ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,253,736, issued on March 18, was assigned to SHINSUNG PRECISION Co. LTD. (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea).

"Lens spacer, lens module comprising same, and manufacturing method therefor" was invented by Seong Min Jang (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea) and Young Sik Choi (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a camera lens spacer which is adapted to prevent flare effects due to light reflection. The present invention provides a camera lens spacer which is inserted between lenses and comprises a base material made of copper or a copper alloy and having a predetermined thickness, wherein the base materia...