ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,510,748, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to WITHMEMS Co. LTD. (Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea) and EWHA UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COLLABORATION FOUNDATION (Seoul, South Korea).
"Scanning micromirror" was invented by Chang Hyeon Ji (Seoul, South Korea), John Gu (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Hwang-Sub Koo (Hwaseong-si, South Korea) and Jong-Uk Bu (Hwaseong-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a scanning micromirror including a reflective surface rotatable with respect to a rotation axis, a rim disposed on the outside of the reflective surface, a spring positioned on the rotation axis and connected to the reflective surface, and a c...