ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,708,194, issued on Aug. 18.

"Magnetic accessory holder" was invented by Karris Davis (Sandy, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A magnetic accessory holder can include a backing plate and a retaining bracket attached magnetically to each other. The backing plate can include an elongated body with a first set of magnets embedded in the body. The retaining bracket can include an outer surface and an inner surface, each of which extends between the top and bottom surfaces of the retaining bracket. The inner surface can include elongated channels each of which forms a receptacle extending from the top surface to the bottom surface of the re...