IP Library Granted Patent US 8,717,534
Granted Patent B2
US 8,717,534 · App. 11/916,470 · Granted May 6, 2014

Lens comprising a plurality of optical element disposed in a housing

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Patent No.
US 8,717,534
App. No.
11/916,470
Granted
May 6, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a lens comprising several optical elements that are disposed in a lens housing. At least one sensor array encompassing at least one capacitive sensor unit and/or at least one inductive sensor unit is provided for determining the relative position between a first optical element and a second optical element or between a load-bearing structural element of the lens and a second optical element.

Claims (5)

1. A lens, comprising:

a lens housing;

a plurality of optical elements disposed in the lens housing, the plurality of optical elements including first and second optical elements; and

at least one sensor arrangement comprising at least one capacitive sensor unit and/or at least one inductive sensor unit, the at least one sensor arrangement being configured to determine the relative position between the first optical element and the second optical element or between a load-bearing structural element of the lens and the second optical element,

wherein the at least one sensor arrangement is disposed on an electrically insulating substrate ring composed of a material having a low coefficient of thermal expansion, and gold electrodes are applied as sensor units to the electrically insulating substrate ring.

Assignments (2)
A MODIFYING CONVERSION Recorded Jan 18, 2011
From: CARL ZEISS SMT AG
To: CARL ZEISS SMT GMBH
Reel/Frame 025763/0367 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 12, 2008
From: KWAN, YIM-BUN PATRICK
To: CARL ZEISS SMT AG
Reel/Frame 020499/0559 →