ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,541,073, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Canon K.K. (Tokyo).
"Lens unit" was invented by Shota Tanaka (Chiba, Japan) and Masami Yoshida (Kanagawa, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lens unit that fixes and holds a lens after the lens is moved and adjusted in parallel with a receiving surface to position the lens in an optical axis direction includes a lens holder configured to hold the lens and including the receiving surface, a pressing member configured to be fixed to the lens holder, and an elastic member configured to press the lens against the lens holder and located between the pressing member and the lens, wherein the lens h...