ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,719,978, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Wype N' Go LLC (New York).

"Mobile phone case with compartment configured to store and provide quick access to a pod of sanitizing wipes" was invented by Lauren Keegan (New York), Alexandros Papadopoulos (New York), Anastasios Papadopoulos (New York) and Bradley Sauln (Dorchester, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pod assembly magnetically mounts to any ferromagnetic metallic object using a particularly shaped magnet, and includes: a mounting member, a container portion, and a strip. The container is formed of a plurality of walls creating a cavity to house sanitizing wipes, which are acce...