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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2020
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Aurelien R. Hubert, Saratoga, CA (US);
Stoyan P. Hristov, San Jose, CA (US);
Xiao Liao, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/02 (2021.01); G03B 17/02 (2021.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/021 (2013.01); G03B 17/02 (2013.01); H04N 5/2252 (2013.01); H04N 5/2258 (2013.01); H04M 1/0264 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various embodiments include a welded bracket structure for camera modules and techniques for forming such a welded bracket structure. In some embodiments, the welded bracket structure may include a first bracket and a second bracket that are welded to each other. Some embodiments include a weld joint arrangement comprising one or more weld joints for attaching the first bracket to the second bracket. Furthermore, some embodiments include an epoxy arrangement for a multi-camera system that includes the welded bracket structure and multiple camera modules.