ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,416,789, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to SINTAI OPTICAL (SHENZHEN) Co. LTD. (Shenzhen, China) and ASIA OPTICAL Co. INC. (Taichung, Taiwan).
"Lens assembly" was invented by Chien-Hung Chen (Taichung, Taiwan), Hsi-Ling Chang (Taichung, Taiwan), Guo-Yang Wu (Taichung, Taiwan) and Bo-Yan Chen (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 fourth lens, a fifth lens, and a reflective element. The first lens is with refractive power and includes a concave surface facing an object side along an axis. The second lens is with refractive power and includes a convex surface...