MUMBAI, India, April 20 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202514087049 A) filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, U.S.A., on Sept. 12, 2025, for 'camera module with continuous variable aperture assembly.'
Inventor(s) include Cater, Tyler Bruce.
The application for the patent was published on April 17, under issue no. 16/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A camera includes an image sensor and a variable aperture assembly. The 5 variable aperture assembly includes an optical assembly having one or more lenses. The optical assembly is positioned along a light path that extends from an object side of the one or more lenses, through the one or more lenses, and to the image sensor. The variable aperture assembly also includes an actuator configured to move the optical assembly along the light path. The variable aperture assembly 10 further includes a variable aperture mechanism configured to modulate a diameter of the light path adjacent the optical assembly. In addition, the variable aperture assembly includes a mechanical coupling configured activate the variable aperture mechanism to modulate the diameter of the light path adjacent the optical assembly during movement of the optical assembly along the light path."
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
