ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,536,501, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Arena Club Inc. (Los Angeles).

"Enhanced transparency and consumer engagement system for trading" was invented by Brian Lee (Los Angeles), Vartul Agrawal (Los Angeles) and Jesse Glass (Santa Monica, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosed invention presents a novel system for distributing trading cards that enhances transparency, consistency in value, and consumer engagement. This system addresses issues prevalent in both primary and secondary trading card markets by allowing consumers to view the exact cards they will receive prior to purchase, complete with specific odds of obtain...