ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,566,310, issued on March 3, was assigned to JAHWA ELECTRONICS Co. LTD. (Cheongju-si, South Korea).

"Actuator for driving zoom" was invented by Hee Seoung Kim (Seoul, South Korea) and Kyu Min Lee (Bucheon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An actuator for driving zoom includes a first carrier, wherein the first carrier includes a first mounter and a first lens assembly is mounted on the first mounter, a first supporting part provided on a first side of the first mounter and extending in a first direction, and a first guider provided on a second side of the first mounter and extending in the first direction. A second carrier inclu...