ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,669,850, issued on June 30, was assigned to SYNCMOLD ENTERPRISE CORP. (New Taipei City, Taiwan).

"Foldable electronic device" was invented by Ching-Hui Yen (New Taipei City, Taiwan), Chien-Cheng Yeh (New Taipei City, Taiwan) and Chun-Hao Huang (New Taipei City, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a foldable electronic device comprising a central base, panel assemblies, and a scotch yoke synchronization module. The central base includes a base portion and a plate portion. Each panel assembly has a wing member pivoted to the base portion. The scotch yoke synchronization module includes a guide column, a lif...