ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,736,633, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to Canon K.K. (Tokyo).

"Optical apparatus, in-vehicle system, moving apparatus, manufacturing method of optical apparatus" was invented by Yasuhiro Makita (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An optical apparatus includes a first base and a second base, an optical element held by at least one of the first and second bases, and an adhesive configured to adhere the first and second bases to each other. The first base further includes a first recessed portion into which the second base is inserted, a first contact portion contacting the second base, and a groove portion configured to allow at leas...