(under subclass 643) Subject matter wherein the lens comprises one section (i.e., component), containing two refractive surfaces arranged in series along the optical axis of the lens with their optical centers in alignment thereon, their planes perpendicular to such axis, and their axially extreme refracting surfaces so spaced along the optical axis that parallel light rays upon entering and passing through all of such component is refracted to a focus no more than one time.
(1) Note. The term "component" as applied to a lens designates either (1) a single transparent mass of refractive material having two opposed refracting surfaces or (2) a grouped plurality of such masses arranged in series along the optical axis of the lens with their adjacent refracting surfaces either in full overall contact or in spaced parallel relation with the spacing being of such small magnitude that it does not enter into the lens computations.
(2) Note. The two refractive surfaces of a "component" comprising a single mass or the two axially extreme refracting surfaces of a "component" comprising a plurality of masses have at least a portion thereof axially air-spaced from all other adjacent refracting surfaces that may be present in the lens.
(3) Note. The axial dimension of the air-spacing between
either the opposed surfaces of the single mass "component" or the axially extreme surfaces of the "component" grouped plurality of masses, and the other adjacent refracting surfaces that may be present in the lens must be of sufficient magnitude to enter into the lens computations in order to limit the axial extent of the lens component.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
651, for projection type field curvature shaping lenses having less than four components.
661, for microscope objective having less than four components. 682, for variable magnification reverse telephoto having seven or less components.
718, for nonspherical lens system having one component.
748, for a telephoto lens having less than four components.
753, for wide angle lenses having five or less components.
796, for a single component lens with multiple elements.
