Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Mechanical joint for use in fiber optic imaging systems
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Application No.: US15991851Application Date: 2018-05-29
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Publication No.: US10481337B2Publication Date: 2019-11-19
- Inventor: Xiaoyang Zhang , Vaibhav Mathur , Michael Robert Johnson , Timothy Mark Dalrymple , Andrew C. Duenner , Albert Daniel Carlomagno
- Applicant: Magic Leap, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US FL Plantation
- Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US FL Plantation
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Main IPC: G02B6/36
- IPC: G02B6/36 ; G02B26/10 ; G02B6/26

Abstract:
An example apparatus includes an optical fiber, an actuator, and a joint mechanically coupling the actuator to the optical fiber. The joint includes a neck extending along an axis. The optical fiber is threaded through an aperture extending along the axis through the neck. The optical fiber is attached to the joint at a surface of the neck facing the axis. The joint also includes a collar extending along the axis. The actuator is mechanically attached to the joint at an inner surface of the collar facing the axis. The joint also includes a flexural element extending radially from the neck to the collar. During operation, the joint couples a force from the actuator to the optical fiber to vary an orientation of a portion of the optical fiber extending from the neck with respect to the axis.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180348440A1 MECHANICAL JOINT FOR USE IN FIBER OPTIC IMAGING SYSTEMS Public/Granted day:2018-12-06
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