ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,356,573, issued on July 8, was assigned to Google LLC (Mountain View, Calif.).
"Camera device with an adjustable stand" was invented by Cindy Au Ngoc-Tran (San Jose, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present document describes a camera device with an adjustable stand. The camera device includes a head assembly and a stand assembly pivotally connected together by a stem forming a hinge. The stem provides a 360-degree range of pan and a 45-degree range of tilt of the head assembly relative to the stand assembly. The stand assembly is rotatably movable relative to the head assembly to configure the camera device in different configur...