ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,600, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to SAFE Structure Designs LLC (Las Vegas).

"Support apparatus for securing a portable electronic device" was invented by John Buscema (New Port Richey, Fla.) and Jonathan Ziegler (Wofford Heights, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A support apparatus for securing a portable electronic device includes a backer plate, a plurality of coupling devices, a power supply tray, a pivotable bracket assembly, a pair of stiffening plates, a pivot axis rod, a locking feature, and a securement strap. The plurality of coupling devices couple to the backer plate and can be coupled to one or more existing stru...