High-voltage H-bridge control circuit for a lens driver of an electronic ophthalmic lens
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Feb 27, 2018
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A lens driver or lens driver circuitry for an ophthalmic apparatus comprising an electronic system which actuates a variable-focus optic is disclosed herein. The lens driver is part of an electronic system incorporated into the ophthalmic apparatus. The electronic system includes one or more batteries or other power sources, power management circuitry, one or more sensors, clock generation circuitry, control algorithms and circuitry, and lens driver circuitry. The lens driver circuitry includes one or more power sources, one or more high voltage generators and one or more switching circuits. Specifically, the lens driver comprises an H-bridge/H-bridge controller for providing the proper voltage, including polarity, to drive the electronic included in the ophthalmic apparatus.
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JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE INC | 7500 CENTURION PARKWAY JACKSONVILLE FL 32256 |
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Toner, Adam | Jacksonville, US | 192 | 3788 |
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Whitney, Donald | Melbourne, US | 5 | 25 |
# of filed Patents : 5 Total Citations : 25 |
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