ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,912, issued on May 13, was assigned to Foshan Shunde Mingsheng Hardware Plastic Technology Co. Ltd. (FoShan, China).
"Hoverboard" was invented by Shigang Bai (FoShan, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hoverboard comprises a left supporting shaft, a right supporting shaft and wheels, wherein an outer end of the left supporting shaft and an outer end of the right supporting shaft are both connected to the wheels; an inner end of the left supporting shaft and an inner end of the right supporting shaft are relatively rotatably connected to each other; the inner end of the right supporting shaft is provided with a small outer-diamete...