ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,366,792, issued on July 22, was assigned to GoPro Inc. (San Mateo, Calif.).

"Removable lens accessories for image capture devices" was invented by Matthew David Thomas (Castro Valley, Calif.), Jordan Zook Todd (Piedmont, Calif.), Jesse Patterson (Pacifica, Calif.), Nicholas Vitale (Foster City, Calif.), Joseph Tucker (Santa Cruz, Calif.) and Ian Griggs (San Francisco).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image capture device is described that includes a body; a mounting structure that is connected to the body; an integrated sensor-lens assembly (ISLA) that defines an optical axis and extends through the body and the mounting structure; and a...