ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,526,498, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Canon K.K. (Tokyo).
"Imaging apparatus with heat transfer member" was invented by Takuya Tanaka (Tokyo) and Kazuhiro Fukuzawa (Kanagawa, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An imaging apparatus includes an image sensor, a thermoelectric element thermally connected with the image sensor, a housing accommodating the image sensor and the thermoelectric element, having an opening at a position facing the image sensor, and thermally connected to the thermoelectric element, a light transmission member arranged on the opening of the housing to cover the opening of the housing, an attachment member co...