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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2022

Filed:

Jun. 27, 2019
Applicant:

Motorola Mobility Llc, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

David T. Platner, Chicago, IL (US);

Cole P. Sheldon, Grayslake, IL (US);

Assignee:

Motorola Mobility LLC, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); G02B 27/64 (2006.01); H05K 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/2328 (2013.01); G02B 27/646 (2013.01); H04N 5/2251 (2013.01); H04N 5/2252 (2013.01); H04N 5/2253 (2013.01); H04N 5/2254 (2013.01); H04N 5/2257 (2013.01); H04N 5/2259 (2013.01); H04N 5/23258 (2013.01); H04N 5/23287 (2013.01); H04N 5/23299 (2018.08); G03B 2205/0007 (2013.01); G03B 2205/0076 (2013.01); H05K 1/0277 (2013.01); H05K 2201/05 (2013.01);
Abstract

An electronic device includes a gimbal driver and a digital camera. The digital camera includes suspension member(s) attached to a base. The digital camera includes a camera module supported by the suspension member(s). The camera module includes: (i) a lens that focuses an image; and (ii) a sensor attached to the lens and that detects the focused image. Shape memory alloy (SMA) actuator(s) are attached between the base and the camera module. The gimbal driver generates actuating signal(s) in response to movement of the base to stabilize the image. An electrical interconnect directs the actuating signal(s) from the gimbal driver to the SMA actuator(s) to rotate the camera module.


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