ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,212,700, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to SPIGEN KOREA Co. LTD. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Folding case with rotating side cover" was invented by Tae Sung Yoon (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A protective case for foldable mobile devices is described. The folding case comprises a first case and a second case, wherein the folding case further comprises a side cover which rotates by an elastic part as the foldable mobile device is folded or unfolded, and provides a full protection for the entire foldable mobile device including each corner of its hinge part. The folding case according to the present invention covers the hi...