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Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018

Filed:

Aug. 14, 2017
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Richard J. Topliss, Campbell, CA (US);

Richard H. Tsai, Cupertino, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple, Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G02B 7/09 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/2253 (2013.01); G02B 7/09 (2013.01); H04N 5/2257 (2013.01); H04N 5/23212 (2013.01); H04N 5/23287 (2013.01);
Abstract

Some embodiments include an electrically conductive capacitor plate mounted to a chassis supporting an actuator using one or more suspension wires. In some embodiments, the first electrically conductive capacitor plate is electrically connected with an electrically conductive coil of the actuator. Some embodiments include the electrically conductive coil. In some embodiments, a capacitance between the first electrically conductive capacitor plate and the electrically conductive coil varies as function of the position of the electrically conductive coil relative to the first electrically conductive capacitor plate.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Topliss, Richard. (2018). Capacitive auto focus position detection (U.S. Patent No. 10136040). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10136040

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