ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,681,317, issued on July 14, was assigned to JVCKENWOOD Corp. (Yokohama, Japan).

"Virtual image display device" was invented by Manabu Kobayashi (Yokohama, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A virtual image display device includes a display surface and a projection optical system that projects a light ray from the display surface toward a transparent member. The projection optical system includes a convex lens. An optical path of a first light ray, which is emitted from one point on the display surface and is reflected by the front surface of the transparent member coincides with an optical path of a second light ray, which is emitted f...