ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,375,594, issued on July 29, was assigned to VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION Co. LTD. (Dongguan, China).

"Electronic device" was invented by Wei Wang (Dongguan, China) and Qi Ban (Dongguan, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a functional module, a blocking member, and a driving assembly. The housing has an inner cavity, and the inner cavity has an opening. The functional module protrudes outside the inner cavity through the opening and is separated from the housing or retracted into the inner cavity. The blocking member is movably disposed in the inner cavity, and the...