ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,429,084, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION Co. LTD. (Guangdong, China).

"Hinge mechanism and electronic device" was invented by Zhiwei Wang (Dongguan, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hinge mechanism includes a hinge base and rotating support mechanisms respectively connected to two opposite sides of the hinge base. The rotating support mechanism includes a rotating shaft, a hinge rotating plate and a hinge moving plate. The hinge rotating plate is rotatably connected to the hinge base through the rotating shaft, has a first end adjacent to the rotating shaft and provided with an accommodating groove. T...