ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,538,006, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Apple Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.).
"Camera modules with multiple optical assemblies" was invented by Zachary W. Birnbaum (Santa Clara, Calif.) and Andrew S. Jozefov (Palo Alto, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A camera module may include a housing, a first optical assembly, a second optical assembly, a carrier, and an actuator. The first and second optical assemblies may be positioned within the camera module to receive light in opposite directions. The carrier may be positioned within the housing and include a first portion coupled to a first component of the first optical assembly and a sec...