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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
May. 06, 2013
Applicant:
Digitaloptics Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ariel Lipson, Tel-Aviv, IL;
Uri Kinrot, Tel-Aviv, IL;
Dalit Bahar, Tel-Aviv, IL;
Moshe Kriman, Tel-Aviv, IL;
Moshe Levy, Tel-Aviv, IL;
Ocie Ward, Petaluma, CA (US);
Mark Harland, Hilton, NY (US);
Assignee:
DigitalOptics Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); G03B 3/10 (2006.01); G02B 7/08 (2006.01); G02B 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23212 (2013.01); G02B 7/08 (2013.01); G03B 3/10 (2013.01); H04N 5/2254 (2013.01); H04N 5/2257 (2013.01); G02B 13/001 (2013.01); G02B 13/009 (2013.01); G03B 2205/0046 (2013.01); G03B 2205/0053 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49002 (2015.01);
Abstract
A MEMS auto focus miniature camera module includes an image sensor and an optical train including at least one movable lens and one or more fixed lenses or fixed lens groups on either side of the movable lens. The movable lens provides an auto focus feature of the camera module. A MEMS actuator translates the movable lens through an auto focus range to adjust focus.