ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,771,938, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Apple Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.).
"Camera with image sensor shifting" was invented by Shashank Sharma (San Francisco) and Scott W. Miller (Lost Gatos, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various embodiments include a camera voice coil motor (VCM) actuator configured to shift an image sensor along multiple axes. Some embodiments include a magnet and coil arrangement. Some embodiments include a position sensing arrangement. Some embodiments include a flexure arrangement. Some embodiments include a coil structure and coil carrier assembly."
The patent was filed on May 22, 2024, under Application ...