing lens group respectively move to the image surface side along different trajectories, and the following conditional expression is satisfied. 0.05<(−fF2)/ft<0.50 where fF2 is the focal length of the second focusing lens group, and ft is the focal length of the variable magnification optical system in a telephoto end state.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02B 15/14 - Optical objectives with means for varying the magnification by axial movement of one or more lenses or groups of lenses relative to the image plane for continuously varying the equivalent focal length of the objective
  • G02B 15/16 - Optical objectives with means for varying the magnification by axial movement of one or more lenses or groups of lenses relative to the image plane for continuously varying the equivalent focal length of the objective with interdependent non-linearly related movements between one lens or lens group, and another lens or lens group

41.

IMAGING ELEMENT AND IMAGING DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2025022102
Publication Number 2026/009720
Status In Force
Filing Date 2025-06-19
Publication Date 2026-01-08
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Yoshimura, Takahiro

Abstract

This imaging element comprises: pixels that include a photoelectric conversion unit for converting light into an electric charge and that output a signal based on the electric charge converted by the photoelectric conversion unit; a processing unit that processes the signals output from the pixels; a holding unit that holds a setting value for controlling at least either one of the pixels and the processing unit; and an updating unit that updates the setting value held by the holding unit on the basis of an input of an update request signal for requesting an update of the setting value.

IPC Classes  ?

42.

IMAGING ELEMENT, IMAGING DEVICE, AND IMAGING METHOD

      
Application Number JP2025023569
Publication Number 2026/009876
Status In Force
Filing Date 2025-07-01
Publication Date 2026-01-08
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Nakayama Fumito

Abstract

Provided is an imaging element comprising: a first photoelectric conversion unit that converts light emitted from an optical system having a focus lens into electric charge; a second photoelectric conversion unit that converts light emitted from the optical system into electric charge; and a drive control unit that performs control such that, in a period in which the focus lens moves from a first position to a second position, a first timing at which the accumulation of the electric charge converted by the first photoelectric conversion unit is started and a second timing at which the accumulation of the electric charge converted by the second photoelectric conversion unit is started are different.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 25/70 - SSIS architecturesCircuits associated therewith
  • H04N 23/54 - Mounting of pick-up tubes, electronic image sensors, deviation or focusing coils
  • H04N 23/67 - Focus control based on electronic image sensor signals
  • H04N 25/53 - Control of the integration time

43.

PHOTOSENSITIVE ORGANIC INSULATING MATERIAL COMPOSITION, INSULATING FILM, GATE INSULATING FILM, TRANSISTOR, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TRANSISTOR

      
Application Number 19326375
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-09-11
First Publication Date 2026-01-08
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yamada, Kentaro
  • Kawakami, Yusuke
  • Koizumi, Shohei

Abstract

An objective of the present invention is to provide a photosensitive organic insulating composition having sufficient absorption, even of i-line radiation, as a photosensitive organic insulating composition that has little influence on device reliability and that is capable of forming a gate insulating film for transistors. An objective of the present invention is also to provide a gate insulating film and a transistor. A photosensitive organic insulating composition according to one embodiment of the present invention contains a chalcone compound and polyvinyl cinnamate.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H10K 10/46 - Field-effect transistors, e.g. organic thin-film transistors [OTFT]
  • G03F 7/004 - Photosensitive materials
  • G03F 7/033 - Non-macromolecular photopolymerisable compounds having carbon-to-carbon double bonds, e.g. ethylenic compounds with binders the binders being polymers obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds, e.g. vinyl polymers
  • H10K 71/00 - Manufacture or treatment specially adapted for the organic devices covered by this subclass

44.

OPTICAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND OPTICAL PROCESSING METHOD

      
Application Number JP2024023196
Publication Number 2026/004000
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-06-26
Publication Date 2026-01-02
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Negishi Taketoshi

Abstract

An optical processing device (1) comprises: a condensing optical system (16) that irradiates an object (18) with processing light (R1) having a first wavelength as a peak wavelength and measurement light (R2) having a second wavelength different from the first wavelength as a peak wavelength; a processing optical system (11) that causes the processing light from a processing light source (10) to enter the condensing optical system; and a measurement device (23) which causes the measurement light to enter the condensing optical system and on which detection light generated as a result of the irradiation of the object with the measurement light is incident via the condensing optical system. The condensing optical system comprises a diffractive optical element (DOE) which transmits the processing light and the measurement light directed toward the object and on which detection light from the object is incident. The diffractive optical element diffracts the processing light to generate m-th order diffracted light, and diffracts the measuring light to generate n-th order diffracted light. Let λ1 be the first wavelength of the processing light and let λ2 be the second wavelength of the measurement light, in which case the conditional expression 0.96(m/n) < λ2/λ1 < 1.04(m/n) is satisfied.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B23K 26/00 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
  • B23K 26/064 - Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing by means of optical elements, e.g. lenses, mirrors or prisms
  • B23K 26/082 - Scanning systems, i.e. devices involving movement of the laser beam relative to the laser head

45.

MEASURING DEVICE AND CALIBRATION METHOD

      
Application Number JP2024023351
Publication Number 2026/004047
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-06-27
Publication Date 2026-01-02
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Nakamura, Takashi

Abstract

This measuring device acquires information relating to the position of a measurement target object, by emitting measurement light at the measurement target object. The measurement device comprises an emitting device that emits calibration light used to calibrate the measuring device, a first reflecting member, a support member that can rotate around a first axis of rotation and on which the first reflection member is provided, and a detector that can receive reflected light of the calibration light from the first reflecting member, wherein: the first reflecting member can reflect the calibration light emitted from the emitting device toward a second reflecting member disposed on the support member, and can reflect reflected light of the calibration light from the second reflecting member; and the detector can receive reflected light of the calibration light from the second reflecting member disposed on the support member via the first reflecting member.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01C 3/00 - Measuring distances in line of sightOptical rangefinders

46.

CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL SYSTEM, ROBOT SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM

      
Application Number JP2024023612
Publication Number 2026/004129
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-06-28
Publication Date 2026-01-02
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Wakimoto, Kenta

Abstract

This control device generates control information for controlling at least one of: a robot that comprises a holding device for holding a target object and moves the holding device; and the holding device. The control device generates the control information before the target object held by the holding device is passed to a change device capable of changing at least one of the position and the posture of the target object, on the basis of an imaging result by the imaging system of at least one of: at least a part of the target object; and at least a part of the change device.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B25J 13/08 - Controls for manipulators by means of sensing devices, e.g. viewing or touching devices

47.

TRAINED MODEL, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM

      
Application Number JP2025022711
Publication Number 2026/004855
Status In Force
Filing Date 2025-06-24
Publication Date 2026-01-02
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Fujishima, Toshiyuki

Abstract

This image processing device is provided with: an image supply unit that supplies a captured image to a trained model that generates information estimating an identification value for each position in the captured image, the trained model having been trained by using teacher data created by assigning, to each pixel within a subject region included in a captured image, an identification value that is a uniform value corresponding to the distance from the imaging position to the position of a subject; a result acquisition unit that acquires a result generated by the trained model; and an identification unit that, on the basis of the distribution of the identification values for each position in the captured image indicated by the result, identifies, as separate subjects, respective subjects indicated by subject shadows that have identification values different from one another among subject shadows that are each a collection of uniform identification values corresponding to the subject.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06T 7/00 - Image analysis
  • G06T 7/60 - Analysis of geometric attributes
  • G06T 7/70 - Determining position or orientation of objects or cameras

48.

ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM

      
Application Number 19316386
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-09-02
First Publication Date 2026-01-01
Owner Nikon Corporation (Japan)
Inventor Yabumoto, Hiroshi

Abstract

This zoom optical system (ZL(1)) has a plurality of lens groups (G1-G7), wherein when during zooming, distances between adjacent lens groups vary. The plurality of lens groups include: a first focused lens group (G6) that moves during focusing; and a second focused lens group (G7) that is disposed closer to an image plane side than the first focused lens group and moves during focusing along a trajectory that is different from that of the first focused lens group. The first focused lens group (G6) and the second focused lens group (G7) both have a negative refractive power and satisfy the following conditional expression, 0.40

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02B 15/22 - Optical objectives with means for varying the magnification by axial movement of one or more lenses or groups of lenses relative to the image plane for continuously varying the equivalent focal length of the objective with movable lens means specially adapted for focusing at close distances
  • G02B 15/14 - Optical objectives with means for varying the magnification by axial movement of one or more lenses or groups of lenses relative to the image plane for continuously varying the equivalent focal length of the objective

49.

