ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,301,966, issued on May 13, was assigned to LG INNOTEK Co. LTD. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Camera module enclosure" was invented by Min Woo Lee (Seoul, South Korea), Kyeong Mok Yoon (Seoul, South Korea) and Seung Man Jeong (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A camera module comprises: a first body including an upper plate and a side plate extending from the upper plate; a second body coupled to the first body; a lens module, at least a portion of which is placed inside the first body; a first shield cover coupled to the first body; and a substrate assembly placed inside the second body, wherein at least a portion of the first s...