ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,416,787, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd. (Suwon-si, South Korea).
"Optical imaging system" was invented by Hag Chul Kim (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Phil Ho Jung (Suwon-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An optical imaging system includes a first lens group, a second lens group, and a third lens group, each including a plurality of lenses and arranged in order along an optical axis, a reflecting member disposed in front of the first lens group, and an aperture disposed between the first lens group and the second lens group, wherein at least one of the first lens group to the third lens g...