ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,602,081, issued on April 14, was assigned to Motorola Mobility LLC (Chicago).

"Electronic devices with translating flexible display and corresponding methods" was invented by Ian Link (Chicago), Wayne G Morrison (Lake Zurich, Ill.), Alberto R Cavallaro (Northbrook, Ill.), Daniel P Groebe (Lake Zurich, Ill.), Marcello Zuffo (Chicago), Ruthie Sellers (Chicago), Keith J Pump (Chicago), Jun Hee Lee (Vernon Hills, Ill.) and Nigel George Valikodath (Elmhurst, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic device includes a flexible display and a device housing that defines a translation surface for the flexible display. A blade assembly is...