Patent · US Active

Camera lens system

US12032146B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Apple Inc. · US

Inventors

Yuhong Yao · San Jose, US
Miodrag Scepanovic · San Jose, US
Yoshikazu Shinohara · Saitama, JP

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 20, 2019
Grant date	Jul 9, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 5, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B13/007
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A folded optical system that comprises two prisms with refractive power and in which at least one surface of at least one of the prisms is not rotationally symmetric. The materials and surfaces of the prisms in the folded optical system may be selected to provide a low F-number (e.g., <=2.4), full field of view (FOV) of 30 degrees or less. The folded optical system may be implemented in a small package size while still capturing sharp, high-resolution images, making embodiments of a camera including the folded optical system suitable for use in small and/or mobile multipurpose devices.

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