ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,250,334, issued on March 11, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Co. LTD. (Suwon-si, South Korea).

"Electronic device with waterproof structure" was invented by Kiyoung Jung (Suwon-si, South Korea), Woosung Chun (Suwon-si, South Korea), Jungchul An (Suwon-si, South Korea), Seungki Choi (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Hyunju Hong (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure may include: a first housing, a second housing, a hinge assembly comprising a hinge disposed between the first housing and the second housing, and including a hinge plate and a hinge module d...