ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,681,259, issued on July 14, was assigned to Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd. (Suwon-si, South Korea).
"Lens module" was invented by So Mi Yang (Suwon-si, South Korea), Jae Hyuk Huh (Suwon-si, South Korea), You Jin Jeong (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Jin Se Kim (Suwon-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lens module is provided. The lens module may include a lens barrel configured to accommodate a lens; and a support member disposed in the lens barrel, and configured to support the lens, wherein the support member includes a first support member formed of a first material, and a second support member formed of a second materia...