ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,248, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to Analog Devices Inc. (Wilmington, Mass.).

"Methods for using a surface acoustic wave resonator for automobile security" was invented by Harvey Weinberg (Sharon, Mass.), Tze Lei Poo (Cambridge, Mass.), Tao Yu (Cambridge, Mass.) and Eugene Oh Hwang (Sherman Oaks, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Remote keyless entry (RKE) systems and devices are described. The RKE devices include one or more passive radios that respond to an interrogation signal from an interrogating device such as a vehicle. The passive radio sends a responsive signal that can include a decaying portion representing a ringdo...