ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,737,006, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to National Products Inc. (Seattle).

"Dock with isolated dock connector and methods of making and using" was invented by Jeffrey D. Carnevali (Seattle).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dock for an electronic device includes a base configured to fit over at least a portion of a back surface of the electronic device; a tray extending from the base for receiving one side of the electronic device; and a dock connector arrangement that includes a dock connector formed of a first rigid or hard plastic material, a plurality of contacts extending out of, or disposed on, the dock connector, an elastomeric...