ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,453,405, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to POPSOCKETS LLC (Boulder, Colo.).

"Grip for a foldable electronic device" was invented by Tark Abed (Boulder, Colo.) and Alexander N. Dzigurski (Boulder, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An expandable device for attachment to a foldable electronic device having first and second surfaces includes a button and a pivotable frame member. The button has a top side, a bottom side, and a coupling portion and is movable between an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration. The pivotable frame member is operably coupled to the button and includes a device coupling portion that engages a po...