ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,477,201, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Ficosa Adas, S.L.U. (Barcelona, Spain).

"Camera module having a lens assembly with at least one flange projecting therefrom and assembling method" was invented by Daniel Abad Garcia (Barcelona, Spain) and Borja Felgueroso Rodrigo (Barcelona, Spain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The camera module includes a housing having an interior space with an inner surface, a lens assembly comprising a lens body within the interior space defining an optical axis, an electronics carrier, an image sensor on the electronics carrier in optical communication with the lens assembly, at least one positioning eleme...