ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,607,900, issued on April 21, was assigned to Apple Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.).

"Carrier with end stop for camera tilt actuator" was invented by Hiran R Rathnasinghe (Lemon Grove, Calif.) and Nicholas D Smyth (San Jose, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various embodiments include a camera including a carrier having one or more end stops for use with a tilt actuator. The camera may include one or more optical elements, an image sensor, an actuator arrangement, and/or a suspension arrangement. The carrier may be used to carry or otherwise hold one or more optical elements and/or one or more image sensors. The tilt actuator may be used t...