ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,595,820, issued on April 7, was assigned to Google LLC (Mountain View, Calif.).

"Folding portable display device" was invented by Lee Ying-Hsing (Taipei City, Taiwan), Minghan Chan (Taipei City, Taiwan), Peisen Yin (Taipei City, Taiwan), Yao-Ming Chan (Taipei City, Taiwan) and Liu Jen Hsiang (Taipei City, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An example a folding device includes a hinge assembly defining a first axis and a second axis; a first assembly that includes a first shaft rotatably connected to the hinge assembly about the first axis; a second assembly that includes a second shaft rotatably connected to the hinge assembly about t...