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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2014
Applicant:
Digitaloptics Corporation Mems, Arcadia, CA (US);
Inventors:
Roman C. Gutierrez, Arcadia, CA (US);
Robert J. Calvet, Pasadena, CA (US);
Darrell Harrington, Pasadena, CA (US);
Guiqin Wang, Arcadia, CA (US);
Kumaraswamy Jayaraj, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
DIGITALOPTICS CORPORATION MEMS, Arcadia, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 3/10 (2006.01); G03B 13/34 (2006.01); G02B 7/08 (2006.01); G02B 13/00 (2006.01); G03B 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 3/10 (2013.01); G02B 7/08 (2013.01); G02B 13/001 (2013.01); G03B 17/02 (2013.01); Y10T 29/4902 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method for focusing a miniature camera includes providing a current through a coil, moving a lens of a camera based on the current to adjust a focus of the camera, and limiting movement of the lens along an optical path of the camera.