ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,619,062, issued on May 5.

"Integrated optical device and related diagnostic imaging method" was invented by Giulia Dal Pont (Treviso, Italy) and Franco Dal Pont (Treviso, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An integrated optical device comprising an optical instrument for producing real images comprising in turn eyepieces, an optical body, a binocular body and a support arm, and an instrumentation for producing virtual images, wherein said instrumentation for producing virtual images comprises at least a display (1) for projecting said virtual images, a lens (2) for adjusting the focus, a plurality of prisms (3) for inserting, directing, ...