ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,725,499, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to AEROSENS INC (Miami) and TURBINE KINETICS INC. (Glastonbury, Conn.).

"High security device for monitoring a door, compartment or other covered opening" was invented by Maria-Esther Martinez-Barreiro (Falls Church, Va.), Reza Shibli (Raritan, N.J.), Igor Giterman (Glastonbury, Conn.) and Eric Brigham (Charlton, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An RF signaling device can be configured to detect tampering with a door or cover of an opening of a compartment or container. The RF signaling device can comprise a controller, a first switch coupled to the controller, and a second switch coupled to t...