ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,554,180, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to GoPro Inc. (San Mateo, Calif.).
"Optical module isolation in image capture devices" was invented by David Thomas Platner (San Francisco), Ian Copeland Griggs (San Francisco) and Jonathan Stern (San Mateo, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image capture device is disclosed that includes: a body; an optical module that is positioned within the body and which defines an optical axis; and an isolation assembly that supports (suspends) the optical module within the body and which facilitates resilient displacement of the optical module in relation to the body upon the application of an extern...