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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2008
Lothar Westerweck, San Jose, CA (US);
Lothar Westerweck, San Jose, CA (US);
Flextronics AP, LLC, Broomfield, CO (US);
Abstract
The present invention is a miniature camera shutter module for use in miniature camera applications. It is an object of the present invention to provide the miniature camera shutter module with solenoid controlled blades in order to alter the amount and quality of light passing through a conduit disposed on the surface of the module. In some embodiments of the present invention, the blade comprises a shutter to completely block light. In other embodiments, the blade comprises an aperture, a neutral-density filter, a monochromatic filter, and the like. In some embodiments of the present invention, the miniature camera shutter module is positioned within a more elaborate miniature camera chassis.