ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,650,239, issued on June 9, was assigned to YOBL DIGITAL MARKETING INC. (Madison, Wis.).

"Magnetic vent cover" was invented by Omri Loutz (Ashkelon, Israel) and Yuval Bar-Hai (Ashkelon, Israel).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vent cover configured restrict air flow from an air vent. The vent cover comprises a multi-layer frame having at least two layers. The vent cover further comprises a plurality of magnets, wherein the plurality of magnets is integrated into the multi-layer frame through a plurality of apertures. The plurality of magnets are positioned within a plurality of apertures arranged within the multi-layer frame."

The patent w...