Patents by Inventor Nicolas Tirole

Nicolas Tirole 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).

  • Publication number: 20060132640
    Abstract: An optical lens assembly is disclosed as including a light-sensitive member; first and second lenses/lens groups with their respective optical axis aligned with each other along a common optical axis; and first and second piezo electric ultrasonic linear motors; in which the first motor is operable to move the first and second lenses/lens groups relative to each other to vary their distance; and the second motor is operable to move the light-sensitive member or at least one of the first and second lenses/lens groups to vary the distance between the light-sensitive member and the lens/lens group. A handheld electronic device, e.g. a mobile phone or a personal digital assistant, with digital camera function, and including such an optical lens assembly is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2005
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Applicant: Maxford Technology Limited
    Inventors: Nicolas Tirole, Joel Guibelin, Songtao Yan, Wei Hu, Guohua Huang