ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,470, issued on May 27, was assigned to ROKFORM IP LLC (Irvine, Calif.).

"Case and mount system for handheld electronic device" was invented by Jeff Whitten (Irvine, Calif.), Bernhard Leitner (Mission Viejo, Calif.) and Craig Erion (Lemon Heights, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A protective case and mounting system for a handheld electronic device is provided. The protective case can include a removable mounting system comprised of an interlocking member and a plurality of mounting bases. The protective case may further include a non-slip member to prevent the device from slipping on a surface and a magnet for attaching the dev...