ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,170, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Podmont LLC (Flushing, N.Y.).

"Earbud holding apparatus" was invented by Baruch B. Moskovits (Flushing, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An earbud holder has a body for sticking to a cell phone or the like and a quiver assembly forming quiver bores for holding earbud extensions. The body may fold along a living hinge so that the top of the body can be affixed to the top edge of the phone and the bottom of the body can stick to the back of the phone. The living hinge might be a score formed along the front or back of the body or might just be a bendable area on the body. An earbud holder with...