ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,444,325, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Reeves Co. Inc. (Attleboro, Mass.).

"Name badge system" was invented by Rachel Benavides (Attleboro, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A name badge that includes a badge base having a front surface that has adjacent areas including a first area for representing a person's name in printed letters, and a second area for supporting an RFID chip. The badge base also has a rear surface, a foam backing layer that covers the rear surface of the badge base and the RFID chip, and a rear support structure that enables the name badge to be supported at the rear surface and from a garment worn by a user...