OPTICAL MEASUREMENT DEVICE, OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE, AND ROTATION DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2024022626
Publication Number 2025/262935
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-06-21
Publication Date 2025-12-26
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Miyakawa Tomoki

Abstract

The present invention provides an optical measurement device with which it is possible to easily adjust the positional relationship between a first support device and a second support device. The optical measurement device comprises: a first support device that has a support part supporting an optical member through which measurement light passes, and that is capable of rotating about a first axis extending in a first direction; a second support device that supports the first support device along a second axis intersecting the first axis; and an adjustment part that adjusts the relative angular relationship between the first axis and the second axis. The first support device has a cylindrical member which extends in a first direction, and a shaft part which is provided with the support part supporting the optical member, which is disposed inside the cylindrical member via bearings respectively provided on both sides in the first direction, and which rotates about the first axis in order to change the orientation of the optical member. The adjustment part connects the cylindrical member of the first support device to the second support device and is capable of adjusting the positional relationship between the cylindrical member of the first support device and the second support device.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01C 3/06 - Use of electric means to obtain final indication
  • G01C 15/00 - Surveying instruments or accessories not provided for in groups
  • G01S 7/481 - Constructional features, e.g. arrangements of optical elements
  • G01S 17/42 - Simultaneous measurement of distance and other coordinates
  • G02B 26/08 - Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements for controlling the direction of light
  • G02B 26/10 - Scanning systems

50.

IMAGING DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2025021764
Publication Number 2025/263509
Status In Force
Filing Date 2025-06-17
Publication Date 2025-12-26
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nyukai, Jun
  • Kawai, Atsushi
  • Kita, Yuki

Abstract

This imaging device comprises: a plurality of first pixels and a plurality of second pixels that are arranged alternately at intervals of one pixel and that output a first signal and a second signal which are used to detect a focal point of an optical system; a plurality of third pixels that are disposed between the plurality of first pixels and the plurality of second pixels and that output a third signal which is used to generate an image; a detection unit that detects the focal point of the optical system using at least two among a first data string which is based on a signal value of the first signal, a second data string which is based on a signal value of the second signal, and a third data string which is based on a signal value of the third signal; and an interpolation unit that interpolates the signal value of the first signal between two adjacent first pixels in the first data string using linear interpolation using the signal value of the first signal which has been output from the two adjacent first pixels, and the signal value of the second signal or the third signal which has been output from a second pixel or a third pixel near the two adjacent first pixels.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02B 7/28 - Systems for automatic generation of focusing signals
  • G02B 7/34 - Systems for automatic generation of focusing signals using different areas in a pupil plane
  • G03B 13/36 - Autofocus systems
  • H04N 23/67 - Focus control based on electronic image sensor signals

51.

IMAGING ELEMENT AND IMAGING DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2025022122
Publication Number 2025/263569
Status In Force
Filing Date 2025-06-19
Publication Date 2025-12-26
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Hirata, Tomoki

Abstract

This imaging element comprises: a first photoelectric conversion unit that performs photoelectric conversion; a second photoelectric conversion unit that is arranged side by side with the first photoelectric conversion unit in a row direction and performs photoelectric conversion; a first accumulation unit to which charge converted by the first photoelectric conversion unit is transferred; a second accumulation unit to which charge converted by the first photoelectric conversion unit is transferred; a third accumulation unit to which charge converted by the second photoelectric conversion unit is transferred; a fourth accumulation unit to which charge converted by the second photoelectric conversion unit is transferred; a first transfer unit that has a plurality of transistors for transferring the charge converted by the first photoelectric conversion unit and transfers the charge in order of the first accumulation unit and the second accumulation unit; a second transfer unit that has a plurality of transistors for transferring the charge converted by the second photoelectric conversion unit and transfers the charge in order of the third accumulation unit and the fourth accumulation unit; and a drive unit that performs control such that a first timing, at which the charge converted by the first photoelectric conversion unit is transferred to the second accumulation unit by the first transfer unit, and a second timing, at which the charge converted by the second photoelectric conversion unit is transferred to the fourth accumulation unit by the second transfer unit, are different.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 25/53 - Control of the integration time
  • H04N 25/78 - Readout circuits for addressed sensors, e.g. output amplifiers or A/D converters
  • H04N 25/705 - Pixels for depth measurement, e.g. RGBZ

52.

OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE OPTICAL SYSTEM

      
Application Number 19247759
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-06-24
First Publication Date 2025-12-25
Owner Nikon Corporation (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yamashita, Masashi
  • Kondo, Akino

Abstract

This optical system (OL) has a first lens group (G1) having positive refractory power, a second lens group (G2), a third lens group (G3), and a fourth lens group (G4) which are aligned in order from an object side along an optical axis, wherein when focused from an infinity object to a short-distance object, the second lens group (G2) and the third lens group (G3) move in mutually different trajectories along the optical axis, and the second lens group (G2) and the third lens group (G3) are composed of three or less lenses in total.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02B 15/14 - Optical objectives with means for varying the magnification by axial movement of one or more lenses or groups of lenses relative to the image plane for continuously varying the equivalent focal length of the objective
  • G02B 15/20 - Optical objectives with means for varying the magnification by axial movement of one or more lenses or groups of lenses relative to the image plane for continuously varying the equivalent focal length of the objective with interdependent non-linearly related movements between one lens or lens group, and another lens or lens group having an additional movable lens or lens group for varying the objective focal length

53.

ACTION ZOOM

      
Application Number 1893266
Status Registered
Filing Date 2025-10-21
Registration Date 2025-10-21
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
NICE Classes  ? 09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments

Goods & Services

Binoculars; straps for binoculars; cases for binoculars; parts and accessories for binoculars.

54.

MICROSCOPE, OBSERVATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM

      
Application Number 19310298
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-08-26
First Publication Date 2025-12-25
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Niitani, Yamato

Abstract

A microscope includes light-transmitting-optical-system that irradiates specimen with illumination-light, light-receiving-optical-system that receives signal-light emitted from the specimen, phase-modulation-element that adds predetermined phase distribution to the illumination-light or the signal-light, phase-distribution-measuring-unit that measures first phase distribution, which corresponds to specimen-induced aberration at sampling point of the specimen, at each of a plurality of the sampling points, phase-distribution-calculation-unit that creates phase-data-model showing an amount of phase change which the illumination-light or the signal-light receives when the illumination-light or the signal-light passes through predetermined position in the specimen based on the plurality of first phase distributions, and calculates a second phase distribution which is added to the illumination-light or the signal-light in order to detect detection point of the specimen in a state in which specimen-induced aberration is reduced based on the phase-data-model, and phase-distribution-setting-unit that sets the second phase distribution to the phase-modulation-element.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02B 21/00 - Microscopes
  • G01N 21/41 - RefractivityPhase-affecting properties, e.g. optical path length

55.

COMPOUND, POLYMER COMPOUND, PHOTOSENSITIVE SURFACE TREATMENT AGENT, LAMINATE, SUBSTRATE FOR PATTERN FORMATION, TRANSISTOR, PATTERN FORMATION METHOD, AND TRANSISTOR MANUFACTURING METHOD

      
Application Number 19247268
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-06-24
First Publication Date 2025-12-18
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kawakami, Yusuke
  • Yamaguchi, Kazuo
  • Chikaraishi, Noriko
  • Itou, Michiko

