ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,284,002, issued on April 22.

"Wireless power monetization" was invented by Christopher V. Beckman (Miami).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "New wireless power distribution and payment techniques are disclosed. In some aspects of the invention, a system distributes wireless power through a network of wireless power transmission devices, which may be independently owned and controlled. The system may create monetary payments and charges based on each device's use and/or facilitation of the wireless power provided through the network, and incentives required to increase performance of the system. In some embodiments, the system may determine mon...