ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,513,819, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to HEATHKIT COMPANY INC. (Ottsville, Pa.).

"Educational electronics systems and methods" was invented by Andrew S. Cromarty (Palo Alto, Calif.), Donald J. Peterson (Santa Cruz, Calif.), Jasen Levoy (Santa Cruz, Calif.), William Charles Calhoun (Richland, Wash.), David Brainerd (Santa Cruz, Calif.), Ann E. Cromarty (Ottsville, Pa.) and Simon A. Cromarty (Santa Cruz, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for educational electronics devices such as may be assembled by non-manufacturer builders, including by personal or hobbyist individuals and by groups such as clubs or classes. M...