ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,591,105, issued on March 31, was assigned to Datalogic IP Tech S.r.l. (Calderara di Reno, Italy).

"Electronic focus adjustment for c-mount lens using PCB piezoelectric motor" was invented by Matteo Falasca (Bologna, Italy) and Alessandro Brunetta (Padua, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An optical imaging system, such as a scanner system for imaging machine-readable indicia may include a lens device, an adapter ring, and a PCB piezoelectric motor. The lens device may include an adjustable optical component operably coupled to a rotatable feature. The adapter ring may be engaged to the rotatable feature of the lens device so as to co...