Abstract

A compound represented by General Formula (M1) below is provided. In Formula (M1), Y is a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a polymerizable group-containing group, or a group represented by [SiX3—Y11—*]. Y11 is a linear or branched alkylene group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, X is a halogen atom or an alkoxy group, and * is a bonding site to an N atom. R1 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group. R2 is a hydrogen atom or a alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms. R3 and R4 each independently represents a alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms or a fluoroalkyl group. n=2. A compound represented by General Formula (M1) below is provided. In Formula (M1), Y is a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a polymerizable group-containing group, or a group represented by [SiX3—Y11—*]. Y11 is a linear or branched alkylene group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, X is a halogen atom or an alkoxy group, and * is a bonding site to an N atom. R1 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group. R2 is a hydrogen atom or a alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms. R3 and R4 each independently represents a alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms or a fluoroalkyl group. n=2.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H10K 71/00 - Manufacture or treatment specially adapted for the organic devices covered by this subclass
  • C07C 271/12 - Esters of carbamic acids having oxygen atoms of carbamate groups bound to acyclic carbon atoms with the nitrogen atoms of the carbamate groups bound to hydrogen atoms or to acyclic carbon atoms to hydrogen atoms or to carbon atoms of unsubstituted hydrocarbon radicals
  • C07C 271/22 - Esters of carbamic acids having oxygen atoms of carbamate groups bound to acyclic carbon atoms with the nitrogen atoms of the carbamate groups bound to hydrogen atoms or to acyclic carbon atoms to carbon atoms of hydrocarbon radicals substituted by carboxyl groups
  • C07F 7/18 - Compounds having one or more C—Si linkages as well as one or more C—O—Si linkages
  • C08F 20/36 - Esters containing nitrogen containing oxygen in addition to the carboxy oxygen
  • C23C 18/16 - Chemical coating by decomposition of either liquid compounds or solutions of the coating forming compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coatingContact plating by reduction or substitution, i.e. electroless plating
  • G03F 7/027 - Non-macromolecular photopolymerisable compounds having carbon-to-carbon double bonds, e.g. ethylenic compounds
  • G03F 7/038 - Macromolecular compounds which are rendered insoluble or differentially wettable
  • H10K 10/46 - Field-effect transistors, e.g. organic thin-film transistors [OTFT]
  • H10K 10/84 - Ohmic electrodes, e.g. source or drain electrodes

56.

PROCESSING APPARATUS

      
Application Number JP2025013468
Publication Number 2025/258186
Status In Force
Filing Date 2025-04-02
Publication Date 2025-12-18
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nagasaka, Hiroyuki
  • Shibazaki, Yuichi

Abstract

A processing apparatus 110 comprises: a forming stage 112 that supports an article ST formed from a material M and can rotate in a predetermined rotation direction around a rotation axis; a crossing frame that is arranged above the forming stage and has a first frame 124-1 formed along a first straight line L1 passing through the rotation axis RX and a second frame 124-2 formed along a second straight line L2 passing through the rotation axis and different from the first straight line; a first device that is supported by the first frame, that can move along the first straight line, and that is used for forming the article; and a second device that is supported by the second frame, that can move along the second straight line, and that is used for forming the article.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B29C 64/188 - Processes of additive manufacturing involving additional operations performed on the added layers, e.g. smoothing, grinding or thickness control
  • B22F 10/20 - Direct sintering or melting
  • B22F 10/60 - Treatment of workpieces or articles after build-up
  • B29C 64/153 - Processes of additive manufacturing using only solid materials using layers of powder being selectively joined, e.g. by selective laser sintering or melting
  • B29C 64/268 - Arrangements for irradiation using laser beamsArrangements for irradiation using electron beams [EB]
  • B33Y 30/00 - Apparatus for additive manufacturingDetails thereof or accessories therefor

57.

EXPOSURE APPARATUS, DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND CONTROL METHOD

      
Application Number 19240486
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-06-17
First Publication Date 2025-12-18
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Kato, Masaki

Abstract

An exposure apparatus includes: a plurality of modules that include a spatial light modulation element including a plurality of micro mirrors driven to be switched between an ON state and an OFF state based on drawing data, an illumination unit that irradiates the spatial light modulation element with illumination light, and a projection unit that causes reflected light from micro mirrors in the ON state in the spatial light modulation element to be incident on a substrate as an image formation light flux; a control unit that stores correction information which corrects a state of the image formation light flux for each of the modules; and an adjustment mechanism that adjusts a position or an angle of an optical member in the illumination unit or the projection unit or an angle of the spatial light modulation element for each of the modules based on the correction information.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G03F 7/00 - Photomechanical, e.g. photolithographic, production of textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. printed surfacesMaterials therefor, e.g. comprising photoresistsApparatus specially adapted therefor

58.

TOP EMISSION EL LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME

      
Application Number JP2024021236
Publication Number 2025/257945
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-06-11
Publication Date 2025-12-18
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yamada Kentaro
  • Kito Yoshiaki
  • Nishi Yasutaka

Abstract

Provided is a top emission EL light-emitting device comprising: an EL element in which a first electrode, an emissive layer (EML), and a transparent second electrode are laminated; and an auxiliary electrode. The first electrode and the emissive layer (EML) are formed on one side of the second electrode. The auxiliary electrode is disposed at a position different from the EL element on the one side of the second electrode. A contact part is interposed between the auxiliary electrode and the second electrode, and the contact part includes particles.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H10K 50/824 - Cathodes combined with auxiliary electrodes
  • H10K 50/10 - OLEDs or polymer light-emitting diodes [PLED]
  • H10K 50/814 - Anodes combined with auxiliary electrodes, e.g. ITO layer combined with metal lines
  • H10K 59/12 - Active-matrix OLED [AMOLED] displays
  • H10K 59/131 - Interconnections, e.g. wiring lines or terminals
  • H10K 71/60 - Forming conductive regions or layers, e.g. electrodes
  • H10K 102/10 - Transparent electrodes, e.g. using graphene

59.

SHAPING DEVICE AND SHAPING METHOD

      
Application Number JP2024021435
Publication Number 2025/258005
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-06-13
Publication Date 2025-12-18
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Shibazaki Yuichi

Abstract

This shaping device for shaping a structure by stacking and forming a plurality of structural layers on an object comprises: a processing head for supplying a shaping material onto the object or a shaping surface to form a part of the structural layers; a flattening head for cutting at least a part of surfaces of the structural layers; and a relative moving part for moving the object relative to the processing head and the flattening head. The plurality of structural layers of the shaping material are formed on the object by means of the processing head. The object is moved relative to the processing head and the flattening head such that the object moves from the processing head side to the flattening head side by driving the relative moving part, and a surface of at least one structural layer of the plurality of structural layers is flattened by means of the flattening head. The present invention makes it possible to improve the accuracy of the surface of the structure shaped by an additive manufacturing (AM) method.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B29C 64/194 - Processes of additive manufacturing involving additional operations performed on the added layers, e.g. smoothing, grinding or thickness control during lay-up
  • B29C 64/165 - Processes of additive manufacturing using a combination of solid and fluid materials, e.g. a powder selectively bound by a liquid binder, catalyst, inhibitor or energy absorber
  • B29C 64/268 - Arrangements for irradiation using laser beamsArrangements for irradiation using electron beams [EB]
  • B29C 64/371 - Conditioning of environment using an environment other than air, e.g. inert gas
  • B22F 10/50 - Treatment of workpieces or articles during build-up, e.g. treatments applied to fused layers during build-up
  • B22F 10/66 - Treatment of workpieces or articles after build-up by mechanical means
  • B22F 12/60 - Planarisation devicesCompression devices
  • B22F 12/90 - Means for process control, e.g. cameras or sensors
  • B33Y 30/00 - Apparatus for additive manufacturingDetails thereof or accessories therefor
  • B33Y 50/02 - Data acquisition or data processing for additive manufacturing for controlling or regulating additive manufacturing processes

60.

OPTICAL SYSTEM, MICROSCOPE DEVICE, AND MICROSCOPE OPTICAL SYSTEM

      
Application Number JP2025016021
Publication Number 2025/258246
Status In Force
Filing Date 2025-04-25
Publication Date 2025-12-18
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nonaka, Azuna
  • Takagi, Hidetsugu

Abstract

This optical system comprises, in order from the object side: a first lens group comprising a positive lens component; a second lens group comprising a negative lens component; and a third lens group having a positive refractive power, having at least one cemented lens, and including at least one positive lens that satisfies a conditional expression. Conditional expression: 0.022 < Pg, F3p−(0.645−0.0017 * νd3p) < 0.125; and 22.50 < νd3p < 35.00. Pg, F3p is a value expressed by the formula Pg, F3p = (ng3p−nF3p)/(nF3p−nC3p), in which ng3p is the refractive index for the g-line, nF3p is the refractive index for the F-line, and nC3p is the refractive index for the C-line of the positive lens included in the third lens group. νd3p is the Abbe number of the positive lens included in the third lens group.

IPC Classes  ?

61.

