ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,623,612, issued on May 12, was assigned to MacNeil IP LLC (Bolingbrook, Ill.).

"Windshield mount for personal electronic device" was invented by David S. Iverson (Oak Brook, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A windshield mount for a personal electronic device has a first support plate that pivots relative to a base and a second support plate that stays in the same plane but slides to fit the width of the device. Using one hand, the user pinches opposed finger tabs to snap the mount to an open configuration. To install the device in the mount after it has been affixed to a vehicle windshield, the user need use only one hand to press the ...