ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,498,538, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to LG INNOTEK Co. LTD. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Lens driving device, camera module, and optical device having a housing with a groove" was invented by Jun Taek Lee (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present embodiment relates to a lens driving device comprising: a housing; a bobbin disposed inside the housing; and a lower elastic member provided on the lower side of the bobbin and coupled to the bobbin and to the housing, wherein the lower elastic member comprises a first outer portion, which is coupled to the housing, a second outer portion, which is coupled to the housing and i...