IMAGING ELEMENT AND IMAGING DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2025020070
Publication Number 2025/258462
Status In Force
Filing Date 2025-06-03
Publication Date 2025-12-18
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Saruwatari, Osamu
  • Hirata, Tomoki

Abstract

This imaging element is provided with: a photoelectric conversion unit that converts light into an electric charge; an accumulation unit to which the electric charge converted by the photoelectric conversion unit is transferred; a comparison unit that compares the voltage value of the accumulation unit with a prescribed reference value; and a control unit that controls the capacitance of the accumulation unit on the basis of a comparison result from the comparison unit.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 25/59 - Control of the dynamic range by controlling the amount of charge storable in the pixel, e.g. modification of the charge conversion ratio of the floating node capacitance
  • H04N 25/70 - SSIS architecturesCircuits associated therewith

62.

ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND CONTROL PROGRAM

      
Application Number 19309868
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-08-26
First Publication Date 2025-12-11
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Tsuchiya, Satoshi

Abstract

To divide an image capture region into multiple regions for which different image capture conditions are set and to generate multiple moving images corresponding to the multiple regions. An electronic apparatus includes an image sensor that captures first and second moving images in first and second regions of an image capture region on different image capture conditions, the second region differing from the first region, and a moving image generation unit that generates the first and second moving images captured in the first and second regions.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 23/54 - Mounting of pick-up tubes, electronic image sensors, deviation or focusing coils
  • H04N 23/63 - Control of cameras or camera modules by using electronic viewfinders
  • H04N 25/13 - Arrangement of colour filter arrays [CFA]Filter mosaics characterised by the spectral characteristics of the filter elements
  • H04N 25/44 - Extracting pixel data from image sensors by controlling scanning circuits, e.g. by modifying the number of pixels sampled or to be sampled by partially reading an SSIS array
  • H04N 25/51 - Control of the gain
  • H04N 25/533 - Control of the integration time by using differing integration times for different sensor regions
  • H04N 25/583 - Control of the dynamic range involving two or more exposures acquired simultaneously with different integration times
  • H04N 25/70 - SSIS architecturesCircuits associated therewith
  • H04N 25/77 - Pixel circuitry, e.g. memories, A/D converters, pixel amplifiers, shared circuits or shared components
  • H04N 25/79 - Arrangements of circuitry being divided between different or multiple substrates, chips or circuit boards, e.g. stacked image sensors
  • H10F 39/00 - Integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one element covered by group , e.g. radiation detectors comprising photodiode arrays
  • H10F 39/12 - Image sensors

63.

GRIPPING METHOD, ROBOT HAND DEVICE, AND ROBOT DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2024020772
Publication Number 2025/253599
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-06-06
Publication Date 2025-12-11
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Arai Dai
  • Yanagihara Masamitsu
  • Michimoto Takahiro
  • Hayashida Shota
  • Ichijo Tsubasa

Abstract

Provided is a gripping method for gripping a linear object, the gripping method comprising gripping the linear object with a first gripping part and a second gripping part of a robot hand device, releasing gripping of the linear object by the first and second gripping parts, and supporting the linear object with respect to the first and second gripping parts through use of a deflection suppressing part so as to suppress deflection of the linear object at an end part of the first and second gripping parts due to the release. Through the present invention, the posture of the linear object can be stabilized when connecting the linear object to a connection object or when rotating the linear object using the robot hand device.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B25J 13/08 - Controls for manipulators by means of sensing devices, e.g. viewing or touching devices

64.

ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM

      
Application Number 19307364
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-08-22
First Publication Date 2025-12-11
Owner Nikon Corporation (Japan)
Inventor Uehara, Takeru

Abstract

A zoom optical system comprises a first lens group having a positive refractive power, a second lens group having a negative refractive power, a third lens group having a positive refractive power, and a succeeding lens group, which are arranged in order from an object side. During zooming, distances between adjacent lens groups change, and the first lens group is fixed with respect to an image surface. During zooming from a wide angle end state to a telephoto end state, the third lens group moves toward an image surface. The succeeding lens group includes a last lens group arranged to be nearest to the image surface. Further, the following conditional expression is satisfied. A zoom optical system comprises a first lens group having a positive refractive power, a second lens group having a negative refractive power, a third lens group having a positive refractive power, and a succeeding lens group, which are arranged in order from an object side. During zooming, distances between adjacent lens groups change, and the first lens group is fixed with respect to an image surface. During zooming from a wide angle end state to a telephoto end state, the third lens group moves toward an image surface. The succeeding lens group includes a last lens group arranged to be nearest to the image surface. Further, the following conditional expression is satisfied. - 1 ⁢ 0 . 0 ⁢ 0 < f ⁢ 3 / ( - fE ) < 3 . 5 ⁢ 0 , where f3 represents a focal length of the third lens group, and fE represents a focal length of the last lens group.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02B 15/14 - Optical objectives with means for varying the magnification by axial movement of one or more lenses or groups of lenses relative to the image plane for continuously varying the equivalent focal length of the objective
  • G02B 15/20 - Optical objectives with means for varying the magnification by axial movement of one or more lenses or groups of lenses relative to the image plane for continuously varying the equivalent focal length of the objective with interdependent non-linearly related movements between one lens or lens group, and another lens or lens group having an additional movable lens or lens group for varying the objective focal length
  • G02B 15/22 - Optical objectives with means for varying the magnification by axial movement of one or more lenses or groups of lenses relative to the image plane for continuously varying the equivalent focal length of the objective with movable lens means specially adapted for focusing at close distances

65.

IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, OPHTHALMIC DEVICE, AND CHOROIDAL BLOOD VESSEL IMAGE GENERATION METHOD

      
Application Number 19311255
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-08-27
First Publication Date 2025-12-11
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Hirokawa, Mariko

Abstract

An image processing method comprising acquiring a first fundus image obtained by photographing a fundus using first light having a first wavelength, and a second fundus image obtained by photographing the fundus using second light having a second wavelength that is shorter than the first wavelength; specifying, in the first fundus image, respective positions of retinal blood vessels appearing in the second fundus image; and generating a choroidal blood vessel image by processing the positions identified in the first fundus image.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06T 5/77 - RetouchingInpaintingScratch removal
  • A61B 3/00 - Apparatus for testing the eyesInstruments for examining the eyes
  • A61B 3/12 - Objective types, i.e. instruments for examining the eyes independent of the patients perceptions or reactions for looking at the eye fundus, e.g. ophthalmoscopes
  • A61B 3/14 - Arrangements specially adapted for eye photography
  • G06T 7/00 - Image analysis
  • G06T 7/62 - Analysis of geometric attributes of area, perimeter, diameter or volume
  • G06T 7/70 - Determining position or orientation of objects or cameras

66.

NIKON LENSWEAR Vision Atelier PARTNER

      
Application Number 1889399
Status Registered
Filing Date 2025-08-18
Registration Date 2025-08-18
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
NICE Classes  ? 09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments

Goods & Services

Eyeglasses; eyeglass lenses; parts and accessories for spectacles; eyeglass frames; sunglasses; eyeglass cords; eyeglass cases; spectacle temples for spectacles; eyeglass chains; computer programs; downloadable computer application software; electronic control apparatus for machines; computers and computer peripheral devices; data processing apparatus.

67.

IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM

      
Application Number 19295007
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-08-08
First Publication Date 2025-12-04
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Hirokawa, Mariko
  • Tanabe, Yasushi

Abstract

An image processing method including acquiring a fundus image, extracting a first area including a first feature from the fundus image, extracting a second area including a second feature different from the first feature from the fundus image, and generating a combined image in which the extracted first area and the extracted second area are combined.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06T 5/50 - Image enhancement or restoration using two or more images, e.g. averaging or subtraction
  • A61B 3/10 - Objective types, i.e. instruments for examining the eyes independent of the patients perceptions or reactions
  • A61B 3/12 - Objective types, i.e. instruments for examining the eyes independent of the patients perceptions or reactions for looking at the eye fundus, e.g. ophthalmoscopes
  • G06T 7/11 - Region-based segmentation
  • G06T 7/136 - SegmentationEdge detection involving thresholding

68.

SHAPE ACQUISITION METHOD AND DEVICE, AND SHAPE ACQUISITION SYSTEM

      
Application Number JP2024019610
Publication Number 2025/248648
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-05-28
Publication Date 2025-12-04
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Miyawaki Takashi

Abstract

Provided is a shape acquisition method for acquiring shape information about a plurality of objects arranged in a grid shape so as to surround a predetermined space, the method including: inserting, into the predetermined space, a rod-shaped sensor holding part for holding a sensor; detecting light from at least one object among the plurality of objects with the sensor held by the sensor holding part; and determining the shape information about the at least one object by using the detection result of the light from the object. For example, the shape of a rebar or the like in a framework can be easily measured without using a large-sized measuring device before pouring ready-mixed concrete.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01B 11/08 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring diameters
  • E04G 21/00 - Preparing, conveying, or working-up building materials or building elements in situOther devices or measures for constructional work

69.

