ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,279,031, issued on April 15, was assigned to LG INNOTEK Co. LTD. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Camera module including lens assembly and camera apparatus including same" was invented by Kyung Won Kim (Seoul, South Korea), Hyun Gyu Roh (Seoul, South Korea) and Chang Yeon Kim (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The camera module includes a base, a first lens assembly and a second lens assembly disposed and moved within the base, and a third lens assembly disposed and fixed to the base. The first lens assembly includes a first lens barrel in which a first lens is disposed, and a first driver housing in which a first driving part is d...