ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,585,163, issued on March 24, was assigned to AAC OPTICS SOLUTIONS PTE. LTD. (Singapore City, Singapore).

"Camera device and electronic apparatus" was invented by Takashi Iwasaki (Osaka, Japan) and Kazuo Shikama (Osaka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to the field of optics and discloses a camera device. The camera device includes a driving mechanism and a lens module. The driving mechanism includes a base with a first magnetic yoke and a driving coil, and a first frame with a magnet and an inclined supporting surface. The lens module includes a lens holder, and the first frame supports the lens holder...