US Patent Issued to Wahoo Fitness on Sept. 30 for "Cover system for computing device ports" (Georgia, Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,429,921, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Wahoo Fitness LLC (Atlanta).

"Cover system for computing device ports" was invented by Harold M. Hawkins III (Atlanta), William A. Hammond (Atlanta), Shane A. Byler (Mableton, Ga.), Edward F. Hicks (Sleepy Hollow, Ill.) and William C. Phelps III (Lawrenceville, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cover system for a housing, such as a computing device housing, includes a channel defined by a housing and including each of a first opening and a second opening. The channel includes a first portion and a second portion separated by an aperture. During use, a protrusion of a cover is inserted thro...