ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,422,458, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to YMS TECH Co. LTD. (Anyang-si, South Korea).

"Electronic seal device for electronic meter and smart electronic seal system including the same" was invented by Yong Jun Kim (Seongnam-si, South Korea) and Moon Su Choi (Namyangju-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is the electronic seal device comprising a seal bolt unit for electronic sealing; and a seal fastening unit coupled to the seal bolt unit using a screw thread. Wherein the seal bolt unit comprises a seal open/close unit coupled to the seal fastening unit using the screw thread; a seal communication unit located ins...