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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2019
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Yuhong Yao, San Jose, CA (US);
Miodrag Scepanovic, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 17/08 (2006.01); G02B 9/34 (2006.01); G02B 9/60 (2006.01); G03B 5/02 (2021.01); G03B 13/36 (2021.01); G02B 7/09 (2021.01); G02B 27/64 (2006.01); G02B 13/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G02B 7/18 (2021.01); G02B 13/04 (2006.01); G02B 7/10 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 17/08 (2013.01); G02B 7/09 (2013.01); G02B 7/102 (2013.01); G02B 7/1805 (2013.01); G02B 9/34 (2013.01); G02B 9/60 (2013.01); G02B 13/004 (2013.01); G02B 13/0045 (2013.01); G02B 13/0065 (2013.01); G02B 13/04 (2013.01); G02B 27/646 (2013.01); G03B 5/02 (2013.01); G03B 13/36 (2013.01); H04N 5/23287 (2013.01); G03B 2205/0007 (2013.01);
Abstract
A folded camera that includes two light folding elements such as prisms and an independent lens system, located between the two prisms, which includes an aperture stop and a lens stack. The lens system may be moved on one or more axes independently of the prisms to provide autofocus and/or optical image stabilization for the camera. The shapes, materials, and arrangements of the refractive lens elements in the lens stack may be selected to capture high resolution, high quality images while providing a sufficiently long back focal length to accommodate the second prism.