ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,685,811, issued on July 21.

"Holder to secure an auto-injection device" was invented by Marnie P. Fireman (North Bethesda, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Holder devices are described herein that are configured to secure auto-injection devices to a smartphone or a protective phone case. In some implementations, the device may include a body portion configured to secure an auto-injectable device and a coupling mechanism coupled to the body portion and configured to attach to one or more of a smartphone or a protective case associated with the smartphone."

The patent was filed on Oct. 14, 2020, under Application No. 17/070,092.

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