ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,382,153, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd. (Suwon-si, South Korea).
"Camera module" was invented by Tae Hoon Kim (Suwon-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A camera module, may include: a lens module including a forwardmost lens disposed closest to an object: a housing configured to accommodate the lens module; a heater formed on the forwardmost lens, and configured to heat the forwardmost lens by a first driving signal; and a dirt remover formed on the forwardmost lens, and configured to generate electrical vibrations or mechanical vibrations or a voltage difference to remove dirt attached to...