US Patent Issued on Sept. 16 for "Camera lens hood providing for independent yaw, roll, and pitch rotations for a plurality of lens filters" (British, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,416,844, issued on Sept. 16.

"Camera lens hood providing for independent yaw, roll, and pitch rotations for a plurality of lens filters" was invented by Michael Shawn Lawler (Yelm, Wash.) and Ian Sharples (Epsom, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lens hood system designed to accommodate one or more lens filters via one or more recesses. The lens filters may be inserted through various access points, including front, back, or side openings, and can be secured using methods such as threading, snap-fit tabs, or sliding mechanisms. The lens hood may be equipped with movable frame portions allowing for roll, pitch, and yaw rotat...