ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,672,246, issued on June 30, was assigned to Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. (Shenzhen, China).

"Hinge mechanism and electronic device" was invented by Xin Li (Dongguan, China) and Kaixu Li (Dongguan, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hinge mechanism includes a first base, a second base, a first housing mounting bracket, a second housing mounting bracket, a third housing mounting bracket, a first rotating mechanism, a second rotating mechanism, and a linkage gear member. The second housing mounting bracket is rotatably connected between the first base and the second base. The first housing mounting bracket is rotatably connected to a si...