US Patent Issued to Amazon Technologies on May 27 for "Fresnel lens with variable-angle translation edges" (Singaporean, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,313,861, issued on May 27, was assigned to Amazon Technologies Inc. (Seattle).

"Fresnel lens with variable-angle translation edges" was invented by Eric S. Micko (San Jose, Calif.) and Sonny Windstrup Rasmussen (Singapore).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lens assembly includes a lens housing and a Fresnel lens array. The lens housing includes a first portion that defines an exterior surface and an interior surface, and a second portion. The second portion defines a cavity, where the interior surface is disposed within the cavity. The Fresnel lens array is disposed within the cavity and coupled to the interior surface. The Fresnel lens ar...