ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,631,291, issued on May 19, was assigned to CASE-MATE INC. (Atlanta).
"Suction attachment accessory for portable electronic devices" was invented by Saumil Chetan Mody (Atlanta), Jacob Andrew Mckenzie (Smyrna, Ga.) and Andrew Harper (Lilburn, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An attachment accessory for attaching a mobile electronic device to a support surface, including at least one suction cup on one side thereof for attachment to a support surface, and at least one magnetic element operable for attachment of a mobile electronic device to the other side. The magnetic element may be engaged between first and second panels of the accessor...