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Focus module and components with actuator

US8687282B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

HAND HELD PRODUCTS, INC. · US

Inventors

Chen Feng · Mount Laurel, US
Ynjiun P. Wang · Cupertino, US
William H. Havens · Syracuse, US
Jianhua Li · Beijing, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 26, 2011
Grant date	Apr 1, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 26, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B7/36
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A focus module containing a boundary element and a focus element. The focus element includes a fluid and a deformable membrane, with the fluid being entrapped between the boundary element and the deformable membrane. The focus module also includes a pressure element, which is capable of deforming the focus element by pressing on the deformable membrane in the direction of the boundary element.

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