ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,731,416, issued on Sept. 8.
"Smart license plate detection system for land sea vehicles" was invented by Adalberto Maldonado Irizarry (Virginia Beach, Va.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a smart license plate detection system for all types of motor vehicles, both land sea. The system comprises of a smart license plate and at least three colored lights, primarily green, yellow, and red, that establish an order to follow and may be on the vehicles when they are in motion, whether on land or on water, similar to traffic lights anywhere in the world. These colors may surround the square on the smart license pl...