US Patent Issued to Backbone Labs on June 23 for "Position-adjustable connector for mobile device controller" (California, Oregon Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,595, issued on June 23, was assigned to Backbone Labs Inc. (Vancouver, Wash.).

"Position-adjustable connector for mobile device controller" was invented by Ozhan Maker (San Diego), Zachary Scott (Palo Alto, Calif.), Eric Sorensen (Portland, Ore.) and Cory Newton (Palo Alto, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gaming device that includes a handheld controller with a handle and a mechanism for connecting the handheld controller to a mobile device. The mechanism includes a substantially rigid arm and a connector. The arm is housed within the handle and is configured to pivot about a pivot point within the handle. The connector is at...