ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,389,994, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to ProGrade Digital Inc. (San Jose, Calif.).
"Biodegradable memory-card holder" was invented by Wes Brewer (Irvine, Calif.) and Francisco Pardorla (Fremont, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various embodiments include, for example, a memory-card holder including a one-piece, unitary tray formed entirely from a bio-degradable material. The tray has a cover portion and a bottom portion formed therein. At least one of the cover portion and the bottom portion has an indentation to accept a digital memory-card. The tray further includes a protrusion area on at least three sides projecting outward ...