ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,977, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to MORIROKU Co. LTD. (Tokyo).
"Storage device" was invented by Nobuhito Tsuku (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A storage device includes a storage unit that can store a thing or things therein, and a lid that can swing to open and close an upper face of the storage unit. The lid includes movable hinges provided on a rotary shaft, a main body supported by the movable hinges, a base portion supported by the main body, an electronic component provided on a part of an upper surface of the base portion, and a cable for feeding electricity to the electronic component. A part of the electronic compo...