ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,439,135, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Action-CS (Everett, Wash.).

"Camera adaptor" was invented by Justin Gant (Lynnwood, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a camera adapter having a case with a first side used for mounting a camera, a second side with a surface mount for mounting the camera adapter to a surface such as a wall or a ceiling and a circuit board mounted within the case. The circuit board includes at least a network interface controller for connecting to a network with a Power over Ethernet (POE) capability, a relay controller for a light, an amplifier, and a microphone bridge. A third side of the case is ...