ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,455,496, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to LG INNOTEK Co. LTD. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Camera actuator, camera module, and camera device including same" was invented by Chang Yeon Kim (Seoul, South Korea) and Sung Guk Lee (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A camera actuator includes a housing; a prism unit disposed in the housing; and a driving unit for tilting the prism unit. The prism unit includes a prism mover including a receiving portion; and a prism disposed in the receiving portion. The housing includes a sidewall and a guide portion including an inclined surface disposed on the sidewall."

The patent was filed on...