ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,116, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Peter A Feinstein Patents LLC (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.).
"Band employing bistable magnetic actuator with hands free actuation" was invented by Peter A. Feinstein (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.), Ivyann Oveson Running (Orem, Utah), Andrew Geyser (Fort Collins, Colo.), Brian Jensen (Orem, Utah), Nathan Usevitch (Vineyard, Utah) and Carter Stentzel (San Antonio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A band configured to wrap around and be secured to an object includes at least three members pivotably connected to one another so as to be pivotable between an open position and a closed position, the first member ...