ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,348,845, issued on July 1, was assigned to Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd. (Suwon-si, South Korea).

"Camera module" was invented by Su Bong Jang (Suwon-si, South Korea), Sang Jong Lee (Suwon-si, South Korea), Hee Soo Yoon (Suwon-si, South Korea), Tae Ho Yun (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Seung Jae Song (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A camera module is provided. The camera module includes a fixed body which has an internal space; a first movable body movably disposed on the fixed body; a substrate disposed on the first movable body, and on which an image sensor is mounted; a yoke disposed on one of the fixed body and...