ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,749,382, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to Birdie Love Inc. (Berkeley, Calif.).
"Systems and methods to provide a portable alert device" was invented by Alison Peters (Los Angeles) and Amy Ferber (Berkeley, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods to provide a portable alert device are disclosed herein. The system may include a key component that includes a connector extending from a first side and a base component. The key component is shaped with a first indent and a second indent on opposite sides. The base component includes: a back piece shaped with a first ledge and a second ledge opposite the first ledge that e...