ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,253,455, issued on March 18, was assigned to 4Art Holding AG (Steinhausen, Switzerland).
"Device for optically identifying surfaces" was invented by Kai Zeh (Munich).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for optically identifying surfaces, in particular for optically identifying structured and/or pictorial surfaces, spaces and/or e.g. paintings or sculptures is simple to use independently of the location. For this purpose, the device includes a housing in which light-emitting and light-receiving elements are arranged, and the device also includes a first portion having at least one lens, a portion that follows the first portion in the ...