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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:
Oct. 22, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2023
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Alfred N. Mireault, San Francisco, CA (US);
Scott W. Miller, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/67 (2023.01); G02B 13/00 (2006.01); G03B 13/36 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 13/36 (2013.01); G02B 13/0065 (2013.01); H04N 23/67 (2023.01);
Abstract
Various embodiments include a camera with folded optics and lens shifting capabilities. In some examples, a folded optics arrangement of the camera may include one or more lens elements and one or more light path folding elements (e.g., a prism). Some embodiments include voice coil motor (VCM) actuator arrangements, carrier arrangements, and/or suspension arrangements to provide autofocus (AF) and/or optical image stabilization (OIS) movement. Furthermore, some embodiments include position sensor arrangements for position sensing with respect to AF and/or OIS movement.