ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,280,873, issued on April 22, was assigned to Safran Seats USA LLC (Gainesville, Texas).

"Portable electronic device holder for seat" was invented by David Morales Morales (Chihuahua, Mexico), Daniel A. Chavarria Garcia (Chihuahua, Mexico) and Rodolfo Nevarez Gonzalez (Chihuahua, Mexico).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable electronic device holder for a passenger seat includes a base plate, a back plate pivotally attached to the base plate, and at least one movable arm attached to the back plate. The back plate may be adjustable relative to the base plate over a range of approximately 0deg to 90deg."

The patent was filed on June 27, ...