ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,243,042, issued on March 4, was assigned to KIROCO Ltd. (Wetherby, Great Britain).

"Wearable device, system and method" was invented by Simon Andrew Boulby (Wetherby, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wearable device, system and method. The wearable device comprises a frame portion and a body portion. The frame portion is formed from a metallic material and the body portion is formed from a non-metallic material. The frame portion is configured to partially surround the body portion. The body portion supports at least one passive or active tag thereon such that the tag is operable through an opening in the frame portion."

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