Patents by Inventor Soren LAUSTSEN

Soren LAUSTSEN 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).

  • Camera module having protruding lens barrel
    Patent number: 8786769
    Abstract: An electronic device and camera module are described. The camera module includes a housing for housing components of the camera module. The housing has a top side which defines an opening. The camera module also includes a lens barrel housed by the housing and having one or more lens elements and an actuator housed by the housing and engaging the lens barrel. The actuator is configured to move the lens barrel to a first position in which at least a portion of the lens barrel extends through the opening. The camera module also includes an image sensor for receiving light which passes through the lens elements of the lens barrel. The image sensor is configured to produce an electronic signal based on the received light. The electronic device also includes a processor electrically connected to the camera module for receiving the electronic signal from the image sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Blackberry Limited
    Inventors: Thomas Guillaume Grandin, Yun Seok Choi, Soren Laustsen
  • CAMERA MODULE HAVING PROTRUDING LENS BARREL
    Publication number: 20130155311
    Abstract: An electronic device and camera module are described. The camera module includes a housing for housing components of the camera module. The housing has a top side which defines an opening. The camera module also includes a lens barrel housed by the housing and having one or more lens elements and an actuator housed by the housing and engaging the lens barrel. The actuator is configured to move the lens barrel to a first position in which at least a portion of the lens barrel extends through the opening. The camera module also includes an image sensor for receiving light which passes through the lens elements of the lens barrel. The image sensor is configured to produce an electronic signal based on the received light. The electronic device also includes a processor electrically connected to the camera module for receiving the electronic signal from the image sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Thomas Guillaume GRANDIN, Yun Seok CHOI, Soren LAUSTSEN