ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,770,944, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to XPLOR LLC (Woodstock, N.Y.).

"Solar powered rechargeable device for use with an electronic device and method of use thereof" was invented by Gary William Oakley Jr. (Woodstock, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A solar powered device comprising a solar radiation collection portion, wherein the solar radiation collection portion includes: a solar panel to collect solar radiation, a concentrator surrounding the solar panel to concentrate the solar radiation, and a charge controller coupled to the solar panel, a base portion, a plurality of legs, and a connection portion operably connecting the ...