US Patent Issued to Samsung Electro-Mechanics on June 16 for "Actuator for optical image stabilization and camera module including the same" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,659,588, issued on June 16, was assigned to Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd. (Suwon-si, South Korea).

"Actuator for optical image stabilization and camera module including the same" was invented by Kyung Hun Lee (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Jong Ho Lee (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An optical image stabilization actuator includes a fixed frame having an internal space, a moving frame accommodated in the fixed frame and being movable relative to the fixed frame, a first ball member disposed between the fixed frame and the moving frame, a first driving unit including a plurality of magnets disposed in the fixed fra...