ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,557,226, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Olea Kiosks Inc. (Cerritos, Calif.).

"Modular kiosk system" was invented by Francisco Olea (Cerritos, Calif.), Chester Rosales (Ladera Ranch, Calif.), Brian Gonzalez Granados (Palmdale, Calif.) and Jorge Alfonso Bautista Hernandez (Cerritos, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular kiosk system, comprising a core structure, a modular mount, a drawer, a monitor, and one or more sidecars that are configured to engage with a peripheral or other electronic device. The modular mount has one or more enclosure arms that are configured to engage with the sidecars. The various sidecars are interc...