ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,625,371, issued on May 12, was assigned to BAE Systems PLC (London).

"Projector comprising a variable aperture assembly that can move laterally along an optical axis and rotate with respect to the optical axis" was invented by Darren Neil Grimwood (Rochester, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A projector for use in a head-up or head-worn display is described. The projector comprises a display source, an output screen, and a variable aperture assembly. The variable aperture assembly is positioned on an optical axis between the display source and the output screen and is adjustable to change a geometry (e.g. size and/or shape) of...