ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,549,840, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Co. Ltd. (Suwon-si, South Korea).

"Camera module and electronic device including same" was invented by Taehwan Kim (Suwon-si, South Korea), Bongchan Kim (Suwon-si, South Korea), Hwajoong Jung (Suwon-si, South Korea), Hyungjin Rho (Suwon-si, South Korea), Jaeheung Park (Suwon-si, South Korea), Kwangseok Byon (Suwon-si, South Korea), Hyosang An (Suwon-si, South Korea), Jaehyoung Park (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Kihuk Lee (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to various embodiments disclosed herein, a camera module and/or an electronic device including...