Inventor · Tokyo, JP

Masaru Morooka

45Patents
9h-index
26Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 23, 1991 → Mar 21, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6014265A Zoom optical system Physics 29 Expired
US5448411A Zoom type of finder optical arrangement Physics 26 Expired
US6411443B1 Zoom optical system Physics 19 Expired
US9958656B2 Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus using the same Physics 16 Active
US5257129A Real image type variable magnification viewfinder optical system Physics 16 Expired
US7372635B2 Optical path bending type zoom lens system and image taking apparatus including the same Physics 12 Active
US7190529B2 Zoom lens Physics 12 Expired
US5581400A Finder optical system with low-hygroscopic organic material Physics 9 Expired
US5623364A Vibration-proof optical system Physics 9 Expired
US7450316B2 Zoom lens system and image pickup apparatus using the same Physics 9 Active
US5353159A Three-unit compact zoom lens system Physics 7 Expired
US7502171B2 Optical path bending type zoom lens system and image taking apparatus including the same Physics 7 Active
US8654447B2 Image stabilization zoom lens Physics 6 Active
US7151637B2 Zoom lens and a camera providing the same Physics 6 Expired
US10768396B2 Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus using the same Physics 5 Active
US8964302B2 Image pickup apparatus having zoom lens Physics 5 Active
US8564711B2 Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus having the same Electricity 4 Active
US8982484B2 Imaging optical system, and imaging apparatus incorporating the same Physics 4 Active
US6025960A Zoom optical system Physics 4 Expired
US5495367A Vari-focal viewfinder optical system Physics 4 Expired
US8654448B2 Inner focus lens system and image pickup apparatus using the same Physics 4 Active
US6433940B1 Zoom optical system Physics 4 Expired
US6333824A Zoom lens system consisting of two lens units Physics 3 Expired
US5270758A Waist level finder optical system Physics 3 Expired
US5495365A Finder optical system Physics 3 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.