US Patent Issued to Meta Platforms Technologies on July 8 for "Hybrid varifocal device and system" (Washington, California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,352,951, issued on July 8, was assigned to Meta Platforms Technologies LLC (Menlo Park, Calif.).

"Hybrid varifocal device and system" was invented by Afsoon Jamali (Issaquah, Wash.), Spencer Allan Wells (Seattle), Changwon Jang (Seattle), Christopher Stipe (Woodinville, Wash.) and Sandro Pintz (Menlo Park, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device includes a first lens configured to provide a first optical power that is variable within a first optical power adjustment range at a first step resolution. The device also includes a second lens coupled with the first lens and including a deformable member that is deformable to vary an opt...