ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,663,878, issued on June 23.

"Apparatus for enabling a smartphone into a remote controller for a radio-controlled instrument" was invented by Edwin Van Ruymbeke (Marseilles, France) and Romain Miot (Marseilles, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for enabling a smartphone into a remote controller for a radio-controlled instrument. The apparatus comprises a fixing support assembly, a steering assembly, and a throttle assembly. The fixing support assembly is configured for rigidly clamping a smartphone. The steering assembly is set over the fixing support assembly and configured for maneuveri...