ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,335,676, issued on June 17, was assigned to Snik LLC (Berkeley, Calif.).
"Magnetic earphones holder" was invented by Rob Honeycutt (Berkeley, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A set of earphones enable a user to automatically activate and/or deactivate an electronic device. The earphones comprise an electronic device controller which controls the operation of an electronic device. The controller is configured to send a signal to an electronic device activation circuit which operates the electronic device based upon a coupling status of the earbuds with the one or more magnetically attractable surfaces and/or one or more magnets. The ...