ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,332,548, issued on June 17, was assigned to Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd. (Suwon-si, South Korea).
"Camera module" was invented by Jong Gi Lee (Suwon-si, South Korea), Ju Hwa Son (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Jong Ho Ahn (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 first lens group including a foremost lens disposed closest to an object; a second lens group including a rearmost lens disposed closest to an imaging plane; and a lens barrel in which a first accommodation space and a second accommodating space are formed, the first accommodation space configured to accommo...