ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,011, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Co. Ltd. (Suwon-si, South Korea).

"Cover including pen receiving part, and electronic device including same" was invented by Heesuk Wang (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), Sunghan Park (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea) and Wonseuk Lee (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cover and electronic device are disclosed herein. The cover is attachable to the electronic device, and includes: a first region covering a first portion of a first surface of the electronic device, when the cover is attached to the electronic device, a second region covering a second portion of the ...