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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2011
Lisa Nibauer, Short Hills, NJ (US);
Matthew Wallace Peterson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Daniel Senatore, San Francisco, CA (US);
Urban Schnell, Munchenbuchsee, CH;
Karim Haroud, Chavannes sur Moudon, CH;
Lisa Nibauer, Short Hills, NJ (US);
Matthew Wallace Peterson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Daniel Senatore, San Francisco, CA (US);
Urban Schnell, Munchenbuchsee, CH;
Karim Haroud, Chavannes sur Moudon, CH;
Adlens Beacon, Inc., Pembroke Park, FL (US);
Abstract
An embodiment of a piezoelectric actuator system for a fluid-filled lens is described herein. A piezoelectric reservoir is provided encompassing a fluid. In an embodiment, the reservoir is disposed around the perimeter of a lens module within a housing. In an embodiment, electrodes are woven into the reservoir and connected to a power source. An applied potential causes the reservoir to flex with a magnitude and direction related to the amplitude and polarity respectively of the potential. In an embodiment, flexing of the reservoir causes fluid to either inflate or deflate the fluid-filled lens module.