ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,498,560, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K. (Hamamatsu, Japan).
"Optical module" was invented by Tomoyuki Ide (Hamamatsu, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An optical module includes a mirror unit, a magnet unit, and a package including a recess. The magnet unit includes a first magnet and a second magnet. The recess includes a base wall portion to which an upper surface of the magnet unit is fixed, and a side wall portion facing a side surface of the magnet unit. The mirror unit is disposed on a second surface on an opposite side of the base wall portion from a first surface to which the magnet unit is fixed....