ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,681,540, issued on July 14, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Co. Ltd. (Suwon-si, South Korea).

"Electronic device comprising microphone module" was invented by Hyunjoong Yoon (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Wansang Ryu (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, an electronic device comprises: a microphone module including a microphone; a housing accommodating the microphone module and having at least one part surrounded by a protective cover configured to accommodate a digital pen, the housing comprising a microphone hole facing the protective cover; and a processor disposed...