ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,506,942, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to GoPro Inc. (San Mateo, Calif.).

"Mounts for image capture devices and methods of inhibiting disassembly" was invented by Matthew David Thomas (Castro Valley, Calif.), Matthew Craig Feddersen (Scotts Valley, Calif.), Bessy Wen-Han Liang (San Jose, Calif.), John George Muhlenkamp IV (Mapleton, Utah), Joseph Tucker (Santa Cruz, Calif.) and Huy Phuong Nguyen (Alpine, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mount (coupler) is disclosed that is configured to connect an image capture device to an accessory. The mount includes a female component that is configured for connection to the accessory and whic...