ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,556,882, issued on Feb. 17.

"Apparatus and method for robust indoor/outdoor object localization and tracking using multiple antennas" was invented by Arian Shoari (San Diego) and Mona Komeijani (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This disclosure describes novel schemes and utilities that promote sustainable usage of smartphones. It describes apparatus and methods to prevent phone loss, prevent overheating problems, decrease energy waste of the battery, prevent overcharging, decrease packaging waste, and encourage sustainable behavior among users to increase the life of the electronic product. In addition, this application character...