ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,675,142, issued on July 7, was assigned to FINE M-TEC Co. LTD. (Anyang-si, South Korea).

"Hinge device of portable terminal with foldable structure" was invented by Sung Chun Hong (Seoul, South Korea), Hyun Taek Jung (Seoul, South Korea) and Chang Soo Kim (Incheon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hinge device of a portable terminal with a foldable structure according to the present invention is characterized by comprising: housing positioned between one end of a first body and one end of a second body; first hinge blade and second hinge blade fixed to the first body and the second body, respectively, and supported by the hous...