ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,679,274, issued on July 14, was assigned to Motherson Innovations Co. Ltd. (London).

"Optical assembly, camera system, camera monitor system, vehicle, and method using the same" was invented by Alexander Slama (Stuttgart, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to an optical assembly for camera system for a vehicle, in particular a truck, comprising at least one first lens adapted to project at least one first field of view, at least one second lens adapted to project at least one second field of view, at least one lens holder, at least one first lens tube adapted to support the first lens, and at least one ...