US Patent Issued to Renovo Software on July 22 for "Apparatus for controlling access to and use of portable electronic devices" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,367,732, issued on July 22, was assigned to Renovo Software Inc. (Reston, Va.).

"Apparatus for controlling access to and use of portable electronic devices" was invented by Brian Peters (Crystal, Minn.), Timothy J. Eickhoff (Edina, Minn.), Ehren R. Jarosek (Eagan, Minn.) and Tim Skaja (Maple Grove, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various prison services are rendered more efficient by providing inmates access to portable electronic devices in a controlled and regulated manner. A dispenser is employed to control and monitor the checking out and return of portable electronic devices and to communicate with such devices during use by in...