ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,557,900, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to SINJIMORU Co. LTD. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Accessory for portable device" was invented by Mi Jung Ahn (Gwangmyeong-si, South Korea), Joon Ho Sung (Yongin-si, South Korea) and Bum Pil Lee (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An accessory for a portable device including: a coupling unit attachable to one surface of a portable device or one surface of a casing that surrounds the portable device; an elastic transformation member connected to the coupling unit; and a cover unit connected to the elastic transformation member and configured such that a distance between the cover unit and ...