ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,556,787, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Co. LTD. (Suwon-si, South Korea).

"Camera module and electronic device comprising same" was invented by Kiyun Jo (Suwon-si, South Korea), Jongjun Kim (Suwon-si, South Korea), Heeyun Chung (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Kihuk Lee (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A camera module according to an embodiment may comprise: a printed circuit board including a first opening; a housing assembly comprising a housing arranged on a first surface of the printed circuit board; a first rear member comprising a plate arranged on a second surface of the printed circuit boar...