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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2012
Applicants:
Prebesh Pavithran, Bukit Mertajim, MY;
Yeow Thiam Ooi, Butterworth, MY;
Haw Chyn Cheng, Butterworth, MY;
Hung Khin Wong, Sungair Ara, MY;
Giap Chye Toh, Betterworth, MY;
Inventors:
Prebesh Pavithran, Bukit Mertajim, MY;
Yeow Thiam Ooi, Butterworth, MY;
Haw Chyn Cheng, Butterworth, MY;
Hung Khin Wong, Sungair Ara, MY;
Giap Chye Toh, Betterworth, MY;
Assignee:
DigitalOptics Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/2257 (2013.01); H04N 5/2253 (2013.01); H04N 5/2252 (2013.01);
Abstract
A camera module with a vent in a housing thereof to allow for fluid communication between an interior of the camera module and an exterior of the camera module. A micro-porous membrane filter having a pore size smaller than 10 um is employed to cover the vent so as to reduce the flow of contaminants into the camera module.