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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:
Feb. 06, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2022
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Alfred N. Mireault, San Francisco, CA (US);
Nicholas D. Smyth, San Jose, CA (US);
Scott W. Miller, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/55 (2023.01); G02B 5/04 (2006.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/55 (2023.01); G02B 5/045 (2013.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01);
Abstract
Various embodiments include a camera with folded optics and a bearing suspension arrangement. In some examples, a folded optics arrangement of the camera may include one or more lens elements and light path folding elements (e.g., prisms). Some embodiments include voice coil motor (VCM) actuator arrangements.