US 12,242,126 B2
Flexures for optical lens
Alexander Sohn, Seattle, WA (US)
Assigned to Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed by Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/538,984.
Application 17/538,984 is a continuation of application No. 16/570,632, filed on Sep. 13, 2019, granted, now 11,215,782.
Prior Publication US 2022/0082777 A1, Mar. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. G02B 7/00 (2021.01)
CPC G02B 7/003 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An optical substrate, comprising:
a first layer including:
a first lens including an alignment feature;
a first support structure; and
flexures engaged with the first support structure and the first lens; and
a second lens including a corresponding alignment feature, wherein the flexures of the first layer are configured to allow independent lateral movement of the first lens for mating, by way of contact, the alignment feature of the first lens with the corresponding alignment feature of the second lens.