ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,785,746, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to GUANGDONG XIZHONGXI TECHNOLOGY Co. LTD. (Dongguan, China).

"Protective case for mobile terminal" was invented by Xiuhong Deng (Shaoyang, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A protective case for a mobile terminal includes a lower shell, an upper cover detachably connected to the lower shell, and a waterproof plug. The upper cover and the lower shell are enclosed to form an accommodating cavity. A microphone through hole and a groove are defined on a sidewall of the upper cover. The microphone through hole and the groove are spaced apart. The microphone through hole is communicated with the accom...