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 Patents:
Optical physics is a mature science, and there are tens of thousands
of patents for optical devices. So it is dramatic and exceedingly rare
for a young company to own the basic patents on a major, foundational
technology. Varioptic owns the two key patents that protect the essential
elements of a liquid, focusable lens, covering the concept of centering
a liquid droplet and the geometry of a centering container that makes
it possible to use a liquid as a lens. Bruno Berge led the research underlying
these patents at the University of Grenoble, and Varioptic has acquired
complete control of the patents from the university.
Since its founding, Varioptic keeps dedicating much of its resources to improve and patent new advances in this technology.
Patent n°1:
“Lens with variable focus"
priority date: 8th October 1997
International publication number: WO 99/18456
Patent n°2:
"drop centering device"
International publication date: 5th october 2000
priority date: 26th march 1999
international publication number: WO 00/58763
Scientific Papers
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