Granted Patent
Utility
US 6,148,480 · App. 09/245,355
Hinge construction with a snap-open, snap-shut feel, for a folding mobile phone handset
Inventor:
Michael Cooke
Patented Case
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Granted: Nov 21, 2000
Filed: Feb 5, 1999
Inventor
Michael Cooke
Assignee (at issue)
NEC CORPORATION
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