ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,634,156, issued on May 19, was assigned to Graf Research Corp. (Blacksburg, Va.).

"Computer technology to ensure an electronic design automation (EDA) implementation for electronic circuitry is traceable, auditable, and reproducible" was invented by Ali Asgar Sohanghpurwala (Decatur, Ga.), Scott Harper (Blacksburg, Va.), Jonathan Graf (Blacksburg, Va.), Carlton Fraley (Christiansburg, Va.), Alan Cook (Christiansburg, Va.) and Timothy Dunham (Roanoke, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A computer system traces an original electronic design automation (EDA) implementation process for electronic hardware designs. The original EDA implementat...