ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,549,215, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION Co. LTD. (Guangdong, China).

"Electronic device with microphone housing structure" was invented by Weijing Wu (Dongguan, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic device includes a cover plate; a circuit board, provided with a first through hole; a microphone, where a sound pickup hole of the microphone faces the first through hole; a middle frame, including a body portion for forming a sidewall of the electronic device and a connecting portion extending from the body portion into the electronic device. The connecting portion is in contact with a side of the c...