ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,737,711, issued on Sept. 15.

"Methodology for managing personnel engagement" was invented by Garrett Clark (Guyton, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device and software method for tracking and improving employee satisfaction and engagement is described. By improving employee satisfaction and engagement, employees are inspired to contribute to the growth of the entire organization. The device and method prompt for answers to questions and observations on each employee and these answers are analyzed to determine the employee's Maslow Hierarchy score, Flow Map level, Hero's Journey stage, and Purpose Venn Diagram score. These scores fo...