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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2022
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Shashank Sharma, San Francisco, CA (US);
Alfred N. Mireault, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 5/04 (2021.01); G03B 5/08 (2021.01); G03B 13/36 (2021.01); G03B 17/17 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 5/04 (2013.01); G03B 5/08 (2013.01); G03B 13/36 (2013.01); G03B 17/17 (2013.01); G03B 2205/0015 (2013.01); G03B 2205/0023 (2013.01); G03B 2205/0069 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various embodiments include a camera with folded optics. Some embodiments include a voice coil motor (VCM) actuator module to provide autofocus (AF) and/or optical image stabilization (OIS) movement. Some embodiments include suspension arrangements. Some embodiments include flexure arrangements.