ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,415,581, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).

"Optical axis position adjusting method and optical axis position adjuster for in-vehicle camera" was invented by Taiki Iida (Nisshin, Japan) and Yusuke Tatesumi (Seto, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An optical axis position adjuster according to the present disclosure includes a target board, a leg portion that supports the target board, and an installation auxiliary jig that connects the leg portion and the vehicle. The leg portions can be installed horizontally with respect to the ground. The installation auxiliary jig is connected to a connecting...