ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,501,592, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Co. LTD. (Suwon-si, South Korea).

"Electronic device comprising thermal diffusion member" was invented by Hajoong Yun (Suwon-si, South Korea), Yoonsun Park (Suwon-si, South Korea), Seunghoon Kang (Suwon-si, South Korea), Kyungha Koo (Suwon-si, South Korea), Hongki Moon (Suwon-si, South Korea), Jongkil Park (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Yongjae Song (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic device includes a first housing; a second housing slidable into and out of the first housing; a sliding plate configured to be at least partially slid within the se...