ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,360,549, issued on July 15.
"Shift knob" was invented by Brenan Greene (El Dorado Hills, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a shift knob for exchangeable personalization. The shift knob includes an elongate body, a first magnetic component, and an exchangeable cap. The elongate body has upper and lower ends with a longitudinal axis extending therebetween. The body defines a longitudinal opening extending through the lower end and configured to receive at least a portion of a gear shift assembly to secure the elongate body to the gear shaft assembly. The first magnetic component is receive...