The latest patents from Samsung, Tamron, Olympus, Sigma, Fuji, Panasonic and Canon

With all the announcements around the Photokina and PhotoPlus shows, I have not covered the latest patent applications in a while. Here is an update:

Samsung



→ I addition to the 70-200mm f/2.8, there is another full frame mirrorless lens patent from Samsung for a 24-70mm f/2.8 OIS lens that was recently published in Japan. Having just a few patents doesn't really mean that Samsung ever worked on a full frame mirrorless camera.

Tamron



→ Tamron 18mm f/2.8 full frame mirrorless lens patent



→ Tamron 60mm f/2.8 Macro VC full frame mirrorless lens patent

Olympus



→ Olympus half-adjustable ND filter patent

 

→ Olympus 2.0x and 1.7x teleconverter patents

Sigma



→ Sigma 8mm f1.8 fisheye lens patent (designed for 4/3 sensor)

More after the break:

Fujifilm



→ Fujifilm 19-150mm f/2.8 lens patent (Super35mm)

Panasonic



→ Panasonic 1-25mm f/1.6-4.4 lens patent

Canon



→ Canon CN-E 60-800mm f/4-5.6 Super 35 lens patent



→ Canon 300mm f/2.8 IS ASPH lens patent

 

→ Canon curved sensor patent



→ Another Canon curved sensor patent



→ Canon new focus peaking algorithm patent



→ Canon variable optical low-pass filter (OLPF) patent



→ Canon mount replacement camera system patent



→ Canon patent for automatically switching between OVF and EVF



→ Canon 9.4-37mm f/1.4-5 lens patent (designed for 1" sensor)



→ Canon 13-65mm f/2-5.8 lens patent (designed for 1.5" sensor)



→ Canon 10.2-30.6mm f/2-4.9 lens patent (designed for 1" sensor)

Ricoh



→ Ricoh patents a way to generate a high-resolution image from a low-resolution image.

Via Egami