Patents by Inventor Iain Alexander McAllister

Iain Alexander McAllister 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).

  • Electro-optic variable aperture lens
    Patent number: 9851613
    Abstract: A variable aperture lens and methods of forming such lenses are disclosed. More particularly, embodiments of the variable aperture lens include an electro-optic aperture sandwiched between a front lens and a rear lens along an optical axis. The front lens or the rear lens may include multiple lens layers having different optical properties to provide for a low z-height, optically aligned, variable aperture lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Hannah Dustan Noble, Iain Alexander McAllister
  • Electrically activated lens component with interlock feature
    Patent number: 9632384
    Abstract: A mobile device lens assembly having an electrically activated lens component with an electro-optic portion is disclosed. More particularly, embodiments of the mobile device lens assembly include the electro-optic portion and an interlock feature to engage a second lens element. The second lens element may have an interlock surface, which when engaged or mated with the interlock feature of the electrically activated lens component, may maintain alignment of the lens components along an optical axis. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Miodrag Scepanovic, Yoshikazu Shinohara, Iain Alexander McAllister, Jun Yoshida
  • ELECTRICALLY ACTIVATED LENS COMPONENT WITH INTERLOCK FEATURE
    Publication number: 20160377947
    Abstract: A mobile device lens assembly having an electrically activated lens component with an electro-optic portion is disclosed. More particularly, embodiments of the mobile device lens assembly include the electro-optic portion and an interlock feature to engage a second lens element. The second lens element may have an interlock surface, which when engaged or mated with the interlock feature of the electrically activated lens component, may maintain alignment of the lens components along an optical axis. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Miodrag SCEPANOVIC, Yoshikazu SHINOHARA, Iain Alexander McALLISTER, Jun YOSHIDA
  • ELECTRO-OPTIC VARIABLE APERTURE LENS
    Publication number: 20150241751
    Abstract: A variable aperture lens and methods of forming such lenses are disclosed. More particularly, embodiments of the variable aperture lens include an electro-optic aperture sandwiched between a front lens and a rear lens along an optical axis. The front lens or the rear lens may include multiple lens layers having different optical properties to provide for a low z-height, optically aligned, variable aperture lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Hannah Dustan Noble, Iain Alexander McAllister