Invention Application
- Patent Title: Camera Assembly Having a Single-Piece Cover Element
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Application No.: US17067367Application Date: 2020-10-09
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Publication No.: US20210029308A1Publication Date: 2021-01-28
- Inventor: Adina Roth , Michael Brickner , Mi Zhou , Amber Luttmann Volmering
- Applicant: GOOGLE LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
- Current Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Main IPC: H04N5/33
- IPC: H04N5/33 ; H04N5/225 ; H04N5/235 ; G02B5/20

Abstract:
A camera assembly includes an image sensor having a field of view corresponding to a scene, an infrared (IR) illuminator configured to selectively illuminate the scene, and a single-piece cover element positioned in front of the image sensor and the IR illuminator such that light from the IR illuminator is directed through the cover element along a first light path and light from the scene passes through the cover element along a second light path prior to entering the image sensor, the cover element including a first portion between the first light path and the second light path, the first portion being substantially opaque to IR and/or visible light.
Public/Granted literature
- US11689784B2 Camera assembly having a single-piece cover element Public/Granted day:2023-06-27
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