ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,273,138, issued on April 8, was assigned to Otter Products LLC (Fort Collins, Colo.).

"Protective enclosure for an electronic device" was invented by Richard W. Grant III (San Diego) and Michael S. Skahan (Ramona, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A protective enclosure for an electronic device includes a back member which includes a pressure equalization membrane configured to equalize air pressure between an area inside the protective enclosure with an area outside the protective enclosure. The protective enclosure also includes a front member configured to engage with the back member to enclose the electronic device and having cla...