ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,690,121, issued on July 21, was assigned to LG INNOTEK Co. LTD. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Camera module" was invented by Sang Yeal Han (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A camera module comprises: a first body comprising a lens; a second body coupled to the first body; and a printed circuit board disposed between the first body and the second body. The first body comprises a first guide protruding downward and comprising a first protrusion. The printed circuit board comprises a first guide hole to which the first protrusion is coupled. The first guide is soldered to the first guide hole."

The patent was filed on July 1, 202...