US 12,081,689 B2
Shielding of optical element from external electrical aggression
Julien Sarry, San Francisco, CA (US); and Henry M. Daghighian, Cupertino, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/946,016.
Prior Publication US 2024/0098165 A1, Mar. 21, 2024
Int. Cl. H04M 1/02 (2006.01); H04N 23/52 (2023.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01)
CPC H04M 1/0264 (2013.01) [H04N 23/52 (2023.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An imaging device, comprising:
an optical element;
a metallic shielding enclosure electrically connected to ground, wherein the optical element is partially located within the metallic shielding enclosure;
an electrically conductive coating layer applied on a surface of the optical element that is outside the metallic shielding enclosure, wherein the electrically conductive coating layer is electrically connected to the metallic shielding enclosure; and
at least one electrically conductive bridge, wherein the electrically conductive coating layer is electrically connected to the metallic shielding enclosure through the at least one electrically conductive bridge.