ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,452,535, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Changzhou AAC Raytech Optronics Co. Ltd. (Changzhou, China).

"Lens drive apparatus" was invented by Tongming Xu (Changzhou, China), Suohe Wei (Changzhou, China) and Limei Zhao (Changzhou, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a lens drive apparatus having fewer components with ensuring auto focusing and anti-shake performance. The apparatus includes a base, a housing, a support frame, a lens barrel, an anti-shake drive assembly, a magnetic circuit assembly, and a focusing drive assembly. The support frame includes two opposite first enclosing walls and two opposite second enclosing w...