ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,555,466, issued on Feb. 17.

"Remote controlled meter for depicting a desired outcome and methods of making and using same" was invented by Brandon F. Caruso (Luzerne, Pa.) and Shane F. Loveland (Luzerne, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems, methods, and other embodiments for a remote-controlled meter for depicting a desire outcome, including a frame, a front cover removably connected to a side of the frame, a movable pointer located between the front cover and the side of the frame, a plurality of graphics located along a portion of the front cover, a processor located on another side of the frame, a power source assembly located ...