ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,394,291, issued on Aug. 19.

"Devices, systems, and methods to reduce incidents of theft of multifunction displays" was invented by Robert Reynolds (Bradenton, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices, systems, and methods to reduce incidents of theft of multifunction displays (MFDs). The present disclosure includes disclosure of a cover for a MFD, comprising a panel configured to cover a MFD, and attachment means for securing the panel to the MFD, wherein when the panel is used to cover a MFD, removal of the panel from the MFD causes a signal to be transmitted from the panel to a receiver, the receiver configured to directly or indire...