ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,481,317, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (Singapore).

"Computing device including hinge link and scissor component" was invented by Matthew Sean Hilliard (Morrisville, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device can include a first housing that includes a hinge recess and a pivot; a second housing that includes a hinge recess and a pivot; a hinge link coupled to the pivots, where a pivot coupling between the hinge link and the pivot of the second housing includes an off-centered post, and where the hinge link includes a scissor component pivot; and a scissor component coupled to the scissor component pivo...