ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,328,561, issued on June 10, was assigned to BRAGI GMBH (Munich).

"Multifunctional earphone system for sports activities" was invented by Nikolaj Hviid (Munich).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multifunctional earphone system for sports activities is described which comprises the following: a first apparatus configured to be carried in one of a user's ears, the first apparatus comprising a first data communication unit and a first loudspeaker, and a second apparatus configured to be carried in the user's other ear, the second apparatus comprising a second data communication unit and a second loudspeaker, wherein at least one of the first a...