ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,411,306, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to Raytheon Co. (Arlington, Va.).

"Adjustable optical mount" was invented by Jason R. Lavine (McKinney, Texas) and Steven Palomino (McKinney, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adjustable optical mount is disclosed. The adjustable optical mount can include a base. The adjustable optical mount can also include a rotatable frame rotatably coupled to the base about an axis. The rotatable frame can be operable to support an optical element. Additionally, the adjustable optical mount can include a ramp operably coupled to the rotatable frame such that translational movement of the ramp relative t...