Patent ID: 7675686

Claim:
A lens device comprising: a first partition that is flexible and optically transparent; a second partition that is coupled to the first partition, wherein at least a portion of the second partition is optically transparent, and wherein a first cavity is formed in between the first partition and the second partition; a first fluidic medium positioned within the cavity, the fluidic medium also being optically transparent; and a first component capable of controlling a parameter of the fluidic medium, wherein when the parameter of the fluidic medium changes, the first partition flexes and an optical property of the lens is varied, wherein the first partition is a flexible membrane formed from at least one of a thin plastic polymer and a flexible, optically transparent material, wherein the first partition is formed from polydimethylsiloxane, wherein the second partition is a rigid partition formed from at least one of a plastic and a material that is at least partly optically transparent, wherein the second partition includes at least one channel allowing for the first fluidic medium to at least one of enter and exit the cavity, wherein the second partition includes a first portion that extends substantially parallel to the first partition when the first partition is in an unflexed position and also includes a second portion that extends substantially perpendicularly to the first portion, and wherein the cavity is substantially cylindrical, the second portion forms a substantially cylindrical wall around the cavity, and the first partition and the first portion of the second partition respectively form first and second cylinder end walls of the cavity.