Category Archives: Nikon Patents

Nikon 1 9-25mm f/2.8-5.0 lens patent

By [NR] admin | Published: March 16, 2012

Nikon filed a patent (201253230) in Japan for a 9-25mm f/2.8-5.0 lens (24-68mm equivalent) for Nikon 1 mirrorless cameras:

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Nikon 135mm f/1.8 lens patent

By [NR] admin | Published: March 9, 2012

Nikon filed a patent (201048125) in Japan for a 135mm f/1.8 lens: Patent release date: March 8, 2012 Patent filing date: August 30, 2012 Focal length: 132.9mm Aperture: 1.8 Angle of view: 18.3° Lens design: 15 elements in 9 group, 2 ED elements Internal focusing (IF) Vibration reduction (VR) Update: here is the US patent 20120050872 application for the […]

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Patent filed for the rumored new Nikon 16-85mm DX lens

By [NR] admin | Published: March 4, 2012

I already mentioned that Nikon will release a new 16-85mm DX lens in 2012 with a fixed f/4 aperture. A new patent (201042547) filed in Japan just became available online and shows the details of a Nikkor 16-85mm f/4 DX VR lens. Here is one of the shown examples (patents usually have several different variations/calculations of the […]

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Nikon patent for 18mm f/1.8, 20mm f/1.8 FX lenses

By [NR] admin | Published: February 10, 2012

Nikon filed a patent 2012-27450 in Japan for a 18mm f/1.8 and 20mm f/1.8 full frame lenses: Focal length: 18.4mm Aperture: 1.84 Angle of view: 100.3deg Lens design: 14 elements in 11 groups 3 aspherical elements 3 ED elements

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Nikon vs. Sigma patent infringement lawsuit could be finalized in the next few weeks

By [NR] admin | Published: January 27, 2012

Back in May of 2011 Nikon filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Sigma over lenses with VR technology. I was told that the negotiations between the two companies should be finalized in the coming weeks and a press release will be issued. Nikon was initially looking for a compensation of 12.6 billion yen (around 150 […]

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Nikon’s patent for a 16-30mm f/4.5-5.6 FX lens

By [NR] admin | Published: January 17, 2012

Patents 2012-8268, 2012-8271 and 2012-8273 filed in Japan are for a 16-30mm f/4.5-5.6 full frame lens:

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Nikon files patent for a 35mm f/2.8 VR full frame lens

By [NR] admin | Published: January 15, 2012

Nikon filed patent 2012-8264 in Japan for a 35mm f/2.8 VR full frame lens:

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