ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,542,961, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Apple Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.).
"Camera with folded optics and bearing suspension" was invented by Alfred N. Mireault (San Francisco), Nicholas D. Smyth (San Jose, Calif.) and Scott W. Miller (Los Gatos, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various embodiments include a camera with folded optics and a bearing suspension arrangement. In some examples, a folded optics arrangement of the camera may include one or more lens elements and light path folding elements (e.g., prisms). Some embodiments include voice coil motor (VCM) actuator arrangements to move at least a portion of the optics arrangemen...