US Patent Issued to Elevation Lab on Sept. 29 for "Apparatuses and methods for deactivating speakers of wireless tracking devices" (Oregon Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,749,471, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to Elevation Lab Inc. (Portland, Ore.).

"Apparatuses and methods for deactivating speakers of wireless tracking devices" was invented by Jacob Hull (Portland, Ore.), Casey Hopkins (Portland, Ore.) and Mitchell T. Wilson (Portland, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatuses (10) for deactivating speakers (12) of wireless tracking devices comprise a body (16) that defines a volume (18) that is configured to at least partially receive the wireless tracking device (14) in a close-fit relationship. The apparatuses (10) further comprise or are configured to receive a piercer (20) that extends int...