ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,331,877, issued on June 17.
"Smart device accessory and related methods" was invented by Scott McKenzie (Boca Raton, Fla.) and Bryce Alsten (Lighthouse Point, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A smart device accessory includes a planar support, a neck and a swivel and pivot joint. The neck extends in the length direction between a first neck end and a second neck end at the first support end, the neck having a neck width transverse the length direction less than the support width, curved shoulders between the first support end and the second neck end transitioning from the support width to the neck width. The swivel and pivot joint has...