ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,495,300, issued on Dec. 9.

"Method of detecting incomplete text message record sets using sequential numbering utilizing cellular phone firmware" was invented by William Michael Pearce (Cornwall, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Herein is disclosed a method of verifying the authenticity of text messages sent from a first text message application of a sender to a second text message application of a recipient. The text messages each having a sender's address and a user-accessible field for receiving content. The content of the user-accessible field is visible to the recipient upon opening the text message in the second text message ap...