ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,660,896, issued on June 23, was assigned to STEP2GOLD Co. LTD. (Taichung City, Taiwan).
"Pivot shaft assembly for a foldable device" was invented by Chih-Ting Pao (Taichung City, Taiwan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pivot shaft assembly for a foldable device includes a base seat, a shaft member and a locking member. The base seat has a through hole and an engaging portion. The shaft member extends through the through hole, includes a fixed tubular piece with a radial hole, and is rotatable relative to the base seat. The locking member includes a locking portion movably disposed in the radial hole. The locking portion is movable throug...