The latest patents from Olympus, Tamron, Sigma and Sony
Tamron 90mm f/2.8 Macro lens patent
Sigma 180mm f/2.8 Macro lens patent
Two new macro lens patents: Tamron 90mm f/2.8 and Sigma 180mm f/2.8.
Tamron 45mm f:2.8 Macro VC Four Thirds lens patent
Tamron 60mm f:2.8 Macro VC APS-C lens patent
Another patent shows Tamron is also working on a 45mm f/2.8 Macro VC lens for Four Thirds cameras and another 60mm f/2.8 Macro VC lens for APS-C cameras.
Olympus patented a 3D lens adapter that will achieve 3D effects with a regular camera and lens.
Sony patented an organic image sensor. They also filed another patent for a honeycomb designed image sensor (Sony have already filed a similar patent in the past):
RGBCMY 3 color imaging sensor with triangle pixel
RGBCMYWW 8 color imaging sensor with hexagon pixel