ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,446,665, issued on Oct. 21.
"NFC enabled button" was invented by Edgar Davin Salatandre (Scarborough, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The improved button is of the type having: a metal backer, the backer carrying one of a safety pin and a magnetic clasp; and an overlay disposed upon and in gripping relation to the backer. The improvement includes: a chip disposed between the overlay and the backer, the chip being selected from the group consisting of Near Field Communication tag and RFID chip; and a layer of blocker disposed between the chip and the backer, the layer being adapted to permit operation of the chip."
The patent was f...