ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,377,247, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to BioDerm Inc. (Largo, Fla.).
"Interlocking low profile gripping device" was invented by James Alan Harders (Santa Barbara, Calif.) and Shawn Stone (St. Petersburg Beach, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A low profile gripping device having a locking assembly attached to a base, wherein the locking assembly comprises a locking strap with pairs of fins disposed for insertion into an aperture of a buckle. The locking assembly comprises an offset anchor block having opposing sides, the locking strap attached to one side, and the buckle attached to the opposing side. The interface between the lockin...