Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Camera with bumper for cushioning lateral movement
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Application No.: US16984334Application Date: 2020-08-04
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Publication No.: US11350018B2Publication Date: 2022-05-31
- Inventor: Shashank Sharma , Alfred N. Mireault , Nicholas D. Smyth , Zachary W. Birnbaum
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin & Goetzel, P.C.
- Agent Robert C. Kowert
- Main IPC: H04N5/228
- IPC: H04N5/228 ; H04N5/225 ; H04N5/232 ; G02B7/09 ; G02B27/64 ; G03B5/02 ; G03B13/36

Abstract:
Various embodiments include a camera having one or more bumper arrangements to cushion lateral movement of one or more camera components. In some embodiments, the bumper arrangement(s) may cushion lateral movement of a moveable platform as the moveable platform approaches a stationary structure. According to some embodiments, the bumper arrangement(s) may include one or more bumper features attached to (and/or defined by) the moveable platform and/or the stationary structure.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210044727A1 Camera with Bumper for Cushioning Lateral Movement Public/Granted day:2021-02-11
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