Hinge apparatus for portable communication device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8522401
APP PUB NO 20090282650A1
SERIAL NO

12465347

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A hinge apparatus for a portable communication device having a body, a folder, and a rotary hinge module mounted between the body and the folder. The hinge apparatus includes at least one gear hinge part for opening and closing the body and the folder on a first hinge axis. The hinge apparatus also includes a hinge connection part for coupling the at least one gear hinge part to the rotary hinge module. The rotary hinge module allows for rotation of the folder about a second hinge axis perpendicular to the first hinge axis.

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SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTDGYEONGGI DO SOUTH KOREA GYEONGGI-DO
PREXCO CO LTD9BLOCK 1LOT NONSAN INDUSTRIAL ESTATE 859-1 WONBUK-RI SEONGDONG-MYEON NONSAN-CITY CHUNGCHEONGNAM-DO 320-944 REPUBLIC OF

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Choi, Se-Bum Seoul, KR 2 37
Jin, Jae-Chul Suwon-si, KR 14 163

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