ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,429,748, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to LG INNOTEK Co. LTD. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Camera actuator and camera module including same" was invented by Sung Guk Lee (Seoul, South Korea), Seung Hyeon Jeong (Seoul, South Korea) and Jeung Ook Park (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A camera actuator according to an embodiment includes a base; a rail guide part coupled to the base; a first lens assembly coupled to the base and fixed; and second and third lens assemblies disposed in the base and moving along the rail guide part, wherein the base includes a coupling protrusion and a base recess adjacent to the coupling protr...