ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,493,231, issued on Dec. 9.
"Modular video attachment with vibration dampening enhanced by vibration compensating rings" was invented by Timothy P. Lajoie (Templeton, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a system for mounting video equipment to an object and to provide enhanced vibration dampening through vibration concentrating ridges/rings that focus vibrations into an attached vibration dampener. An embodiment may incorporate a magnetic post for magnetically attaching video equipment. Another embodiment may incorporate a T-shaped base for attaching an action camera."
The patent was filed on Jan. 8, 2024, under Application ...