US Patent Issued to Magna Electronics on Dec. 30 for "Vehicular camera using welding to secure lens relative to camera image plane" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,510,807, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Magna Electronics Inc. (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Vehicular camera using welding to secure lens relative to camera image plane" was invented by Matthew C. Sesti (Williamston, Mich.), Robert A. Devota (Durand, Mich.), Donald W. Mersino (Montrose, Mich.) and Gavin E. Skrocki (Bay City, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicular camera includes a lens barrel accommodating a lens and having at least two radial protrusions protruding radially outward at or near an inner end of the lens barrel. A lens holder includes a passageway for receiving the inner end of the lens barrel and has at least two ...