ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,358,585, issued on July 15.

"Seat post clamp" was invented by Tyler Anspach (Huntington Beach, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seat post clamp for securing a bicycle seat to a bicycle frame, the seat post clamp having a clamp assembly, the clamp assembly having a central height axis and further comprising a cradle, a set of two identical wing clamps, a central base, and a set of two fasteners. The clamp assembly having a first configuration and second configuration, where the cradle is positioned below the bicycle seat, the central base is positioned below the cradle, the wing clamps are symmetrically disposed relative to the cen...