US Patent Issued to Magnetic Mechanisms on Dec. 30 for "Detachable magnetic holding device" (Minnesota, Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,512,244, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Magnetic Mechanisms LLC (Shoreview, Minn.).

"Detachable magnetic holding device" was invented by Jeffery M. Eliason (Shoreview, Minn.), Mitchell Porch (Grand Rapids, Mich.), Joseph Funk (St. Paul, Minn.), Braden J. Eliason (Minneapolis), Benjamin J. Larsen (St. Paul, Minn.), David A. Melander (Saint Louis Park, Minn.) and Rebecca E. Wereley (Richfield, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A detachable magnetic device includes a body portion, a levering cover, a magnet-retaining portion, a magnet, and a grip material. The body portion defines a first surface, a second opposing surface, and a mag...