ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,656,664, issued on June 16, was assigned to Apple Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.).

"Chassis for mounting multiple cameras in an electronic device" was invented by Zachary W. Birnbaum (Santa Clara, Calif.) and Haitao Xu (Great Neck, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A camera system for an electronic device is described herein. The camera system may include a chassis configured to receive at least two cameras. The chassis may include a top wall having a first portion and a second portion. The first portion may define a first region of an exterior surface of the top wall having a first surface height and a first opening. The second portion may d...