ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,690,181, issued on July 21, was assigned to Zebra Technologies Corp. (Lincolnshire, Ill.).

"Wearable computing device accessory for mitigating radio frequency radiation" was invented by Irfan Kadri (Mississauga, Canada) and Sheng Du (East Setauket, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An accessory for a computing device includes: a cradle defining a volume configured to receive the computing device, the cradle including: (i) an interior surface facing the volume and configured to engage with a housing of the computing device; and (ii) an exterior surface opposite the interior surface; and a conductive shield disposed between the volume an...