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Sag compensation for deformable lens

Grant US12578511B1 Kind: B1 Mar 17, 2026

Assignee

Apple Inc.

Inventors

Richard J. Topliss, James E. Pedder, Michael D. Simmonds

Abstract

Various embodiments include a sag compensation structure that may be used to compensate for gravity sag of a deformable lens membrane. In some embodiments, the sag compensation structure may be combined with a lens assembly comprising the deformable lens membrane. The sag compensation structure may include one or more sag compensation membranes that may interface with fluids to provide the gravity sag compensation. According to some embodiments, the lens assembly may include a lens that corrects for one or more optical aberrations of the deformable lens membrane. The sag compensation structure may be disposed between the deformable lens membrane and the lens that corrects for the optical aberration(s), in some embodiments.

CPC Classifications

G02B 3/12 G02B 3/14 G02B 3/0087 G02B 7/021 G02B 7/22 G02B 26/004 F04B 43/046 A61F 2/1635 A61F 2/1624 A61F 2/1613 A61F 2/1601 G02C 7/041 G02C 7/049 G02C 7/061 G02C 7/081 G02C 7/083 G02C 7/085 G02C 11/10

Filing Date

2021-06-09

Application No.

17343602

Claims

18