US Patent Issued to ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN on Sept. 9 for "Lens design and methods of manufacture thereof" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,411,302, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG (Friedrichshafen, Germany).

"Lens design and methods of manufacture thereof" was invented by Michael Babala (Plymouth, Mich.), Matthew Warmuth (Northville, Mich.) and Thomas E. Blake III (Novi, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is a lens comprising a central portion that comprises a first polymer; wherein the central portion is operative to transmit electromagnetic radiation through it; and a peripheral portion that comprises a second polymer; where the peripheral portion accommodates a dimensional change in the central portion by absorbing energy and ...