ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,604,407, issued on April 14.
"Securely linked near field communication device" was invented by Timofey Makhlay (Marina Del Ray, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Descripted herein may be a securely linked NFC device which may include a printed circuit board which may have a single NFC antenna and a plurality of individually selectable NFC chips designed for end user needs. Each NFC chip may be selected by use of a mechanical switch which may use non-metallic contacts that temporarily activates a single NFC chip at a time while leaving all other NFC chips deactivated. Said activation may occur by selectively closing a circuit on Prin...