ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,523,864, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to RICOH COMPANY LTD. (Tokyo).

"Movable device, range-finding apparatus, image display apparatus, head-mounted display, wavelength-variable laser unit, and spectroscopic sensor" was invented by Masayuki Fujishima (Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A movable device includes: a movable portion; a driving section configured to generate a driving force to move the movable portion; a movement mechanical section; and at least one convex portion. The movement mechanical section includes: a contact portion contacting the movable portion, the contact portion movable in a movement direction by ...