ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,468,144, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to LG INNOTEK Co. LTD. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Actuator device" was invented by Sung Guk Lee (Seoul, South Korea) and Seong Min Lee (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A first embodiment of the present invention relates to an actuator device comprising: a housing; a holder disposed inside the housing; a reflective member disposed on the holder; a moving plate disposed between the housing and the holder; a rigid mover coupled to the holder; and a damper coupled to the rigid mover, wherein the rigid mover comprises a protruding portion coupled to the housing by the damper."

The patent...