ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,477,206, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to LARGAN DIGITAL Co. LTD. (Taichung, Taiwan).

"Camera module and electronic device" was invented by Lin An Chang (Taichung, Taiwan), Te-Sheng Tseng (Taichung, Taiwan) and Ming-Ta Chou (Taichung, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A camera module includes a fixed base, a carrier, an elastic element, an imaging lens, a coil, a magnetic element, a connection wire and a light-blocking coating. The carrier is disposed opposite to the fixed base and has a bobbin. The elastic element is connected to the fixed base and the carrier so as to provide freedom of movement of the carrier with respect to the...