US Patent Issued to Elo Touch Solutions on Aug. 11 for "Z-hinge point of sale system" (Maryland, Tennessee, California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,704,218, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Elo Touch Solutions Inc. (Knoxville, Tenn.).

"Z-hinge point of sale system" was invented by Brian Perry (Knoxville, Tenn.), David Noppenberger (Baltimore) and Fareed Uddin (San Jose, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A point of sale (POS) device includes a stand, and a monitor. The stand includes a base and a bracket that is pivotably connected to the base. The bracket includes a hook and a fastener hole. The monitor is configured to rest on the hook. The monitor comprises another fastener hole configured to align with the fastener hole of the bracket when the monitor rests on the hook."

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