ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,707,134, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to GoPro Inc. (San Mateo, Calif.).

"Couplers for image capture devices and accessories" was invented by Joshua Todd Druker (Redwood City, Calif.), James Walton (La Honda, Calif.), Jesse Frost Patterson (Pacifica, Calif.), Matthew David Thomas (Castro Valley, Calif.) and Jonathan Stern (San Mateo, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A coupler (mount) is disclosed that is configured to releasably connect an image capture device and an accessory. The coupler includes a shaft and a lever that is operatively connected to the shaft, and is repositionable between unlocked and locked positions as well a...