ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,316,088, issued on May 27, was assigned to MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC. (Chicago).

"Configurable junction box for surface mountable camera" was invented by Ross Mitchell (Surrey, Canada) and Sundeep Mohan (Surrey, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surface mountable camera (1000) includes a junction box (104) and clip (300) that provide for a plurality of selectable mounting positions, each accommodating a hanging camera position. The junction box (104) provides a four-sided interior compartment, wherein at least three side walls of the compartment each include a slot (112) and an anchor feature (114) corresponding to the slot. The clip ...