ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,548,467, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to ENHANCED VISIONS SYSTEMS INC. (Clearwater, Fla.).

"Electro magnetic refreshable braille reader" was invented by Alexander Moon (West Lafayette, Ind.), Thomas Baker (West Lafayette, Ind.) and David A. Schleppenbach (Lafayette, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In certain embodiments devices suitable for use as electro magnetic refreshable braille readers are disclosed. In some embodiments, the electromagnetic refreshable braille readers of the present disclosure include an actuation mechanism comprising a permanent magnet for latching and a coil adjacent to the magnet. In some embodiments the ...