ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,547,058, issued on Feb. 10.
"Element for modular attachment of camera accessories" was invented by Spencer Boerup (Tucson, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A camera accessory mounting element includes attachment elements configured to mount to a component of a camera, such as a lens or a flash device. One or more peripheral devices may be attached to the camera accessory mounting element using attachment elements such as magnets. Peripheral devices include a grid, a light directing dish, a lens hood, a lens adaptor, a step-ring, a lens filter, a lens extension tubes, a light diffusers, a light filter, and a light directing device."
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