US Patent Issued to Hand Held Products on March 3 for "Detachable media door" (Singaporean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,565,052, issued on March 3, was assigned to Hand Held Products Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.).

"Detachable media door" was invented by Florante Sumalinog Go (Singapore), Arnel Bartulaba Matunog (Singapore) and Jennelyn Requinto (Singapore).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A printer or other machine providing tangible outputs are provided. The printer comprises a base unit defining a storage compartment configured to house a printing mechanism of the printer. The printer includes a detachable cover movably attached to the base unit via one of a first pivoting mechanism and a second pivoting mechanism. The detachable cover is configured to be pivoted...