Insulation of SMA actuator wires in a miniature camera

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10834301
APP PUB NO 20160227088A1
SERIAL NO

15021124

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A miniature camera (1) comprising at least one SMA actuator wire (11) arranged to effect focus, zoom or optical image stabilization. The SMA actuator wire (11) is coated with an electrically insulating layer (40) of thickness in the range from 0.3 μm to 10 μm. The layer (40) provides electrical insulation whilst permitting cooling that provides a rapid response time of the SMA actuator wire (11).

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  • CAMBRIDGE MECHATRONICS LIMITED; HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brown, Andrew Benjamin David Cambridge, GB 24 739
Jenneke, Richard Rodger Hutchinson, US 4 47
Ladwig, Peter Francis Hutchinson, US 5 53
McDaniel, Timothy Alan Hutchinson, US 1 23
Pesavento, Paul Valentine Hutchinson, US 2 29
Peter, Todd Austin Hutchinson, US 2 29
Scheele, Bryan John Hutchinson, US 1 23

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