ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,511,685, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to BWI Acquisition Inc. (Chesterfield, Mo.).

"Computerized exchange network" was invented by Jason Hauk (O'Fallon, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A computerized exchange network makes available on the Internet collected information of items under inspection, such as goods, real estate, or the like. In one aspect, the items and collected information, such as images and videos, are added to a virtual showroom or other virtual inspection site that presents an inventory of such goods, real estate, or the like available from multiple sellers and/or locations. In another aspect, detailed objective i...