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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2004
Donald J. Stavely, Windsor, CO (US);
Robert D Bolinder, Iii, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Theodore B. Ziemkowski, Loveland, CO (US);
Jeffrey P Baker, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Donald J. Stavely, Windsor, CO (US);
Robert D Bolinder, III, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Theodore B. Ziemkowski, Loveland, CO (US);
Jeffrey P Baker, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A sensor mounting system for enabling image stabilization in a digital camera is described. An electronic array light sensor is moved in relation to other parts of the camera in response to camera motion. In one embodiment, the sensor is moved by at least one linear motor having a ferrofluid in a gap of the linear motor. Other aspects of the system are described, including methods of heat sinking the sensor, a suspension system, methods of compensating for an effect of temperature on the ferrofluid, and a compact magnet configuration for forming the linear motor and providing feedback as to the position of the sensor.