Camera module for a motor vehicle and method of pre-focusing a lens objective in a lens holder
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Jan 30, 2018
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May 5, 2015
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Abstract
A camera module for a motor vehicle having a lens objective, a lens holder holding said lens objective, and a back plate connected to said lens holder and holding an image sensor in or close to an image plane of the lens objective. The materials, shapes and/or relative positions of the components of the lens objective are designed to keep the image plane in or close to the sensitive plane of the image sensor over an operating temperature range of the camera module.
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
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Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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MAGNA ELECTRONICS SWEDEN AB | WALLENTINSVÄGEN 22 VÅRGÅRDA 447 37 |
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- 2015 Application Filing Year
- H04N Class
- 17427 Applications Filed
- 14242 Patents Issued To-Date
- 81.73 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Fredriksson, Peter | Linköping, SE | 11 | 332 |
# of filed Patents : 11 Total Citations : 332 | |||
Gunes, Melih | Wixom, US | 4 | 30 |
# of filed Patents : 4 Total Citations : 30 | |||
Johansson, Mikael | Motala, SE | 40 | 291 |
# of filed Patents : 40 Total Citations : 291 | |||
Knutsson, Per | Linköping, SE | 36 | 457 |
# of filed Patents : 36 Total Citations : 457 | |||
Malmborg, Bo | Askersund, SE | 2 | 8 |
# of filed Patents : 2 Total Citations : 8 |
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- 2 Citation Count
- H04N Class
- 27.70 % this patent is cited more than
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