ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,601,961, issued on April 14.
"Telescopic camera device" was invented by Xiangan Tan (Wuzhou City, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A telescopic camera device includes a housing, a camera, a telescopic rod, and a flexible circuit board. The telescopic rod is arranged in the housing and includes a fixed end and a movable end. The fixed end of the telescopic rod is fixed relative to the housing, while the movable end is extendable away from or retractable toward the housing. The camera is mounted on the movable end of the telescopic rod. The telescopic rod is hollow, and the flexible circuit board is elongated and is installed inside t...