US Patent Issued to Ricoh on Feb. 17 for "Movable device, image projection apparatus, laser headlamp, head-mounted display, distance measurement device, and mobile object" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,554,123, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Ricoh Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).

"Movable device, image projection apparatus, laser headlamp, head-mounted display, distance measurement device, and mobile object" was invented by Mizuki Shinkawa (Kanagawa, Japan) and Goichi Akanuma (Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A movable device includes a movable portion; a drive unit having one end connected to the movable portion to rotate the movable portion; a support supporting the drive unit; a connecting portion having one end connected to the support to support the support; and a stationary support to which the other end of the connecting port...