ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,726,692, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd. (Suwon-si, South Korea).

"Image sensor module, manufacturing method thereof and camera module including the same" was invented by Jang Hun Kim (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image sensor module is provided. The image sensor module includes an image sensor which has an imaging plane; a substrate on which the image sensor is mounted; and a sub-housing, coupled to the substrate, and configured to accommodate the image sensor, wherein, in the sub-housing and the substrate, first and second end portions of the sub-housing and the substrate...