ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,237,859, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to Nite Ize Inc. (Boulder, Colo.).
"Mobile device connection apparatus" was invented by John Osmanski (Mequon, Wis.), Kent Solberg (Whitefish Bay, Wis.) and Bowden Ormsbee (Longmont, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mobile device connection apparatus, method and system is disclosed which allows a user to physically connect or tether, without the use of adhesive, a mobile device with a case to a user, surface, or structure. The mobile device connection apparatus comprises multiple layers of materials to create a connection point for mobile devices, such as mobile phones, which is compatible w...