ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,601,959, issued on April 14, was assigned to Apple Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.).
"Camera focus and stabilization system" was invented by Shashank Sharma (San Francisco).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various embodiments include a camera with a voice coil motor (VCM) actuator assembly to provide autofocus (AF) and/or optical image stabilization (OIS) movement. The VCM actuator assembly is configured to move an image sensor of the camera in three dimensions (e.g. X, Y, and Z) to provide the AF and/or OIS movements. The VCM actuator assembly is asymmetrical and includes an at least partially open side that allows an optical assembly of the came...