ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,693,488, issued on July 28, was assigned to CANON K.K. (Tokyo).
"Lens barrel" was invented by Yuta Yasutake (Kanagawa, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lens barrel is provided in which two fit portions of a first holder for holding a first lens and two fit portions of a second holder for holding a second lens are alternated. The first holder includes a first engagement portion and a first contact portion. The second holder includes a second engagement portion and a second contact portion. The first engagement portion and the second engagement portion are engaged with each other with a gap formed in a direction orthogonal to the opt...