ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,602,678, issued on April 14, was assigned to HomeWAV LLC (St. Louis).

"Configurable correctional facility computer kiosk systems and methods for portable electronic device access and management" was invented by John Best (St. Louis) and Seyedmorteza Sahebkarkhorasani (St. Louis).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Configurable kiosk devices for correctional facilities flexibly accommodate any number n of tablet computer devices with secure access measures, safeguards, and accounting needed by correctional facilities with capability of real-time management and oversight. Intelligent battery charging capability and energy conservation features ...