US Patent Issued to CANON on Feb. 24 for "Optical image stabilization unit capable of being miniaturized, lens barrel, and optical apparatus" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,560,820, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to CANON K.K. (Tokyo).

"Optical image stabilization unit capable of being miniaturized, lens barrel, and optical apparatus" was invented by Akira Takaura (Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An optical image stabilization unit capable of being miniaturized is provided. The optical image stabilization unit includes a fixed member, a lens, a movable member that holds the lens and is movable on a plane, which is substantially perpendicular to an optical axis direction, in the fixed member, a position detection sensor held by the movable member, and a flexible printed wiring board. The flex...