ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,953, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Apple Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.).
"Optical lens" was invented by Christopher D. Jones (Los Gatos, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An optical lens includes a first transparent portion, a second transparent portion, and an opaque metal barrier separating the first transparent portion from the second transparent portion. The opaque metal barrier is bonded directly to the first transparent portion and the second transparent portion via aluminum-oxide bonds. The optical lens can include a transition zone between the opaque metal barrier and adjacent transparent portions. The transition zone can ...