ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,777,236, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd. (Suwon-si, South Korea).
"Camera module" was invented by Min Jeong Kang (Suwon-si, South Korea), Jae Hyuk Lee (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Yu Mi Lee (Suwon-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A camera module is provided. The camera module includes a carrier in which a lens barrel is disposed, the carrier configured to move in an optical axis direction, a frame at least partially disposed inside the carrier, a housing which accommodates the carrier, and a buffer member, wherein the frame includes a coupling portion that is exposed to an external area ...