ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,275,356, issued on April 15.
"Suction mount" was invented by Xiaohui Zhao (Dongguan, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A suction mount includes a magnetic assembly, a main body, and a suction cup. The magnetic assembly includes a magnet and is configured to magnetically fix a cellphone through the magnet. The main body is rotatably connected to the magnetic assembly. A universal ball head is provided between the main body and the magnetic assembly. The universal ball head is connected to the main body and the magnetic assembly, respectively. At least one of the main body and the magnetic assembly is rotatable relative to the universal ...