ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,628,285, issued on May 12, was assigned to SK hynix Inc. (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea).

"External data storage device" was invented by Nam Hyeon Choi (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), Seung Yeob Baek (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), Jun Heum Bae (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea) and Dong Hae Lee (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present technology provides an external data storage device comprising: a memory module including a plurality of semiconductor chips suitable for storing data received from an external device; a case including a plurality of surfaces surrounding the memory module; and a case stand suitable for supporting the...