ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,901, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to LG INNOTEK Co. LTD. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Lens moving apparatus" was invented by Sang Ok Park (Seoul, South Korea), Sang Jun Min (Seoul, South Korea), Tae Jin Jung (Seoul, South Korea) and Hyune O Yoo (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An embodiment includes a bobbin provided at an outer circumferential surface thereof with a first coil, a first position sensor disposed on the outer circumferential surface of the bobbin and spaced apart from the first coil, a first magnet disposed so as to be opposite to the first position sensor, a second magnet disposed so as to be opposite t...