Category Archives: Nikon Patents

Nikon has a patent for a smart watch that emits fragrance

By [NR] admin | Published: February 2, 2016

In December 2015 a new Nikon patent application was published in Japan for a smart watch that can emit fragrance: The patent was filed in June, 2014. Via Egami, picture: eBay

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Tamron SP 85mm f/1.4 Di VC USD lens patent

By [NR] admin | Published: January 26, 2016

Tamron filed a patent in Japan for a SP 85mm f/1.4 Di VC USD full frame DSLR lens. Few months ago Tamron announced SP 35mm and 45mm f/1.8 Di VC USD lenses for Nikon F mount and it seems that the 85mm f/1.4 will be next prime in this lineup. The details from the patent application:

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Another Nikon 1 lens patent: 10-50mm f/3.5-5.6 VR

By [NR] admin | Published: December 10, 2015

Most of the latest Nikon patents have been lenses designed for a 1″ sensor (10 patents so far). I really don’t know where Nikon is going with this since they haven’t announced any new Nikon 1 lenses in a while . The latest addition is a 10-50mm f/3.5-5.6 VR lens:

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Another Nikon PC-E 19mm f/4D tilt-shift lens patent

By [NR] admin | Published: December 9, 2015

Nikon and Cosina filed a patent in Japan for a new PC-E 19mm f/4D full frame tilt-shift lens designed for DSLR cameras. Nikon recently also filed a patent for a PC-E 19mm f/4 full frame mirrorless tilt-shift lens.

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New Nikon patent for a Nikkor PC-E 19mm f/4 full frame mirrorless tilt-shift lens

By [NR] admin | Published: December 1, 2015

Nikon has a new patent filed in Japan for a Nikkor PC-E 19mm f/4 full frame mirrorless tilt-shift lens. This is the second Nikon patent for a full frame mirrorless lens – the first one was for a 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 VR lens. I already reported rumors that Nikon is working on a new full frame mirrorless camera. […]

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Nikon 1 Nikkor 9-30mm f/3.5-5.6 VR lens patented in Japan

By [NR] admin | Published: November 11, 2015

Nikon continues to actively file lens patents for their Nikon 1 mirrorless system (1″ sensor). The latest patent application is for a Nikkor 9-30mm f/3.5-5.6 VR lens. Here are few more Nikon 1 lens patents filed in the past few months:

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Nikon has a lens patent designed for APS-C mirrorless camera

By [NR] admin | Published: November 3, 2015

Nikon has a new patent filed in Japan for a new 18-55mm f/3.5-4.5 lens designed for APS-C based mirrorless cameras:

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The latest Nikon patents

By [NR] admin | Published: October 30, 2015

After the smart bottle, Nikon has another weird patent for some kind of a device (a camera?) for cars. Maybe Nikon is thinking to get into the self-driving/autopilot car revolution that has been making headlines lately? The patent descriptions is for a “crime preventing” device – in case of an emergency, the car will send […]

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