ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,625,517, issued on May 12, was assigned to Covestro LLC (Pittsburgh).

"Clamshell housing for human-machine interface (HMI)" was invented by Mark Bondi (Venetia, Pa.), Anthony Immormino (Pittsburgh) and Joel Matsco (Coraopolis, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a clamshell housing for a human-machine interface comprising a plastic "C" cover assembly and a plastic "D" cover assembly, the plastic "C" cover assembly comprising a plastic keyboard cover or palm rest, having a plurality of snap fittings thereon for attachment to a plastic "D" cover assembly, a keyboard having a keyboard connector electrically connecting the keyboard...