Apparatus for adjusting the focus of an image capturing device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9232126
APP PUB NO 20140240584A1
SERIAL NO

13773765

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Described is an apparatus, including computer program products, for adjusting the focus of an image capturing device. An apparatus for capturing a focused digital image of a scene includes a lens having an optical surface including a deformation that is asymmetric with respect to an optical axis of the lens, and an aperture component configured to adjust a position of the aperture stop of the lens on a plane that is substantially perpendicular to the optical axis of the lens. The apparatus includes an image sensor configured to capture a digital image of an optical image formed by the lens, the digital image being defocused based on the position of the aperture stop. The apparatus includes a digital image processor configured to generate a focused digital image based on the digital image captured by the image sensor.

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  • COGNEX CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
McGarry, John La Jolla, US 22 150

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