ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,392,654, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to TOSHIBA GLOBAL COMMERCE SOLUTIONS INC. (Durham, N.C.).
"Platen stabilization system" was invented by Hye S. Makley (Morrisville, N.C.) and Timothy W. Crockett (Raleigh, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system includes a platen assembly having a platen and a magnet coupled with an underside of the platen. The system also includes a base assembly having a storage component and a base magnet coupled with the storage component. The base magnet and the magnet of the platen are magnetically coupled to secure the platen in place relative to the base assembly. The system also includes an electroma...