Patents by Inventor Adar Magen
Adar Magen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11483461Abstract: A suspension assembly of a camera, with electrical traces, may be formed using one or more electroforming processes. The suspension assembly may include one or more flexure arms connecting an inner frame to an outer frame of the camera. The inner frame may be moveable relative to the outer frame to implement autofocus and/or optical image stabilization functions for the camera. The electrical traces may be formed at a first side of a substrate, using one or more electroforming processes. Next, one or more cavities in various shapes may be created in one or more dry film photoresist (DFR) layers at a second side of the substrate by exposing the DFR layers to ultraviolet light. One or more electroforming processes may be used to deposit one or more materials in to the cavities to form one or more components, e.g., a flexure arm, of the suspension assembly.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2021Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Phillip R. Sommer, Moran Koren, Adar Magen
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Publication number: 20220163706Abstract: An optical system for a camera may include a lens group having a one or more lenses, a prism, and an image sensor. The prism may be a single element light folding prism positioned between the lenses and the image sensor along the optical transmitting path of the light. The prism may be constructed from a single, monolithic piece of stock material and may include at least four surfaces, which may fold the light within the prism at least four times to guide the light from the one or more lenses passing through the prism to the image sensor. The prism may also include one or more aperture masks inside the prism to reduce flare.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2021Publication date: May 26, 2022Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Alexander Yu Feldman, Takeyoshi Saiga, Alan Kleiman-Shwarsctein, Yoshikazu Shinohara, Adar Magen
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Publication number: 20220053111Abstract: A suspension assembly of a camera, with electrical traces, may be formed using one or more electroforming processes. The suspension assembly may include one or more flexure arms connecting an inner frame to an outer frame of the camera. The inner frame may be moveable relative to the outer frame to implement autofocus and/or optical image stabilization functions for the camera. The electrical traces may be formed at a first side of a substrate, using one or more electroforming processes. Next, one or more cavities in various shapes may be created in one or more dry film photoresist (DFR) layers at a second side of the substrate by exposing the DFR layers to ultraviolet light. One or more electroforming processes may be used to deposit one or more materials in to the cavities to form one or more components, e.g., a flexure arm, of the suspension assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2021Publication date: February 17, 2022Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Phillip R. Sommer, Moran Koren, Adar Magen
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Patent number: 11002702Abstract: An optical module includes first and second transparent substrates and a spacer between the first and second transparent substrates, holding the first transparent substrate in proximity to the second transparent substrate, with first and second diffractive optical elements (DOEs) on respective faces of the first and second transparent substrates. At least first and second capacitance electrodes are disposed respectively on the first and second transparent substrates in proximity to the first and second DOEs. Circuitry is coupled to measure changes in a capacitance between at least the first and second capacitance electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2019Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Hannah D Noble, Kevin A Sawyer, Martin B Adamcyk, Yazan Z Alnahhas, Yu Qiao Qu, Moshe Kriman, Adar Magen
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Patent number: 10732428Abstract: A method for producing an optical apparatus includes providing a pair of glass wafers. One or more diffractive optical elements (DOEs) are formed on one or more of the glass wafers. A spacer is positioned between the glass wafers so as to define a cavity containing the DOEs, and a hermetic seal that bonds the glass wafers together and seals the cavity is formed.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2019Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Moshe Kriman, Adar Magen
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Patent number: 10667341Abstract: An optical module includes a diffractive optical element (DOE) with a transparent conductive trace disposed over a surface of the DOE. An emitter is configured to direct a beam of optical radiation through the DOE. Control circuitry is coupled to measure a resistance of the transparent conductive trace and to control operation of the emitter responsively to the resistance.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2019Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Moshe Kriman, Adar Magen, Arun Kumar Nallani Chakravartula, Zhenbin Ge, Gregory A. Cohoon, Eamon H. O'Connor, Calvin K. Wong, Colleen F. Mischke, Christopher Hu, Yazan Z. Alnahhas
