ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,598,826, issued on April 7, was assigned to ZF Friedrichshafen AG (Friedrichshafen, Germany).
"Image sensor assembly" was invented by Thomas E. Blake III (Novi, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image sensor assembly is disclosed herein that can include a flexible substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface. The flexible substrate includes a body portion, an outer portion, and an elongated portion that extends from the body portion. The image sensor assembly also includes at least one rigid layer disposed over at least one of the top surface or the bottom surface of the body portion of the flexible substrate. The image sens...