ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,436, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Pioneer Square Brands Inc. (High Point, N.C.).

"Stand system for portable electronic device" was invented by Riley Edvin Lynch (Greensboro, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device stand system for a portable electronic device includes a device holder assembly, an elongated stand assembly, and a base assembly. The base assembly includes an upper assembly fixedly coupled to the stand assembly and a lower assembly rotatably coupled to the upper assembly about an axis of rotation. The lower assembly includes retaining tabs, a central aperture, and a bearing assembly frictionally engaged with a...