CONTROL METHOD OF MOVABLE BODY, EXPOSURE METHOD, DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, MOVABLE BODY APPARATUS, AND EXPOSURE APPARATUS

      
Application Number 18640153
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-04-19
First Publication Date 2025-12-04
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Ueda, Akihiro

Abstract

In a beam irradiation apparatus in which a movable body holds an object, a mark detection system detects a first mark on the movable body while moving the movable body in a first direction and changing an irradiation position of a measurement beam in the first direction, the mark detection system detects a second mark while moving the movable body in the first direction and changing the irradiation position of the measurement beam in the first direction, a controller controls a position of the movable body in a second direction intersecting the first direction during a time period between the detection of the first mark and the detection of the second mark, and the controller controls the movement of the movable body to adjust a positional relation between the object on the movable body and a processing beam, based on results of the detection of the first and second marks.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G03F 9/00 - Registration or positioning of originals, masks, frames, photographic sheets or textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. automatically
  • G03F 7/00 - Photomechanical, e.g. photolithographic, production of textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. printed surfacesMaterials therefor, e.g. comprising photoresistsApparatus specially adapted therefor

70.

Camera lens

      
Application Number 30011255
Grant Number D1104119
Status In Force
Filing Date 2025-07-02
First Publication Date 2025-12-02
Grant Date 2025-12-02
Owner Nikon Corporation (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nagaoka, Koji
  • Katsuda, Osamu

71.

ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM

      
Application Number 19293881
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-08-07
First Publication Date 2025-11-27
Owner Nikon Corporation (Japan)
Inventor Muratani, Mami

Abstract

A variable magnification optical system (ZL) comprises a front group (GA) and a rear group (GB). The rear group (GB) has a first focusing lens group (GF1) and a second focusing lens group (GF2). From focusing on an object at infinity to focusing on a short-distance object, the front group (GA) is fixed with respect to an image surface, and the first focusing lens group (GF1) and the second focusing lens group (GF2) move on different trajectories along an optical axis. The variable magnification system satisfies the following conditional expressions. A variable magnification optical system (ZL) comprises a front group (GA) and a rear group (GB). The rear group (GB) has a first focusing lens group (GF1) and a second focusing lens group (GF2). From focusing on an object at infinity to focusing on a short-distance object, the front group (GA) is fixed with respect to an image surface, and the first focusing lens group (GF1) and the second focusing lens group (GF2) move on different trajectories along an optical axis. The variable magnification system satisfies the following conditional expressions. 0.25 < β ⁢ F ⁢ 1 ⁢ t / β ⁢ F ⁢ 1 ⁢ w < 2. 0 ⁢ 0 0.25 < β ⁢ F ⁢ 2 ⁢ w / β ⁢ F ⁢ 2 ⁢ t < 2 . 0 ⁢ 0 A variable magnification optical system (ZL) comprises a front group (GA) and a rear group (GB). The rear group (GB) has a first focusing lens group (GF1) and a second focusing lens group (GF2). From focusing on an object at infinity to focusing on a short-distance object, the front group (GA) is fixed with respect to an image surface, and the first focusing lens group (GF1) and the second focusing lens group (GF2) move on different trajectories along an optical axis. The variable magnification system satisfies the following conditional expressions. 0.25 < β ⁢ F ⁢ 1 ⁢ t / β ⁢ F ⁢ 1 ⁢ w < 2. 0 ⁢ 0 0.25 < β ⁢ F ⁢ 2 ⁢ w / β ⁢ F ⁢ 2 ⁢ t < 2 . 0 ⁢ 0 where βF1t is the magnification of the first focusing lens group (GF1) in a telephoto end state, βF1w is the magnification of the first focusing lens group (GF1) in a wide-angle end state, βF2t is the magnification of the second focusing lens group (GF2) in the telephoto end state, and ⊕F2w is the magnification of the second focusing lens group (GF2) in the wide-angle end state.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02B 15/14 - Optical objectives with means for varying the magnification by axial movement of one or more lenses or groups of lenses relative to the image plane for continuously varying the equivalent focal length of the objective
  • G02B 15/20 - Optical objectives with means for varying the magnification by axial movement of one or more lenses or groups of lenses relative to the image plane for continuously varying the equivalent focal length of the objective with interdependent non-linearly related movements between one lens or lens group, and another lens or lens group having an additional movable lens or lens group for varying the objective focal length
  • G02B 27/00 - Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups ,

72.

LENS BARREL AND IMAGING DEVICE

      
Application Number 19292209
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-08-06
First Publication Date 2025-11-27
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Ashizawa, Takatoshi

Abstract

A lens barrel includes an element displaced by application of voltage; an elastic body having a contact surface coming into contact with the element, a drive surface to produce a vibration wave by displacement of the element, and a plurality of grooves; a moving element come into contact with the drive surface and rotated by the vibration wave; an annular ring rotated by rotating of the moving element; and a lens moved in an optical axis direction by rotating of the annular ring; wherein the element mainly contains a material having potassium sodium niobate, potassium niobate, sodium niobate, or barium titanate, wherein a value of [(T/B)÷W] is in a range of 0.84 to 1.94, where T represents a depth of the groove, B represents a distance from a bottom part of the groove to the contact surface, and W represents a radial width of the elastic body.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H02N 2/12 - Constructional details
  • H02N 2/16 - Electric machines in general using piezoelectric effect, electrostriction or magnetostriction producing rotary motion, e.g. rotary motors using travelling waves
  • H10N 30/20 - Piezoelectric or electrostrictive devices with electrical input and mechanical output, e.g. functioning as actuators or vibrators

73.

IMAGING DEVICE INCLUDING AN IMAGING ELEMENT, A MOUNT, AND MEMBERS

      
Application Number 19297734
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-08-12
First Publication Date 2025-11-27
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Okutani, Tsuyoshi
  • Matsukawa, Eiji
  • Tanabe, Yoshiaki

Abstract

Provided is a light receiving apparatus including a first light receiving unit; a body to which the first light receiving unit is secured; a first exterior portion that covers at least a portion of the body; and a mount that is capable of having an interchangeable lens attached thereto, to which the body and the first exterior portion are secured. Also provided is a light receiving apparatus, in which a body to which a first light receiving unit is secured and a first exterior portion that covers at least a portion of the body are secured to a mount that is capable of having an interchangeable lens attached thereto, and force placed on the first exterior portion is absorbed by the mount, such that transfer of the force placed on the first exterior portion to the body is reduced.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G03B 17/14 - Bodies with means for supporting objectives, supplementary lenses, filters, masks, or turrets interchangeably
  • G02B 7/14 - Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements for lenses adapted to interchange lenses
  • G03B 17/02 - Bodies
  • H04N 23/51 - Housings
  • H04N 23/54 - Mounting of pick-up tubes, electronic image sensors, deviation or focusing coils

74.

ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM

      
Application Number 19234258
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-06-10
First Publication Date 2025-11-20
Owner Nikon Corporation (Japan)
Inventor
  • Makida, Ayumu
  • Ito, Tomoki
  • Miwa, Satoshi

Abstract

A zoom optical system (ZL) comprises, in order from an object: a first lens group (G1) having a positive refractive power; and a second lens group (G2) having a negative refractive power, wherein upon zooming, a distance between the adjacent lens groups changes. The zoom optical system further comprises an aperture stop(S) disposed closer to an image than the second lens group (G2, and satisfies the following conditional expression: A zoom optical system (ZL) comprises, in order from an object: a first lens group (G1) having a positive refractive power; and a second lens group (G2) having a negative refractive power, wherein upon zooming, a distance between the adjacent lens groups changes. The zoom optical system further comprises an aperture stop(S) disposed closer to an image than the second lens group (G2, and satisfies the following conditional expression: 0.1 < Df / Dr < 0 . 9 ⁢ 0 where Df: a distance to the aperture stop from a lens surface of the zoom optical system closest to an object in a wide angle end state, and Dr: a distance from the aperture stop to a lens surface of the zoom optical system closest to the image in the wide angle end state.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02B 15/14 - Optical objectives with means for varying the magnification by axial movement of one or more lenses or groups of lenses relative to the image plane for continuously varying the equivalent focal length of the objective

75.

