ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,253,879, issued on March 18, was assigned to QUANTA COMPUTER INC. (Taoyuan, Taiwan).

"Electronic device with receiving function" was invented by Chia-Jung Hsu (Taoyuan, Taiwan) and Shen-Pu Hsieh (Taoyuan, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic device with a receiving function is provided. The electronic device is adapted to receive and shift out an object. The electronic device includes a device housing, an actuating unit, a linkage unit and a holder. The actuating unit is disposed in the device housing. The linkage unit is connected to the actuating unit, wherein the actuating unit is adapted to move the linkage unit. The ...