US Patent Issued to LG INNOTEK on July 1 for "Lens driving device" (South Korean Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,944, issued on July 1, was assigned to LG INNOTEK Co. LTD. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Lens driving device" was invented by Sang Ok Park (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 cover comprising an upper plate, a side plate and an inner yoke; a base; a holder; a coil; a magnet; and a lateral elastic member, wherein the holder comprises a groove formed in the upper surface of the holder, and at least a portion of the inner yoke of the cover is inserted in the groove of the holder so that the holder engages with the inner yoke when the holder rotates."

The paten...