ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,436,358, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to LG INNOTEK Co. LTD. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Lens actuator and a camera module including the same" was invented by Young Bae Jang (Seoul, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lens actuator includes a base; a guide rail coupled to the base; a first lens assembly including a lens group and moving in an optical axis direction along the guide rail; a first magnet disposed on one side of the first lens assembly; and a first coil unit spaced apart from the first magnet and disposed on the base. The guide rail may include a first stopper of the first lens assembly at one end. The first stopper may...