ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,665,253, issued on June 23, was assigned to MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC. (Chicago).

"Battery alignment system for a camera" was invented by James Hoglund (Dallas), James Dulaney (Princeton, Texas), Brian Mooney (Plano, Texas), Chi T. Tran (Naperville, Ill.), Daniel Wodarcyk (Park Ridge, Ill.) and Michael Wuensch (Carrollton, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery alignment system includes a housing having a groove along a side of the housing, a first set of surfaces that define a recess, and first electrical contacts positioned at least partially within the recess. The battery alignment system also includes a battery having a tab to s...