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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2021
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Richard J. Topliss, Cambridge, GB;
James E. Pedder, Thame, GB;
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/08 (2006.01); H02N 2/10 (2006.01); H02N 2/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/0875 (2013.01); H02N 2/103 (2013.01); H02N 2/145 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various embodiments include a piezoelectric actuator for driving motion of a deformable lens. The piezoelectric actuator may include a frame coupled with piezoelectric elements. According to some embodiments, the piezoelectric elements may be activated to produce relative elliptical motion between portions of the frame. The relative elliptical motion may modulate friction between surfaces of the frame, so as to drive motion of at least a portion of the deformable lens.
Topliss, Richard. (2026). Piezoelectric actuator for deformable lens (U.S. Patent No. 12523866). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12523866
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