ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,236,303, issued on Feb. 25.

"Correlated asset identifier association" was invented by Hendrik J Volkerink (Palo Alto, Calif.) and Ajay Khoche (West San Jose, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems, methods, and computer-readable data storage apparatus provide automated identification techniques that seamlessly and accurately bridge the differences between different identification systems to enable more useful and advanced product and service offerings, such as realtime tracking of shipment location and status."

The patent was filed on Feb. 24, 2022, under Application No. 17/679,992.

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