US Patent Issued to JAHWA electronics on May 5 for "Zoom drive actuator" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,619,051, issued on May 5, was assigned to JAHWA electronics Co. Ltd. (Cheongju-si, South Korea).

"Zoom drive actuator" was invented by Hee Seung Kim (Seoul, South Korea) and Kyu Min Lee (Bucheon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein is a zoom drive actuator comprising a first carrier movable along an optical axis, a second carrier capable of moving anterior or posterior to the first carrier along the optical axis, a housing enclosing the first and second carriers, a first coil unit; and a second coil unit, in which the first carrier comprises a first mount equipped with a first lens assembly, a first support to whi...