ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,411,540, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to Ohio State Innovation Foundation (Columbus, Ohio).

"Systems for collaborative interaction using wearable technology" was invented by Eunkyoung Swearingen (Columbus, Ohio), Scott Swearingen (Columbus, Ohio), Susan Thrane (Weaverville, N.C.), Asimina Kiourti (Columbus, Ohio), Balaji Dontha (Columbus, Ohio) and Ian Williamson (Kansas City, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein are systems for collaborative interaction using wearable technology. An example system includes a wearable sensor configured to sense a collaborative interaction event, a microcontroller including a wireless t...