ACCESSORY

      
Application Number 19283471
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-07-29
First Publication Date 2025-11-20
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Kawai, Akihiko

Abstract

An accessory that is mountable at a camera body and is capable of communicating with the camera body, includes: a first transmission unit capable of transmitting information pertaining to a drive target member that is driven by a drive unit to the camera body according to at least one communication specification; and a second transmission unit that transmits to the camera body a first value specifying a communication specification according to which the information is transmitted to the camera body, wherein: the first transmission unit transmits the information pertaining to the drive target member to the camera body according to the communication specification specified by the first value.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G03B 17/14 - Bodies with means for supporting objectives, supplementary lenses, filters, masks, or turrets interchangeably
  • G03B 5/02 - Lateral adjustment of lens
  • G03B 5/04 - Vertical adjustment of lensRising fronts
  • G03B 13/32 - Means for focusing

76.

SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM, COMPUTATION APPARATUS, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, COMPUTATION METHOD, EXPOSURE METHOD, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE

      
Application Number 19285319
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-07-30
First Publication Date 2025-11-20
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Sugaya, Isao
  • Kamashita, Atsushi
  • Mitsuishi, Hajime

Abstract

A substrate processing system includes a substrate information acquiring unit configured to acquire substrate information including position information of a structure which is formed on a first substrate and a determination unit configured to determine an exposure condition for exposing a second substrate which is bonded to the first substrate to light on the basis of the acquired substrate information.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G03F 9/00 - Registration or positioning of originals, masks, frames, photographic sheets or textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. automatically
  • G03F 7/20 - ExposureApparatus therefor

77.

CONTROL SYSTEM, DISPLAY SYSTEM, MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, STRUCTURE MANUFACTURING METHOD, STRUCTURE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM

      
Application Number JP2024017824
Publication Number 2025/238717
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-05-14
Publication Date 2025-11-20
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Domon, Ryota

Abstract

This control system includes an acquisition device that acquires information pertaining to usage relationships between measurement items for measuring an object, and a display control device that displays the measurement items as nodes (N) and expresses the usage relationships between the measurement items.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01B 11/00 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques

78.

MICROSCOPE DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2025017325
Publication Number 2025/239347
Status In Force
Filing Date 2025-05-13
Publication Date 2025-11-20
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ikeda Satoshi
  • Fukutake Naoki

Abstract

This microscope device (1) is provided with: a detection optical system (40); and either (1) an illumination optical system (10) for illuminating a sample SA, and an optical element (16) provided at the position of the pupil or near the pupil of the illumination optical system or at a position conjugate to the pupil or the vicinity of the pupil, or (2) an LED array (516) for illuminating the sample without passing through the illumination optical system. Each of light intensity distribution in a plane of the pupil or near the pupil at which the optical element is disposed or in a plane conjugate to the pupil or the vicinity of the pupil, and light intensity distribution in the LED array includes a first region IP1 in which the intensity of light changes along a prescribed direction according to a monotonically increasing function or a concave function, and a second region IP2 which is other than the first region and in which the intensity of light is approximately zero.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02B 21/06 - Means for illuminating specimen
  • G02B 21/00 - Microscopes
  • G02B 21/36 - Microscopes arranged for photographic purposes or projection purposes

79.

IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD

      
Application Number 19281027
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-07-25
First Publication Date 2025-11-20
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Hirokawa, Mariko
  • Tanabe, Yasushi
  • Fujiwara, Tomoharu

Abstract

An enhancement image processing section performs enhancement image processing on a fundus image of a subject eye to enhance vascular portions (304). A prediction processing section predicts a non perfusion area in the fundus image that has been subjected to the enhancement image processing (306 to 312). A generation section generates a non perfusion area candidate image (314).

IPC Classes  ?

  • A61B 3/10 - Objective types, i.e. instruments for examining the eyes independent of the patients perceptions or reactions
  • A61B 3/00 - Apparatus for testing the eyesInstruments for examining the eyes
  • A61B 3/12 - Objective types, i.e. instruments for examining the eyes independent of the patients perceptions or reactions for looking at the eye fundus, e.g. ophthalmoscopes
  • G06T 7/00 - Image analysis

80.

MARK MEASUREMENT METHOD, MEASUREMENT DEVICE, LITHOGRAPHY DEVICE, CALCULATOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

      
Application Number 19285542
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-07-30
First Publication Date 2025-11-20
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ando, Satoshi
  • Ishino, Heisuke

Abstract

A measurement method including: acquiring an image of an overlay mark formed by overlaying a first pattern in which a line-and-space is repeatedly formed at a first pitch P1 in a predetermined direction in a layer on a substrate and a second pattern in which a line-and-space is repeatedly formed at a second pitch P2 different from the first pitch P1 in the predetermined direction in another layer different from the layer; extracting a luminance signal of the overlay mark in the predetermined direction from the acquired image of the overlay mark; and determining an absolute position of at least one of the first pattern and the second pattern in the predetermined direction from the extracted luminance signal.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G03F 7/00 - Photomechanical, e.g. photolithographic, production of textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. printed surfacesMaterials therefor, e.g. comprising photoresistsApparatus specially adapted therefor

81.

IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE

      
Application Number 19291119
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-08-05
First Publication Date 2025-11-20
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Hirata, Tomoki

Abstract

An image sensor includes: a photoelectric conversion unit that photoelectrically converts incident light and generates a charge; and an A/D conversion unit that converts the analog signal generated due to charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit into a digital signal, wherein: the A/D conversion unit includes a comparison unit that compares the analog signal with a reference signal and a first circuit layer including a first capacitor for generating the reference signal and a second circuit layer laminated to the first circuit layer and including with a second capacitor for generating the reference signal.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H03M 1/38 - Analogue value compared with reference values sequentially only, e.g. successive approximation type
  • H04N 25/70 - SSIS architecturesCircuits associated therewith
  • H04N 25/78 - Readout circuits for addressed sensors, e.g. output amplifiers or A/D converters
  • H04N 25/79 - Arrangements of circuitry being divided between different or multiple substrates, chips or circuit boards, e.g. stacked image sensors
  • H10F 39/00 - Integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one element covered by group , e.g. radiation detectors comprising photodiode arrays
  • H10F 39/12 - Image sensors
  • H10F 39/18 - Complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor [CMOS] image sensorsPhotodiode array image sensors

82.

MACHINING DEVICE AND MACHINING METHOD

      
Application Number JP2024018165
Publication Number 2025/238796
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-05-16
Publication Date 2025-11-20
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Matsuda, Takeshi
  • Shiraishi, Masayuki

Abstract

This machining device comprises a reference member, a first unit that emits a beam at a target object, a second unit that brings a machine tool into contact with the target object, and a controller, wherein the controller performs at least one of first control for causing the first unit to perform a first operation and second control for causing the second unit to perform a second operation on the basis of a first result obtained by the first unit emitting the beam at the reference member, as the target object, and a second result obtained by the second unit bringing the machine tool into contact with the reference member, as the target object. The first operation includes an operation of emitting a beam, with a body different from the reference member as the target object, to measure and/or machine the body, and the second operation includes an operation of bringing the machine tool into contact with the body, as the target object, to machine the body.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B23K 26/00 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
  • B23K 26/60 - Preliminary treatment
  • B23P 23/04 - Machines or arrangements of machines for performing specified combinations of different metal-working operations not covered by a single other subclass for both machining and other metal-working operations

83.

ELEMENT, SYSTEM HAVING THE ELEMENT, AND JUDGING APPARATUS

      
Application Number 19279427
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-07-24
First Publication Date 2025-11-13
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Matsumoto, Shigeru
  • Nakanishi, Sota
  • Ishida, Tomohisa
  • Miyamoto, Atsushi
  • Uchikawa, Kiyoshi

Abstract

An element includes a plurality of light-receiving elements to photoelectrically convert light received from an object, a convolution processing unit to perform convolution operation on signals that are output from the plurality of light receiving elements, and a pooling processing unit to sample a signal that is output from the convolution processing unit, based on a predetermined condition. The convolution operation of the convolution processing unit and the sampling of the pooling processing unit are repeated.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H10F 39/00 - Integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one element covered by group , e.g. radiation detectors comprising photodiode arrays
  • G06N 3/045 - Combinations of networks
  • G06N 3/048 - Activation functions
  • G06N 3/065 - Analogue means
  • H04N 25/70 - SSIS architecturesCircuits associated therewith
  • H04N 25/77 - Pixel circuitry, e.g. memories, A/D converters, pixel amplifiers, shared circuits or shared components
  • H04N 25/79 - Arrangements of circuitry being divided between different or multiple substrates, chips or circuit boards, e.g. stacked image sensors

84.