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Patent number: 10514596Abstract: An optical device includes a first plate having a first transparent region defining an exit face of the device, and a second plate having a second transparent region defining an entrance face of the device. At least one lens is formed over at least one of the first and second transparent regions. First and second planar reflectors are spaced apart and fixed between the first and second plates in mutually-parallel orientations diagonal to the first and second plates, thereby defining an optical path through the device from the entrance face, reflecting from the first and second reflectors, through the exit face and passing through the at least one refractive surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2018Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Moshe Kriman, Adar Magen
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Publication number: 20190227421Abstract: An optical device includes a first plate having a first transparent region defining an exit face of the device, and a second plate having a second transparent region defining an entrance face of the device. At least one lens is formed over at least one of the first and second transparent regions. First and second planar reflectors are spaced apart and fixed between the first and second plates in mutually-parallel orientations diagonal to the first and second plates, thereby defining an optical path through the device from the entrance face, reflecting from the first and second reflectors, through the exit face and passing through the at least one refractive surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2018Publication date: July 25, 2019Inventors: Moshe Kriman, Adar Magen
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Publication number: 20190171030Abstract: A method for producing an optical apparatus includes providing a pair of glass wafers. One or more diffractive optical elements (DOEs) are formed on one or more of the glass wafers. A spacer is positioned between the glass wafers so as to define a cavity containing the DOEs, and a hermetic seal that bonds the glass wafers together and seals the cavity is formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2019Publication date: June 6, 2019Inventors: Moshe Kriman, Adar Magen
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Publication number: 20190162691Abstract: An optical module includes first and second transparent substrates and a spacer between the first and second transparent substrates, holding the first transparent substrate in proximity to the second transparent substrate, with first and second diffractive optical elements (DOEs) on respective faces of the first and second transparent substrates. At least first and second capacitance electrodes are disposed respectively on the first and second transparent substrates in proximity to the first and second DOEs. Circuitry is coupled to measure changes in a capacitance between at least the first and second capacitance electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2019Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Hannah D. Noble, Kevin A. Sawyer, Martin B. Adamcyk, Yazan Z. Alnahhas, Yu Qiao Qu, Moshe Kriman, Adar Magen
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Patent number: 10302585Abstract: An optical module includes first and second transparent substrates and a spacer between the first and second transparent substrates, holding the first transparent substrate in proximity to the second transparent substrate, with first and second diffractive optical elements (DOEs) on respective faces of the first and second transparent substrates. At least first and second capacitance electrodes are disposed respectively on the first and second transparent substrates in proximity to the first and second DOEs. Circuitry is coupled to measure changes in a capacitance between at least the first and second capacitance electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2016Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Hannah D. Noble, Kevin A. Sawyer, Martin B. Adamcyk, Yazan Z. Alnahhas, Yu Qiao Qu, Moshe Kriman, Adar Magen
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Patent number: 10234695Abstract: A method for producing an optical apparatus includes providing a pair of glass wafers. One or more diffractive optical elements (DOEs) are formed on one or more of the glass wafers. A spacer is positioned between the glass wafers so as to define a cavity containing the DOEs, and a hermetic seal that bonds the glass wafers together and seals the cavity is formed.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2015Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Moshe Kriman, Adar Magen
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Patent number: 10146116Abstract: An optical device includes a first plate having a first transparent region defining an exit face of the device, and a second plate having a second transparent region defining an entrance face of the device. At least one lens is formed over at least one of the first and second transparent regions. First and second planar reflectors are spaced apart and fixed between the first and second plates in mutually-parallel orientations diagonal to the first and second plates, thereby defining an optical path through the device from the entrance face, reflecting from the first and second reflectors, through the exit face and passing through the at least one refractive surface.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2018Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Moshe Kriman, Adar Magen
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Publication number: 20180188642Abstract: An optical device includes a first plate having a first transparent region defining an exit face of the device, and a second plate having a second transparent region defining an entrance face of the device. At least one lens is formed over at least one of the first and second transparent regions. First and second planar reflectors are spaced apart and fixed between the first and second plates in mutually-parallel orientations diagonal to the first and second plates, thereby defining an optical path through the device from the entrance face, reflecting from the first and second reflectors, through the exit face and passing through the at least one refractive surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2018Publication date: July 5, 2018Inventors: Moshe Kriman, Adar Magen
