ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,787,074, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Midland Radio Corp. (Kansas City, Mo.).

"Automatic device pairing using a docking station" was invented by Guy Raccah (Kowloon, Hong Kong), Ralph Hollis (Overland Park, Kan.) and Chuen Tak Lawrence Koo (Happy Valley, Hong Kong).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This disclosure provides methods, components, devices, and systems for establishing wireless device connectivity between devices. Some aspects more specifically relate to auto-pairing devices to establish a wireless communication connection between devices using a docking station. These devices include a headset, a push-to-talk device, and a t...