ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,253, issued on May 13.
"Systems, devices, and methods for adapting a thumbstick of a controller" was invented by Eric Spiering (Spokane, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems, apparatus, and methods are described for adjusting a thumbstick of a controller, such as adjusting a height and/or other characteristic of the thumbstick. Systems, apparatus, and methods can include one or more of a base element, an adjustment element, and a cap element, which can couple to one another to form an interlocked or stacked configuration that, when coupled to the thumbstick, can adjust the thumbstick of the controller."
The patent was filed ...