ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,415,309, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to BELKIN INTERNATIONAL INC. (El Segundo, Calif.).

"Overlay applicator machines and methods of providing the same" was invented by Eric Lee (Cypress, Calif.), Stanley Cheung (Winnetka, Calif.), Steven Lane (Orange, Calif.), Kazuyoshi Raijin Otani (Los Angeles), David A. Kleeman (Marina Del Rey, Calif.), John F. Wadsworth (Burbank, Calif.) and Aaron Ka Hoo Poon (Arcadia, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A machine including an adjustable cradle configured to hold, individually at different times, electronic devices having different dimensions. The machine also can include an alignment base co...