ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,470,793, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to GoPro Inc. (San Mateo, Calif.).

"Integrated sensor-lens assemblies in image capture apparatuses and methods of assembling the same" was invented by David Thomas Platner (San Francisco), Ian Copeland Griggs (San Francisco) and Jonathan Stern (San Mateo, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An integrated sensor-lens assembly for an image capture apparatus. The integrated sensor-lens assembly defines an optical axis and includes: a lens holder, a cover glass holder that is secured to the lens holder at a first interface; and a printed circuit board that is secured to the cover glass holder at a s...