ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,483,281, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Marcon International Inc. (Harrisburg, N.C.).

"Identification device, license plate arrangement and license plate system" was invented by Sarah Gibson (Harrisburg, N.C.) and Richard McKinney (Charlotte, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An identification device for a license plate, the identification device comprising a base structure for attachment to the license plate; a movable member movable relative to the base structure between a retracted position and an extended position; and electronic circuitry configured to transfer identification data associated with the identification device. A l...