ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,680, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to DATAFEEL INC. (Washington).

"Communication devices, systems and methods" was invented by Matthew Robert Leaper (Omaha, Neb.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device includes a body, a generator configured to be releasably secured to the body, and a resilient element. The body houses a power source, a processing unit, and a bus including an electrical connector. The generator at least partially includes an impact generator element and a heat generator element, the impact generator element and the heat generator element being independently operable to convert electricity into an impact energy and ...