ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,484, issued on July 15, was assigned to Polaris IP Pty Ltd (Huntleys Point, Australia).

"Hinge" was invented by Michael Christopher Stuart (Sydney).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hinge including: a first leaf assembly accommodating a portion of a first panel having a first cut-out section, the first leaf assembly including a first insert component which is tight fittingly receivable within the first cut-out section; a second leaf assembly, hingedly coupled to the first leaf assembly, for accommodating a portion of a second panel having a second cut-out section; a spring operatively coupled to the first and second leaf assemblies to ...