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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2012
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Kyu-hwan Choi, Yongin-si, KR;
Yun-hee Kim, Seoul, KR;
Eok-su Kim, Seongnam-si, KR;
Jung-mok Bae, Seoul, KR;
Hoon Song, Yongin-si, KR;
Kang-hee Won, Seoul, KR;
Yoon-sun Choi, Yongin-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/00 (2006.01); G02F 1/03 (2006.01); G02B 1/06 (2006.01); G02F 1/133 (2006.01); G02B 3/14 (2006.01); G02B 3/00 (2006.01); G09G 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 3/14 (2013.01); G02B 3/0006 (2013.01); G02B 26/005 (2013.01); G09G 5/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a micro-lens capable of changing a focal length. The micro-lens includes a plurality of electrodes, and an electrowetting liquid layer that is separable from the electrodes and that has a focal length that is controlled by a voltage applied to the electrodes.