ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,271,100, issued on April 8, was assigned to Jacob Savariego (Kibbutz Matuva, Israel).

"Sealed dome for mixed-media recording" was invented by Jacob Savariego (kibbutz Matuva, Israel) and Eran Shtal (kibbutz Matuva, Israel).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices are described herein for extending the use of mobile devices in mixed-media environments. The devices include a transparent hemisphere including a base opposite an apex of the transparent hemisphere and a substantially planar surface configured to be positioned over a circumference of the base of the transparent hemisphere and affixed thereto creating a sealed cavity within the tra...