POSITION DETECTION METHOD, POSITION DETECTION SYSTEM, AND EXPOSURE DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2024017073
Publication Number 2025/234015
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-05-08
Publication Date 2025-11-13
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yajima, Kaito
  • Hori, Atsushi

Abstract

A position detection method disclosed herein includes: illuminating a mark for position detection with detection light by means of an illumination optical system, the mark being formed on an object and having a height in a direction orthogonal to the surface of the object; condensing light from the mark for position detection by means of an imaging optical system to form an image of the mark for position detection; capturing an image of the mark for position detection by means of an imaging unit; and detecting the position of the object on the basis of an imaging signal from the imaging unit. The position detection method includes driving a holding device, which holds and moves the object, in a direction intersecting the surface of the object so that an image of the mark for position detection is captured in a defocused state, in a state in which an illumination σ value determined by the ratio between the numerical aperture of the illumination optical system and the numerical aperture of the imaging optical system is 0.7 or less.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G03F 9/00 - Registration or positioning of originals, masks, frames, photographic sheets or textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. automatically

85.

POSITION DETECTION METHOD, POSITION DETECTION SYSTEM, AND EXPOSURE DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2025005843
Publication Number 2025/234192
Status In Force
Filing Date 2025-02-20
Publication Date 2025-11-13
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yajima, Kaito
  • Hori, Atsushi

Abstract

This position detection method comprises: illuminating a position detection mark that is formed on an object and has a height in a direction orthogonal to the surface of the object with detection light by an illumination optical system; condensing light from a region in which the position detection mark is formed and forming an image corresponding to the position detection mark by an image formation optical system; capturing the image corresponding to the position detection mark by an imaging unit; and detecting the position of the object on the basis of an imaging signal from the imaging unit. The position detection method further comprises driving a holding device for holding and moving the object in a direction intersecting the surface of the object such that the image corresponding to the position detection mark is captured in a defocused state in a state where an illumination σ value determined by the ratio between the numerical aperture of the illumination optical system and the numerical aperture of the image formation optical system is 0.7 or less.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G03F 9/02 - Registration or positioning of originals, masks, frames, photographic sheets or textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. automatically combined with means for automatic focusing

86.

MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, PROCESSING SYSTEM, MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND PROCESSING METHOD

      
Application Number 18870795
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-06-02
First Publication Date 2025-11-13
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nakamura, Takashi
  • Masuda, Shotaro
  • Miyakawa, Tomoki

Abstract

A measurement system includes: a measurement apparatus measuring a position of a first member attached to at least one of a processing target and a jig and a position of a second member attached to a movable part of a processing apparatus in a measurement coordinate system; and a measurement control apparatus controlling the measurement apparatus. The measurement control apparatus includes: an arithmetic unit transforming the position of the second member in the measurement coordinate system to a position of the second member in a processing coordinate system based on first position information indicating the position of the first member in the measurement coordinate system and second position information indicating the position of the first member in the processing coordinate system; and a transmission unit transmitting third position information indicating the transformed position of the second member in the processing coordinate system, to a processing control apparatus.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01B 11/00 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques
  • G05B 19/401 - Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by control arrangements for measuring, e.g. calibration and initialisation, measuring workpiece for machining purposes

87.

IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS

      
Application Number 19274077
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-07-18
First Publication Date 2025-11-13
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kanbara, Toshiyuki
  • Shionoya, Takashi
  • Sekiguchi, Naoki

Abstract

An electronic apparatus includes an imaging element having a plurality of image capture regions, each of the image capture regions having a plurality of pixels for generating an image signal; a setting unit that sets different image capture conditions for the plurality of image capture regions; and a control unit that corrects a portion of an image signal of a photographic subject captured under first image capture conditions in an image capture region among the plurality of image capture regions so that it is as if the portion of the image signal was captured under second image capture conditions.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 23/67 - Focus control based on electronic image sensor signals
  • G06T 5/50 - Image enhancement or restoration using two or more images, e.g. averaging or subtraction
  • G06T 5/70 - DenoisingSmoothing
  • G06T 7/11 - Region-based segmentation
  • G06V 20/10 - Terrestrial scenes
  • H04N 23/76 - Circuitry for compensating brightness variation in the scene by influencing the image signals
  • H04N 23/80 - Camera processing pipelinesComponents thereof
  • H04N 23/84 - Camera processing pipelinesComponents thereof for processing colour signals
  • H04N 25/533 - Control of the integration time by using differing integration times for different sensor regions

88.

IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM

      
Application Number 19278494
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-07-23
First Publication Date 2025-11-13
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Hirokawa, Mariko
  • Tanabe, Yasushi

Abstract

A processor acquires a fundus image, generates a choroidal vascular image from the fundus image, and detects a watershed of a choroidal vascular network in the choroidal vascular image.

IPC Classes  ?

  • A61B 3/12 - Objective types, i.e. instruments for examining the eyes independent of the patients perceptions or reactions for looking at the eye fundus, e.g. ophthalmoscopes
  • G06T 7/00 - Image analysis
  • G06T 7/11 - Region-based segmentation
  • G06T 7/13 - Edge detection
  • G06V 40/18 - Eye characteristics, e.g. of the iris

89.

BLADE

      
Application Number JP2024017016
Publication Number 2025/234000
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-05-07
Publication Date 2025-11-13
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Higashino Takaya
  • Tsuchihashi Shintaro
  • Yanase Naho
  • Yuito Takashi
  • Nakayama Mutsuki

Abstract

This blade comprises: a blade body that moves along a directional component including at least a first direction, has a front edge on one side and a rear edge on the other side in the first direction, has a shape extending in a second direction that crosses the first direction, and has surfaces extending between the front edge and the rear edge; a vortex generator provided on the front edge side of one surface of the surfaces of the blade body; and a riblet provided on the rear edge side of the one surface of the blade body.

IPC Classes  ?

  • F03D 1/00 - Wind motors with rotation axis substantially parallel to the air flow entering the rotor
  • F03D 80/00 - Details, components or accessories not provided for in groups

90.

EXPOSURE METHOD, DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND EXPOSURE DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2024017175
Publication Number 2025/234036
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-05-08
Publication Date 2025-11-13
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Toriu, Taiga
  • Kanai, Yuji

Abstract

This exposure method for exposing a predetermined patterned light onto at least one of a plurality of second substrates obtained by cutting a first substrate includes: placing the at least one second substrate on a substrate holder; and correcting, on the basis of a position of the at least one second substrate within the first substrate prior to cutting, information for exposing the predetermined patterned light, and exposing the predetermined patterned light onto the at least one second substrate.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G03F 7/20 - ExposureApparatus therefor
  • G03F 9/00 - Registration or positioning of originals, masks, frames, photographic sheets or textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. automatically

91.

OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL SYSTEM

      
Application Number JP2025016976
Publication Number 2025/234469
Status In Force
Filing Date 2025-05-09
Publication Date 2025-11-13
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Watanabe Katsuya

Abstract

Provided are an optical system and an optical device that can achieve both satisfactory optical performance and a sufficiently long back focus and a wide angle of view. An optical system OL mounted on an optical device such as a camera 1 comprises, in order from an object side, the following: a front group GF having negative refractive power; an aperture stop S; and a rear group GR having positive refractive power. The optical system satisfies the following conditions. 1.50<(-fF)/f<6.00 3.10

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02B 13/04 - Reversed telephoto objectives
  • G02B 13/18 - Optical objectives specially designed for the purposes specified below with lenses having one or more non-spherical faces, e.g. for reducing geometrical aberration

92.

RED ONE

      
Application Number 243607400
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-11-07
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
NICE Classes  ? 09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments

Goods & Services

(1) Digital cinema camera systems and accessories, sold individually and as a unit, comprised of, cameras, camera lenses, flash memory cards, hard drives for video recorders, video monitors and flat panel display screens, all for use in the creation, storage, delivery, editing, recording, playback and viewing of video, music, photos, audio, text; cinematographic projectors; photographic projectors; slide projectors; computer programs for processing digital video and photographic images for digital cinema cameras; audio and visual educational and teaching apparatus and instruments, namely, computer hardware and computer software programs for the integration of text, audio, graphics, still image and moving pictures into an interactive delivery for video applications; computer white boards; video projectors; and video display monitors.

