ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,308,899, issued on May 20, was assigned to HAESUNG DS Co. LTD. (Changwon-si, South Korea).

"Composite coil pattern for wireless charging and magnetic secure transmission" was invented by Ki Min Lee (Seoul, South Korea), Sang Hak Lee (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea) and Dong Hyuk Lee (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a coil pattern designed for achieving different functions of wireless charging and magnetic security transmission (MST) using one coil within a limited area. A composite coil pattern for wireless charging and MST includes a first terminal, a second terminal, a coil pattern connecting the first terminal ...