ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,948, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to HARRCO INDUSTRIES LLC (Boston).

"Adjustable holder assembly" was invented by Michael J. Harriman (Sturbridge, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adjustable holder assembly configured for temporarily positioning an object on a surface includes: a base assembly configured to be temporarily affixed to the surface; a support assembly configured to be slidably displaceable with respect to the base assembly and configured to support the object proximate the surface; and an angle defining assembly configured to adjust the angular position of the object with respect to the surface."

The patent wa...