US Patent Issued to METALINXX on April 15 for "Apparatus and methods for management of controlled objects" (Oregon Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,278,913, issued on April 15, was assigned to METALINXX INC. (Portland, Ore.).

"Apparatus and methods for management of controlled objects" was invented by Dennis Palatov (Portland, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lifecycle management system for Controlled Objects is disclosed using a plurality of distinct databases in a plurality of domains. Methods for associating identifiable data records with identifiable Controlled Objects are disclosed. Methods and apparatus are disclosed for authorizing and recording use of a Controlled Object, including pairing of a plurality of Controlled Objects."

The patent was filed on March 31, 2022, un...