ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,321,196, issued on June 3, was assigned to Google LLC (Mountain View, Calif.).
"Folding portable display device" was invented by Michael J. Lombardi (Chicago) and Joe Allore (Chicago).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An example a folding device includes a first assembly having an inner and an outer surface; a second assembly having an inner and an outer surface; and a continuous display including: a first rigid segment attached to and coplanar with the inner surface of the first assembly, a second rigid segment attached to and coplanar with the inner surface of the second assembly, a primary flexible segment; and a third rigid segment dispos...