US Patent Issued to LG Electronics on Dec. 16 for "Portable electronic device comprising hinge module" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,498,767, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to LG Electronics Inc. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Portable electronic device comprising hinge module" was invented by Philsang Kim (Seoul, South Korea), Byeongduk An (Seoul, South Korea) and Laio Kang (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable electronic device comprises: a first body including an opening formed in the side surface in a first direction; a hinge module comprising a first bracket fixed to the first body and a second bracket coupled to be rotatable about a hinge shaft; and a second body which has one end portion inserted in the opening and is coupled to the second brac...