ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,298,483, issued on May 13, was assigned to Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd. (Suwon-si, South Korea).

"Lens module" was invented by Jae Hyun Baik (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lens module may include a first lens having positive refractive power, a second lens having refractive power, a third lens having positive refractive power, a fourth lens having refractive power, a fifth lens having refractive power, a sixth lens having refractive power, and a seventh lens having negative refractive power. An inflection point may be formed on an image-side surface of the sixth lens. A turning point may be formed on an ima...