ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,927, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Magna Electronics Inc. (Auburn Hills, Mich.).
"Vehicular camera" was invented by Brian J. Winden (Rochester, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicular camera includes a housing for mounting the vehicular camera at an in-cabin side of a vehicle windshield. Width of the housing is greater than height of the housing and is greater than depth of the housing. The height of the vehicular camera is less than 35 mm. Circuitry disposed at a first side of a single circuit board accommodated by the housing includes an imager. A lens barrel accommodates a lens and protrudes outward from a front portio...