ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,783,017, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to PARTSTEC CONSTRUCTION Co. LTD (Gumi-Si, South Korea).
"360-degree hinge module for portable terminal" was invented by Young Tak Lee (Gumi-Si, South Korea) and Kil Seok Jeong (Gumi-Si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a 360-degree hinge module for a portable terminal and, more particularly, to a 360-degree hinge module for a portable terminal, which is attached to a portable terminal such as a laptop computer, etc. to enable smooth rotation and allow a free-stop function to be implemented firmly at a certain angle.According to the present invention, an op...