93.

PROCESSING METHOD AND PROCESSING APPARATUS

      
Application Number 18866672
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-05-19
First Publication Date 2025-11-06
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Sato, Shinji

Abstract

A processing method includes: forming a first boundary part of a plurality of boundary parts, which are for separating a first part of an object and a second part of the object, by irradiating the object with a processing beam from a first direction relative to the object; and forming a second boundary part of the plurality of boundary parts by irradiating the object with the processing beam from a second direction different from the first direction relative to the object.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B23K 26/38 - Removing material by boring or cutting
  • B23K 26/03 - Observing, e.g. monitoring, the workpiece
  • B23K 26/0622 - Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing by direct control of the laser beam by shaping pulses
  • B23K 26/08 - Devices involving relative movement between laser beam and workpiece
  • B23K 26/364 - Laser etching for making a groove or trench, e.g. for scribing a break initiation groove
  • B23K 101/00 - Articles made by soldering, welding or cutting

94.

PROCESSING SYSTEM AND PROCESSING METHOD

      
Application Number 18868293
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-06-09
First Publication Date 2025-11-06
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Funatsu, Takayuki
  • Kitsuda, Shin

Abstract

A processing system includes: a processing apparatus for processing an object by irradiating the object with an energy beam to form a melt pool on the object and supplying a build material to the melt pool; an imaging apparatus for imaging the melt pool to generate a melt pool image; and a control apparatus for generating melt pool image information based on the melt pool image and for controlling the processing apparatus based on the melt pool image information so that a size of the melt pool is a target size, the melt pool image information is generated based on a plurality of melt pool images, the control apparatus changes, based on a processing condition of the object, an imaging condition for the imaging apparatus imaging the melt pool.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B23K 26/06 - Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing
  • B23K 26/03 - Observing, e.g. monitoring, the workpiece
  • B23K 26/342 - Build-up welding

95.

MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, PROCESSING SYSTEM, MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND PROCESSING METHOD

      
Application Number 18870753
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-06-02
First Publication Date 2025-11-06
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nakamura, Takashi
  • Miyakawa, Tomoki

Abstract

A measurement system includes: a first measurement apparatus that is configured to measure a position of a measurement member attached to a movable part of a processing apparatus; and a measurement control apparatus that is configured to control the first measurement apparatus. The measurement control apparatus includes: an arithmetic unit that calculates position transformation information, based on first position information indicating the position of the measurement member measured by the first measurement apparatus in a first state, and based on second position information indicating the predetermined position; and a transmission unit that transmits the calculated position transformation information to a processing control apparatus configured to control a movement of the movable part of the processing apparatus. The transmission unit transmits, to the processing control apparatus, third position information indicating the position of the measurement member measured by the first measurement apparatus in a second state.

IPC Classes  ?

96.

OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR CONVERTIBLE IMAGING OF POSTERIOR AND ANTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE EYE

      
Application Number 19268399
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-07-14
First Publication Date 2025-11-06
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Williamson, David M.

Abstract

An reconfigurable optical arrangement for imaging posterior and anterior surfaces of a visual system. The optical arrangement includes a relay containing first and second lenses each having a positive optical power and detachably cooperated with one another such that the first lens and the second lens form an afocal system configured to form a conjugate relationship between the first plane and the second plane. In a related embodiment, the optical arrangement may include a first lens system of an first optical system housed in a body of a mobile telecommunication device and an afocal relay including first and second lenses that possess equal optical properties. Here, the afocal relay is configured to have a unity magnification and to provide diffraction-limited imaging within a spectral range from at least 486 nm to at least 656 nm. The method for imaging with the use of the optical arrangement.

IPC Classes  ?

  • A61B 3/12 - Objective types, i.e. instruments for examining the eyes independent of the patients perceptions or reactions for looking at the eye fundus, e.g. ophthalmoscopes
  • A61B 3/00 - Apparatus for testing the eyesInstruments for examining the eyes
  • G02B 13/00 - Optical objectives specially designed for the purposes specified below

97.

IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE

      
Application Number 19271221
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-07-16
First Publication Date 2025-11-06
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Iwane, Toru

Abstract

An image-capturing device includes: a plurality of micro-lenses disposed in a two-dimensional pattern near a focal plane of an image forming optical system; an image sensor that includes a two-dimensional array of element groups each corresponding to one of the micro-lenses and made up with a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements which receive, via the micro-lenses light fluxes from a subject having passed through the photographic optical system and output image signals; and a synthesizing unit that combines the image signals output from the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements based upon information so as to generate synthetic image data in correspondence to a plurality of image forming areas present on a given image forming plane of the image forming optical system, the information specifying positions of the photoelectric conversion elements output image signals that are to be used for generating synthetic image data for each image forming area.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02B 27/00 - Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups ,
  • G02B 3/00 - Simple or compound lenses
  • G02B 9/00 - Optical objectives characterised both by the number of the components and their arrangements according to their sign, i.e. + or –
  • G06T 1/00 - General purpose image data processing
  • H04N 23/55 - Optical parts specially adapted for electronic image sensorsMounting thereof

98.

EXPOSURE METHOD, EXPOSURE DEVICE, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD

      
Application Number 19272755
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-07-17
First Publication Date 2025-11-06
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor Watanabe, Yoji

Abstract

An exposure method includes illuminating a first object with exposure light including first exposure light having a first peak wavelength and second exposure light having a second peak wavelength, the second peak wavelength being different from the first peak wavelength, and exposing a second object with the exposure light from the first object, wherein a ratio between an intensity of the second exposure light with which the second object is irradiated and an intensity of the first exposure light with which the second object is irradiated is variable, and the intensity of the second exposure light with which the second object is irradiated is set to be higher than the intensity of the first exposure light with which the second object is irradiated.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G03F 7/00 - Photomechanical, e.g. photolithographic, production of textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. printed surfacesMaterials therefor, e.g. comprising photoresistsApparatus specially adapted therefor

99.

PROCESSING SYSTEM AND PROCESSING METHOD

      
Application Number 19250308
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-06-26
First Publication Date 2025-11-06
Owner NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Egami, Shigeki
  • Tatsuzaki, Yosuke

Abstract

A processing system has: an irradiation optical system irradiating an object with an energy beam from a light source; an object placing apparatus on which the object is placed; a light receiving apparatus that is disposed at the object placing apparatus and that optically receives the energy beam from the irradiation optical system; and a measurement apparatus that measures at least one of the light receiving apparatus and a part that is related to the light receiving apparatus. The processing system moves the object placing apparatus to a position at which the light receiving apparatus optically receives the energy beam and moves the object placing apparatus to a position at which the measurement apparatus measures a position of the light receiving apparatus.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B23K 26/03 - Observing, e.g. monitoring, the workpiece
  • B23K 26/04 - Automatically aligning, aiming or focusing the laser beam, e.g. using the back-scattered light
  • B23K 26/08 - Devices involving relative movement between laser beam and workpiece
  • B23K 26/50 - Working by transmitting the laser beam through or within the workpiece

100.

OPHTHALMIC DEVICE AND TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGE GENERATION DEVICE

      
Application Number 19269791
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-07-15
First Publication Date 2025-11-06
Owner
  • NIKON CORPORATION (Japan)
  • OPTOS PLC (United Kingdom)
Inventor
  • Nishi, Yasufumi
  • Gorman, Alistair

Abstract

An ophthalmic device includes a scanning member, an objective lens, and an optical element. The objective lens includes a first lens group and a second lens group in order from the scanning member side. The optical element is capable of being inserted into and removed from an optical path between the second lens group of the objective lens and the scanning member. In a case in which the optical element is not inserted into the optical path, the objective lens configures a first observation optical system. In a case in which the optical element has been inserted into the optical path, the objective lens and the optical element configure a second observation optical system.

IPC Classes  ?

  • A61B 3/12 - Objective types, i.e. instruments for examining the eyes independent of the patients perceptions or reactions for looking at the eye fundus, e.g. ophthalmoscopes
  • A61B 3/10 - Objective types, i.e. instruments for examining the eyes independent of the patients perceptions or reactions
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