ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,341,549, issued on June 24, was assigned to RAKUTEN KOBO INC. (Toronto).

"Protective cover for an electronic reading device" was invented by Anna Buechin (Toronto), Archer Wun (Toronto), CheYu Lin (Toronto) and KuanChang Lin (Toronto).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A protective cover for an electronic device comprising a connection portion configured to be attached to the electronic device to secure the protective cover to the electronic device; a stylus storage portion adjacent to the connection portion; and a flap portion connected to the stylus storage portion by a flexible hinge portion. The connection portion includes a plurality of ...