ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,423,394, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to United Services Automobile Association (USAA) (San Antonio).

"Biometric-based transmission of embedded data" was invented by Galo M. Alava (Tampa, Fla.), Amanda Michelle Boyd (Denver), Ramsey Devereaux (San Antonio), Gregory Mark Lamontagne (Helotes, Texas), Elizabeth J. Rubin (San Antonio), Brian Tougas (Spring Branch, Texas), Courtney St. Martin (Forney, Texas) and Michael Kyne (Saint Petersburg, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An embedded data transmission system includes a biometric sensor and a controller comprising a processor and memory configured to receive biometric data input vi...