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Fluidic lens with manually-adjustable focus

US9442225B2 · kind B2 · utility

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16Claims

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Assignee

Holochip Corporation · US

Inventors

Robert G. Batchko · San Francisco, US
Andrei Szilagyi · Rancho Palos Verdes, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 4, 2014
Grant date	Sep 13, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 4, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B26/005
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A fluidic lens may have a reservoir at least partially bounded by a first optical surface and a second optical surface. A fluid fills a volume of the reservoir. A piston is configured to contact a portion of the first or second optical surface from outside the reservoir. One or more of the first optical surface or second optical surface is configured to deform as a result of a change in a pressure applied to the fluid or a change in contact between the piston and the first or second optical surface. A rim is configured to contact a portion of the first or second optical surface from outside the reservoir. One or more of the first optical surface or second optical surface is configured to deform as a result of a change in a pressure applied to the fluid or a change in contact between the rim and the first or second optical surface.

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