US 12,379,230 B2
Optical-path folding-element with an extended two degree of freedom rotation range
Itay Yedid, Tel Aviv (IL); Ephraim Goldenberg, Tel Aviv (IL); Gil Bachar, Tel Aviv (IL); Gal Barak, Tel Aviv (IL); and Yiftah Kowal, Tel Aviv (IL)
Assigned to Corephotonics Ltd., Tel Aviv (IL)
Filed by Corephotonics Ltd., Tel Aviv (IL)
Filed on Aug. 5, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/794,103.
Application 18/794,103 is a continuation of application No. 18/630,100, filed on Apr. 9, 2024, granted, now 12,085,421.
Application 18/630,100 is a continuation of application No. 18/509,353, filed on Nov. 15, 2023, granted, now 11,976,949, issued on May 7, 2024.
Application 18/509,353 is a continuation of application No. 18/337,005, filed on Jun. 18, 2023, granted, now 11,867,535, issued on Jan. 9, 2024.
Application 18/337,005 is a continuation of application No. 18/299,727, filed on Apr. 13, 2023, granted, now 11,733,064, issued on Aug. 22, 2023.
Application 18/299,727 is a continuation of application No. 17/984,355, filed on Nov. 10, 2022, granted, now 11,650,080, issued on May 16, 2023.
Application 17/984,355 is a continuation of application No. 17/829,722, filed on Jun. 1, 2022, granted, now 11,506,513, issued on Nov. 22, 2022.
Application 17/829,722 is a continuation of application No. 17/013,561, filed on Sep. 5, 2020, granted, now 11,359,937, issued on Jun. 14, 2022.
Application 17/013,561 is a continuation of application No. 16/615,310, granted, now 11,268,829, issued on Mar. 8, 2022, previously published as PCT/IB2019/053315, filed on Apr. 22, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/661,158, filed on Apr. 23, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0393139 A1, Nov. 28, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G01D 5/14 (2006.01); G01P 13/00 (2006.01); G02B 7/18 (2021.01); G02B 7/182 (2021.01); G02B 13/00 (2006.01); G03B 17/17 (2021.01); H01F 7/02 (2006.01); H04N 23/45 (2023.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01); H04N 23/58 (2023.01); H04N 23/69 (2023.01); H04N 23/698 (2023.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01)
CPC G01D 5/145 (2013.01) [G01P 13/00 (2013.01); G02B 7/18 (2013.01); G02B 7/1827 (2013.01); G02B 13/0065 (2013.01); G03B 17/17 (2013.01); H01F 7/02 (2013.01); H04N 23/45 (2023.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01); H04N 23/58 (2023.01); H04N 23/69 (2023.01); H04N 23/698 (2023.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mobile device, comprising:
a screen;
an upright Wide camera having a first field-of-view (FOV1) and comprising a Wide image sensor, wherein the upright Wide camera is configured to provide a Wide image with a Wide image resolution; and
a folded Tele camera having a second field-of-view (FOV2) and comprising a zoom lens having a variable focal length, a light folding element having a reflection surface, and a Tele image sensor,
wherein FOV2<FOV1,
wherein the reflection surface is configured to receive light from a first direction and to redirect the light to a second direction that is different from the first direction, and
wherein the reflection surface has an angle α with the screen that fulfils α≤35 degrees.