公开(公告)号：US11567242B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-31

申请号：US16763439

申请日：2018-11-15

Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED ,  LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jann Paul Kaminski ,  Raymond Miller Karam ,  Robert Bruce Lyon ,  Ian Armour McKay ,  Dragan Pikula ,  Daniel Ohen Ricketts

IPC: G02B3/14

Abstract: A liquid lens can be coupled to ground, such as to impede charge from building up in the liquid lens during operation thereof. For example, an electrode that is in electrical communication with a conductive fluid of the liquid lens can be coupled to ground. A switch can be used to selectively couple the liquid lens to ground, such as for discharging the liquid lens. An electrode can be selectively coupled to ground and to driving signals using a switch. In some cases, drive signals can be provided to electrodes other than the grounded electrode for driving the liquid lens. In some cases, the liquid lens can be driven using feedback control based on one or more measured parameters indicative capacitance between a fluid and one or more electrodes in the liquid lens.

公开(公告)号：US11960104B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-16

申请号：US16500611

申请日：2018-04-05

Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED

Inventor： Jann Paul Kaminski ,  Raymond Miller Karam ,  Robert Bruce Lyon ,  Dragon Pikula ,  Daniel Ohen Ricketts

IPC: G02B3/14 ,  G02B3/00 ,  G02B26/00 ,  G02B27/64

CPC classification number: G02B3/14 ,  G02B3/0006 ,  G02B26/004 ,  G02B27/646

Abstract: Control systems for liquid lenses can use feedback control using one or more measured parameters indicative of a position of the fluid interface in the liquid lens. Capacitance between a fluid and an electrode in the liquid lens can vary depending on the position of the fluid interface. Current mirrors can be used for making measurements indicative of the capacitance and/or the fluid interface position. The liquid lens can be calibrated using the measurements indicative of capacitance and/or fluid interface position as the voltage is driven across an operational range. A control system can use pulse width modulation (PWM) for driving a liquid lens, and a carrier frequency for the PWM signals can be varied to control power consumption in the liquid lens. The slew rate can be adjustable to control power consumption in the liquid lens.

公开(公告)号：US20200319380A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-08

申请号：US16763439

申请日：2018-11-15

Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED

Inventor： Jann Paul Kaminski ,  Raymond Miller Karam ,  Robert Bruce Lyon ,  Ian Armour McKay ,  Dragan Pikula ,  Daniel Ohen Ricketts

IPC: G02B3/14

Abstract: A liquid lens can be coupled to ground, such as to impede charge from building up in the liquid lens during operation thereof. For example, an electrode that is in electrical communication with a conductive fluid of the liquid lens can be coupled to ground. A switch can be used to selectively couple the liquid lens to ground, such as for discharging the liquid lens. An electrode can be selectively coupled to ground and to driving signals using a switch. In some cases, drive signals can be provided to electrodes other than the grounded electrode for driving the liquid lens. In some cases, the liquid lens can be driven using feedback control based on one or more measured parameters indicative capacitance between a fluid and one or more electrodes in the liquid lens.