ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,347,285, issued on July 1, was assigned to InVue Security Products Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.).

"Tethered security system with wireless communication" was invented by Jeffrey A. Grant (Charlotte, N.C.), Jonathon D. Phillips (Fort Mill, S.C.), Gary A. Taylor (Fort Mill, S.C.) and Kyle Baker (Waxhaw, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of the present invention are directed to security systems for securing an item of merchandise from theft or unauthorized removal. For example, the security system may include a sensor configured to be coupled to the item of merchandise and a base configured to removably support the sensor and the item ...