ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,457,418, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd. (Suwon-si, South Korea).

"Actuator for optical image stabilization and camera module including the same" was invented by Kyung Hun Lee (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Jong Ho Lee (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An actuator for optical image stabilization includes a fixed frame having an internal space, a movable frame accommodated in the fixed frame and movable relative to the fixed frame, a first driving unit including a plurality of coils disposed on one of the fixed frame and the movable frame and a plurality of magnets disposed on the oth...