ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,865, issued on Dec. 2.

"Double-joint device for product" was invented by Min Woo Jung (Jinju-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A double-joint device for a product is provided. The double-joint device includes left and right operation pieces rotating at the same angle, in a state in which the operation pieces attached to left and right bodies of a door, a vehicle door, a trunk, a bonnet, a smartphone, a laptop and the like are folded, and are horizontally folded or unfolded, and thus a level difference, a step, and a gap between the left and right operation pieces are prevented."

The patent was filed on Nov. 11, 2022, und...