ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,711,344, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to Latschbacher GmbH (Kronstrof, Austria).
"Marking element" was invented by Klaus Latschbacher (Kronstorf, Austria).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A marking element for tree trunks, with a base plate that has a striking surface and a cutting surface facing away from the striking surface. A cutting edge protrudes from the cutting surface and an electronic information carrier is attached to the base plate, which has a memory module and an antenna that is electrically connected to the memory module. The antenna has an antenna section which protrudes laterally beyond the striking surface and beyond th...