ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,675, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN (Clermont-Ferrand, France).

"Electronic member transmitting an item of identification information during a state change" was invented by Alexandre Pernot (Clermont-Ferrand, France) and Denis Martin (Clermont-Ferrand, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic member comprises: a movement sensor and/or a proximity sensor; a microprocessor coupled to the sensor to form a data signal; a storage area connected to the microprocessor for storing a part of the data signal and an identification information element; an energy source; and a radio tr...