ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,535,863, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Co. Ltd. (South Korea).

"Foldable electronic device including hinge assembly" was invented by Jaeho Kang (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea) and Minsung Lee (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A foldable communication device including a housing including a first housing, a second housing, and a hinge housing coupled between the first housing and the second housing; a flexible display accommodated in the first housing, the second housing, and the hinge housing; and a hinge structure substantially accommodated in the hinge housing and coupled with the first housing...