ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,299,115, issued on May 13, was assigned to Capital One Services LLC (McLean, Va.).

"Computer-based systems configured for detecting and sandboxing external resources and methods of use thereof" was invented by Vincent Pham (Champaign, Ill.), Joseph Boayue (McLean, Va.), Lee Adcock (McLean, Va.), Geeta Shyamala (McLean, Va.), Ana Cruz (McLean, Va.), Christopher Camenares (McLean, Va.) and Nahid Farhady Ghalaty (McLean, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "To facilitate improved email and device security, embodiments of systems and methods include intercepting, by a processor associated with an entity, an internet request, where the internet...