ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,274,338, issued on April 15, was assigned to Think Tank Photo Inc. (Santa Rosa, Calif.).
"Carrier with magnetic closure system" was invented by Michael Allen Sturm (Redding, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A carrier such as a belt bag, shoulder bag, or backpack is provided with a lid that reversibly secures an opening in the walls of the carrier at a top end of the carrier using paired and attracting magnets mounted in stiffening strips located along edges of the lids and along the edges of the openings in the carrier."
The patent was filed on July 31, 2022, under Application No. 17/878,027.
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