ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,282,359, issued on April 22, was assigned to PopSockets LLC (Boulder, Colo.).
"Docking connector platform for mobile electronic devices" was invented by David B. Barnett (Boulder, Colo.) and Altan Nahum (Boulder, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Docking platforms formed in one of the largest-surface-area surfaces of mobile electronic devices. Such a docking platform may comprise a docking accessory cavity having a docking connection system comprising one or more docking connectors formed within the cavity, and optionally two or more electrical contacts within the cavity, the contacts electrically connected to electronics within the el...