ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,541,106, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Canon K.K. (Tokyo).

"Louver, head mounted display, and optical apparatus" was invented by Shumpei Tatsumi (Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A louver includes a first member made of transparent material, a second member made of transparent material, and a plurality of light blocking portions made of light blocking material. The first member and the second member are configured to join with each other. A first main surface of each of the plurality of light blocking portions is in contact with the first member and a second main surface of each of the light blocking portions is in conta...