ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,254,139, issued on March 18.
"Peripheral keyboard and stand apparatus for a tablet computer" was invented by Ming-Tsong George Tien (Cupertino, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A keyboard and stand assembly includes a keyboard configured with a trigger and a power drive mechanism, and a linkage coupled between a tablet computer holder and the keyboard, the power drive mechanism coupled operatively between the trigger and the linkage, wherein selective actuation of the trigger automatically activates the power drive mechanism, extending and retracting the linkage for raising and lowering the holder relative to the keyboard."
The pa...