ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,440, issued on July 29, was assigned to OhSnap Gaming LLC (Apex, N.C.).
"Magnetic sliding controller accessory for mobile phone gaming" was invented by Joshua King (Fredericksburg, Va.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable controller accessory that is usable in various states is disclosed. The controller accessory may have an idle (closed) state where the upper case element is closed relative to the lower case element. The controller may have an active (open) state wherein the lower case element is partially slid out from the upper case element to expose the controller's control elements for gaming and place the control elements ...