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EP2294482A4 - Focusing and sensing apparatus, methods, and systems - Google Patents

Focusing and sensing apparatus, methods, and systems

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Publication number
EP2294482A4
EP2294482A4 EP09758706A EP09758706A EP2294482A4 EP 2294482 A4 EP2294482 A4 EP 2294482A4 EP 09758706 A EP09758706 A EP 09758706A EP 09758706 A EP09758706 A EP 09758706A EP 2294482 A4 EP2294482 A4 EP 2294482A4
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
focusing
systems
methods
sensing apparatus
sensing
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Withdrawn
Application number
EP09758706A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP2294482A1 (en
Inventor
Jeffrey A Bowers
Roderick A Hyde
Edward K Y Jung
John Brian Pendry
David Schurig
David R Smith
Clarence Tegreene
Thomas Allan Weaver
Charles Whitmer
Lowell L Wood Jr
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Searete LLC
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Searete LLC
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Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from US12/156,443 external-priority patent/US8493669B2/en
Priority claimed from US12/214,534 external-priority patent/US8531782B2/en
Priority claimed from US12/220,705 external-priority patent/US9019632B2/en
Priority claimed from US12/220,703 external-priority patent/US7869131B2/en
Priority claimed from US12/228,140 external-priority patent/US7830618B1/en
Priority claimed from US12/228,153 external-priority patent/US8638504B2/en
Application filed by Searete LLC filed Critical Searete LLC
Publication of EP2294482A1 publication Critical patent/EP2294482A1/en
Publication of EP2294482A4 publication Critical patent/EP2294482A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03B—APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • G03B17/00—Details of cameras or camera bodies; Accessories therefor
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B1/00—Optical elements characterised by the material of which they are made; Optical coatings for optical elements
    • G02B1/002—Optical elements characterised by the material of which they are made; Optical coatings for optical elements made of materials engineered to provide properties not available in nature, e.g. metamaterials
    • G02B1/005—Optical elements characterised by the material of which they are made; Optical coatings for optical elements made of materials engineered to provide properties not available in nature, e.g. metamaterials made of photonic crystals or photonic band gap materials
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B1/00—Optical elements characterised by the material of which they are made; Optical coatings for optical elements
    • G02B1/002—Optical elements characterised by the material of which they are made; Optical coatings for optical elements made of materials engineered to provide properties not available in nature, e.g. metamaterials
    • G02B1/007—Optical elements characterised by the material of which they are made; Optical coatings for optical elements made of materials engineered to provide properties not available in nature, e.g. metamaterials made of negative effective refractive index materials
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B27/00—Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups G02B1/00 - G02B26/00, G02B30/00
    • G02B27/0075—Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups G02B1/00 - G02B26/00, G02B30/00 with means for altering, e.g. increasing, the depth of field or depth of focus

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
  • Aerials With Secondary Devices (AREA)
EP09758706A 2008-05-30 2009-05-29 Focusing and sensing apparatus, methods, and systems Withdrawn EP2294482A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (7)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US12/156,443 US8493669B2 (en) 2008-05-30 2008-05-30 Focusing and sensing apparatus, methods, and systems
US12/214,534 US8531782B2 (en) 2008-05-30 2008-06-18 Emitting and focusing apparatus, methods, and systems
US12/220,705 US9019632B2 (en) 2008-05-30 2008-07-25 Negatively-refractive focusing and sensing apparatus, methods, and systems
US12/220,703 US7869131B2 (en) 2008-05-30 2008-07-25 Emitting and negatively-refractive focusing apparatus, methods, and systems
US12/228,140 US7830618B1 (en) 2008-05-30 2008-08-07 Negatively-refractive focusing and sensing apparatus, methods, and systems
US12/228,153 US8638504B2 (en) 2008-05-30 2008-08-07 Emitting and negatively-refractive focusing apparatus, methods, and systems
PCT/US2009/003272 WO2009148542A1 (en) 2008-05-30 2009-05-29 Focusing and sensing apparatus, methods, and systems

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP2294482A1 EP2294482A1 (en) 2011-03-16
EP2294482A4 true EP2294482A4 (en) 2012-02-08

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EP09758706A Withdrawn EP2294482A4 (en) 2008-05-30 2009-05-29 Focusing and sensing apparatus, methods, and systems

Country Status (3)

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EP (1) EP2294482A4 (en)
CN (1) CN102112919B (en)
WO (2) WO2009148548A1 (en)

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EP2294482A1 (en) 2011-03-16
CN102112919A (en) 2011-06-29
WO2009148548A1 (en) 2009-12-10
WO2009148542A1 (en) 2009-12-10
CN102112919B (en) 2015-09-30

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