ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,543,281, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Vornado Air LLC (Andover, Kan.).

"Removable adjustable remote control" was invented by Shawn Berkley (Wichita, Kan.), Brian Cartwright (Wichita, Kan.), Gregory Pease (Andover, Kan.) and Joshua Weed (Wichita, Kan.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A remote control is provided for controlling an electronic device, where the remote control includes a remote housing and a cradle. A strap is also provided for securing the remote control against an object. The remote housing is removably coupled to the cradle in a manner that allows the remote housing to rotate or be repositioned within the cradle such th...