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Patent number: 10008325Abstract: Manufacturing techniques for producing thin magnetic elements are designed to accommodate the mechanical properties of sintered magnetic substrates. One of the manufacturing processes involves cutting a magnetizable substrate into a number of slices and adhesively coupling the slices to a sheet that can take the form of a layer of grinding tape. After concurrently grinding a first surface of each of the slices, the slices are flipped over so that the first surface of each slice is attached to another layer of grinding tape. A second surface of each of the slices is then ground until a desired thickness is achieved. Subsequent to the grinding, dicing operations can be applied to the slices to produce magnets having a desired length and width.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2015Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Moshe Kriman, Adar Magen
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Patent number: 9939721Abstract: An optical device includes a first plate having a first transparent region defining an exit face of the device, and a second plate having a second transparent region defining an entrance face of the device. At least one lens is formed over at least one of the first and second transparent regions. First and second planar reflectors are spaced apart and fixed between the first and second plates in mutually-parallel orientations diagonal to the first and second plates, thereby defining an optical path through the device from the entrance face, reflecting from the first and second reflectors, through the exit face and passing through the at least one refractive surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2017Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Moshe Kriman, Adar Magen
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Publication number: 20180004077Abstract: An optical device includes a first plate having a first transparent region defining an exit face of the device, and a second plate having a second transparent region defining an entrance face of the device. At least one lens is formed over at least one of the first and second transparent regions. First and second planar reflectors are spaced apart and fixed between the first and second plates in mutually-parallel orientations diagonal to the first and second plates, thereby defining an optical path through the device from the entrance face, reflecting from the first and second reflectors, through the exit face and passing through the at least one refractive surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2017Publication date: January 4, 2018Inventors: Moshe Kriman, Adar Magen
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Publication number: 20170199144Abstract: An optical module includes first and second transparent substrates and a spacer between the first and second transparent substrates, holding the first transparent substrate in proximity to the second transparent substrate, with first and second diffractive optical elements (DOEs) on respective faces of the first and second transparent substrates. At least first and second capacitance electrodes are disposed respectively on the first and second transparent substrates in proximity to the first and second DOEs. Circuitry is coupled to measure changes in a capacitance between at least the first and second capacitance electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2016Publication date: July 13, 2017Inventors: Hannah D. Noble, Kevin A. Sawyer, Martin B. Adamcyk, Yazan Z. Alnahhas, Yu Qiao Qu, Moshe Kriman, Adar Magen
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Publication number: 20170075205Abstract: An optical device includes a first plate having a first transparent region defining an exit face of the device, and a second plate having a second transparent region defining an entrance face of the device. At least one lens is formed over at least one of the first and second transparent regions. First and second planar reflectors are spaced apart and fixed between the first and second plates in mutually-parallel orientations diagonal to the first and second plates, thereby defining an optical path through the device from the entrance face, reflecting from the first and second reflectors, through the exit face and passing through the at least one refractive surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2015Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Moshe Kriman, Adar Magen
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Publication number: 20160358703Abstract: This application relates to manufacturing techniques for producing thin magnetic elements. In particular, the manufacturing processes are designed to accommodate the mechanical properties of sintered magnetic substrates. One of the manufacturing processes involves cutting a magnetizable substrate into a number of slices and adhesively coupling the slices to a sheet that can take the form of a layer of grinding tape. After concurrently grinding a first surface of each of the slices, the slices are flipped over so that the first surface of each slice is attached to another layer of grinding tape. A second surface of each of the slices is then ground until a desired thickness is achieved. Subsequent to the grinding, dicing operations can be applied to the slices to produce magnets having a desired length and width.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: Moshe Kriman, Adar Magen