ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,555,174, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to CFPH LLC (New York).

"Exchange for trading radio frequency usage rights" was invented by John Zuckerman (Chappaqua, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to various embodiments, systems and methods are provided for enabling parties to create, define, buy, and sell usage rights in radio frequency (RF) ranges, e.g., via a computerized trading exchange. The usage rights may comprise exclusive or shared ownership or lease interests. A government or other entity may initially offer on the exchange usage rights in radio frequencies owned or controlled by the government. The usage rights may b...