ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,736,756, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to T&S COMMUNICATIONS Co. LTD. (Shenzhen, China).

"Dust-proof and shading adapter" was invented by Dan Hou (Shenzhen, China) and Xin Zou (Shenzhen, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dust-proof and shading adapter comprises a frame and shading components, an interior of a front end of the frame is formed with horizontally arranged chambers having upward openings, an front end of each chamber is provided with a port, each chamber is equipped with one of the shading components that comprises a hook piece and a baffle, wherein, the side walls of the chamber are provided with guide rails that re...