ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,681,271, issued on July 14, was assigned to SINTAI OPTICAL (SHENZHEN) Co. LTD. (Shenzhen City, China) and ASIA OPTICAL Co. INC. (Taichung, Taiwan).

"Lens assembly" was invented by Bo-Yan Chen (Taichung, Taiwan) and Hsi-Ling Chang (Taichung, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lens assembly includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a first reflective element, and a second reflective element. The first lens is with positive refractive power. The first reflective element includes a first surface, a second surface, and a third surface, wherein the first surface and the third lens are opposite to each other. The second reflectiv...