ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,313,907, issued on May 27, was assigned to TOKYO VISIONARY OPTICS Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).

"Imaging lens" was invented by Hisao Fukaya (Sukagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is provided an imaging lens with small telephoto ratio and excellent optical characteristics which satisfies demand of the downsizing, the low-profileness and the low F-number. An imaging lens comprises, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens with positive refractive power, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens being a double-sided aspheric lens, a fifth lens being a double-sided aspheric lens, and a sixth lens having a convex surfac...